Always follow the grout manufacturer’s instructions.
Dry mix the ingredients when combining bags; especially, if they have sat or vibrated in the back of a vehicle while in transport.
After having wet-mixed the grout it was left to stand or “slack” for 10 - 15 minutes - this allows the chemicals to expand and for the grout to become totally wetted out.
Once this was completed, then re-mixed the grout, ensuring the consistency was correct (consistency of butter), the shape you make it is the shape it should stay.
It is now time to grout your pewter tiles
Float some of the grout, easing it into the grout joints to avoid scratching the pewter, while only doing an area large enough for easy control, not too large and not over-reaching. Once the grout was filled into the joints, carefully float/trowel diagonally across the joints, to remove all surplus grout, while still keeping the grouting material as high in the joints as possible. The optimum is to leave only a haze to be cleaned up with damp cheesecloth. Because some pewter decoration is very detailed, it may be necessary to include cleaning instruments such as cotton swabs, tips, or pads.
Typically, clean water, to wash the grout, and cheesecloth - NOT a sponge - is the recommended method of cleanup. The preferred cloth is Terry. The Terry Cloth fabric has uncut loops in its pile that efficiently pickup residues while wiping. Then leave the grout for about 20-30 minutes.
After the 30 minutes interval return to softly dry polish the previous section.
Once a haze appears, this can be lightly polished off with a clean, dry piece of cloth.
NO WATER. (SEE BELOW: conclusions)
For wall applications, lightly mist joints with spray bottle for 72 hours. A slow-damp cured grout is always the best for strength and stain resistance.
CONCLUSION
