MapeiGrout Refresh Colorant and Sealer: Grout Paint and Sealant - 8 Ounce Bottle, Chamois

Worked great! The color dried evenly and smoothly after one coat and a few touch ups. I would just recommend keeping the tip of the applicator from dragging across the grout because it will scuff end, resulting in you having to trim it which can increase the size of the dispensing hole at the tip.

We just installed some wood-grained porcelain tile in out master bath. My husband got too much water in the grout when he was cleaning the tile and the grout turned white. I was just sick about it and was afraid that we would have to saw the grout out and try again.I began to research and came across this brand of stain/sealer. I was too nervous to buy it online so I went to a big box store and bought their brand. What a mess! Not only was the color wrong, it was a nightmare to apply and clean. I spend all day working on it and it still didn't look good.A few days later, I realized that I couldn't live with it so I came out to Amazon and purchase this one, praying that the color search matched the actual product.It did! And in comparison, it was a dream to apply.A lot of people tell you to use the cheap kids watercolor brushes. I tried and abandoned them because the hairs went all over and created a mess. I finally used one of my good art brushes. It was the right width and was firm enough (but not too firm) and it worked great. Not too much clean up.But here is the BIG secret. We stumbled on it accidentally and it changed everything. Apply the stain and then wait a bit for it to dry. Then clean the edges of the tile with a - get this - cheap plastic picnic knife. It should have a flat top edge. I'm uploading pictures of it so you can see what I mean. Use a damp - almost dry - paper towel, if necessary, to soften up the stain before you swip the edges with the knife. You'll get a sharp, clean edge with almost no trouble. And better yet, if you realized that you missed some spots days later, it still works. Soften the stain along the edge with a slightly damp paper towel then clean up the edge with the plastic knife.Try not to gouge the stain with the knife, but if you do, it's not a problem. Just repaint that area and clean again.Tip: after you are finished, look for spots you missed by working the opposite direction you went the first time through. The angle change is important. And don't worry about doing this step. It's not hard or time consuming. If you used the plastic knife to clean the edges, you won't be afraid because It's quick work.One of the photos I'm including shows the job in progress.One last thing. If you do this over a few days, the spout might dry up and get plugged. Use a safety pin (straighten it first) to clean it out. Take off the lid and run water through it as you jab the pin in and out of the hole from both sides. it works great.As a reminder: I have porcelain tile. I can't speak to how this method would work with other materials.

colors do not match as advertised. started with what was supposed to be off white / cream color that ended up being bright white. had to buy a second bottle that was a beige color, then blend the two to get the color that I originally wanted.

I was first told about this by a tile company 25 years ago. Have used it on 3 houses since then. It’s like paint for grout. Very easy and forgiving to apply, lasts for years. Makes cleaning grout sooooo much easier.

I used this in my kitchen on grout that had not been sealed properly. I cleaned the floor then one by one, using a small craft paint brush, I did my entire kitchen. There were about 300 12x12 tiles and it took me a total of 16 hours. It could have been finished faster but I found that going slower and being more accurate worked best for me. If you wait the recommended 45 minutes or so to do clean up, it requires alot of time and alot of effort. I ended up cleaning up as I went. This product does seem like paint when you first apply it. It is shiny and it will come up if you touched it. Although when completely dry, it has a matte finish, no shine at all. After 24 hours, I tried to get it up just to see if I could, it would not budge. It looks just like it did 9 years ago when the tile was first put down. We couldn't be more pleased and it is so nice to have a floor that now looks sparkling clean. I use a steamer to clean my floors and none of the "paint" has come up. As a side note, my mom used this three years ago in her kitchen and it still looks fantastic.

Product had been opened and used before coming to me.

Refresh tile grout, looks great, easy to apply .

Once applied the finished product looks fantastic, like a new grout job. Works great even on heavy stains. The trick is in the proper application of it. I tried two methods, both using a small brush.First method (as suggested by the manufacturer) was to spread the solution on the grout with a small brush with traces left on the edges of the tiles, let it sit for about an hour and then spray it with a mist of water and after 5 minutes clean up the solution from the tiles. This worked fine most of the time but on occasion while cleaning the stain from the tiles some of it would also be removed from the grout. So in order to fix that I had to carefully apply a small amount with a small brush again just on the grout.The second method was to apply and immediately clean the tiles leaving the stain only on the grout. This one took more time and was somewhat messy, but I did not have to spend the time later on cleaning the tiles and making corrections where needed. I believe that either method took about the same amount of time to finish the job.