Sealant selection? - Page 3

killuminati · #21 06-30-2010, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Riverside Reptiles

If you use an epoxy grout (which comes in a bunch of different colors), you wouldn't need to paint it or seal it.

how much would that cost?

EsotericForest · #22 06-30-2010, 01:35 AM

Would that be found at a hardware store, or would it be at a specialty store?

**Riverside Reptiles** · #23 06-30-2010, 12:35 PM

You can get it at Home Depot/Lowes type stores. I don't recall the cost. It wasn't overly expensive though as I used it for all the tile in my bathroom. It's a little harder to work with than standard grout. But it looks a lot nicer IMO. I haven't tried it for vivarium stuff. But I don't know of any reason it wouldn't work just fine. It's water proof, stain proof, mold/mildew proof, and comes in a bunch of colors. You can even add stuff to it to make it metallic, pearlecent, and even glow in the dark! This is the stuff that I used: ...:::LATICRETE® Epoxy Grout:::...

EsotericForest · #24 06-30-2010, 02:54 PM

Excellent, I think I'm going to do a test run and see how it goes. What about it makes it more difficult to work with?

Ozymandias · #25 06-30-2010, 04:47 PM

ya will defiantly need to look that up next time i build something with grout also mimicking EsotericForest question what makes it more difficult to work with?

**Riverside Reptiles** · #26 06-30-2010, 07:14 PM

Because it's epoxy, once it reaches it's flash point, it hardens very quickly. So you have to move fast to get it on. There's no thinning it out if it starts to thicken. So I suggest having your project(s) out and completely ready for the grout to go on prior to mixing it.

It'll come in a kit that is a tub containing parts A and B (the hardener and the grout). It also comes with a sponge and rubber gloves. And then you buy part C (the color) which comes in a separate container. You mix parts A&B and then add the color (part C) and at that point there's no stopping the process. If it gets to the point where it's about the consistency of bubblegum, you know it's about to harden. Once it hardens, it's HARD.

EsotericForest · #27 06-30-2010, 07:24 PM

So I take it that there's really no need to cure it?

Ozymandias · #28 06-30-2010, 08:08 PM

not sure about this epoxy but i usually consider it good to let it air for a day or so with most epoxies Ive used

**Riverside Reptiles** · #29 06-30-2010, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by EsotericForest

So I take it that there's really no need to cure it?

I would give it time to off gas before putting it in an enclosure with a live animal. Like any chemical reaction, it's going to take some time to completely finish.

killuminati · #30 07-01-2010, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Riverside Reptiles

Because it's epoxy, once it reaches it's flash point, it hardens very quickly. So you have to move fast to get it on. There's no thinning it out if it starts to thicken. So I suggest having your project(s) out and completely ready for the grout to go on prior to mixing it.

It'll come in a kit that is a tub containing parts A and B (the hardener and the grout). It also comes with a sponge and rubber gloves. And then you buy part C (the color) which comes in a separate container. You mix parts A&B and then add the color (part C) and at that point there's no stopping the process. If it gets to the point where it's about the consistency of bubblegum, you know it's about to harden. Once it hardens, it's HARD.

I saw a DIY using that same stuff on another forum. Do you have to use part C? could you just paint it instead?