The most common question everyone asks when decorating is whether the ceramic tiles need beautiful seams. Beautiful seams can not only make the tiles more beautiful but also play a cleaning role. In short, there are many benefits. So, when we choose to do beautiful seams on ceramic tiles How to choose a seaming agent? If you choose it well, you can make the tiles look brighter. If you choose them poorly, it will be shocking. So our focus today is to learn about how to choose a beautiful joint agent!
In fact, when it comes to choosing a caulking agent, everyone will first choose it in terms of quality and color. Secondly, they will choose the color of the caulking agent based on the color of their own ceramic tiles.
1. What is seaming agent
The caulking agent is an upgraded product of the caulking agent. The decorative and practicality of the caulking agent is obviously better than that of the colored caulking agent. Solved the problem of unsightly seams and dirty black ceramic tiles.
2. What are the types of seaming agents
1. White cement-based caulking agent
This is the most commonly used and traditional one, and it is also the cheapest, but it also has the most obvious shortcomings. Generally, the gaps will turn black in two or three months, which is extremely unsightly.
2. One-component water-based caulking agent
The advantages are that it is easy to operate, has rich colors, and lasts longer than white cement. The disadvantage is that it shrinks and collapses significantly after curing, re-forms gaps, easily harbors dirt and evil, has poor adhesion, is too soft, and is not resistant to dirt or scrubbing.
3. Two-component oil-based caulking agent
Also known as ceramic glue, it evolved from plastic steel clay. The advantage is that it will not collapse, the surface is very hard, and the colors are rich. The disadvantage is that the operation is complicated. The two components need to be mixed in proportion and then filled into the glue barrel. During construction, textured paper must be attached to both sides of the tiles. It is easy to contaminate the tiles, stick to the hands, and is difficult to clean on clothes. Very brittle and easy to break and crack. It cannot be used for caulking of antique tiles and tiles with floor heating.
4. Multi-component seaming agent
Mainly products from some foreign manufacturers, with rich colors, no collapse or shrinkage, high hardness, and not easy to turn black. The disadvantage is that the surface is rough and will turn black after a long time. The operation is also complicated and the price is expensive. It can only make wide seams of more than 3mm, not thin seams, nor can it be used on walls because it will sag.
3. How to choose seaming agent
1. Smell
A larger smell will have a pungent odor, indicating that the product contains more harmful gases and affects your health.
2. Curing time
The curing time of the caulking agent is generally 4-6 hours to achieve moderate curing. It needs to be extended in winter. The curing time is shorter, indicating that the chemical reaction is strong and harmful gases are prone to occur. The curing time is longer, indicating that the quality of the curing agent is poor. , the price is relatively low.
3. Color
After drying, the beauty sewing products have good gloss and are relatively smooth. It also reflects the quality of the curing agent from the side, mainly the choice of pigments. The common pigments on the market now use glitter powder, ordinary gold powder, etc., and the price is relatively low. Generally, it costs tens of yuan per kilogram. The ordinary color is hard and pink, has strong reflective power, and the light is relatively rigid. The brand seaming agent uses pearlescent gold powder, which has soft light, pearl luster and good transparency.
4. Hardness
In terms of hardness, it is not that harder is better. It should be soft and yet rigid. Like iron wire, it not only has the same hardness as iron, but also has good toughness.
5. Yellowing resistance
In terms of hardness, it is not that the harder the better, it should be soft but rigid, like iron wire, which not only has the same hardness as iron, but also has good toughness.
After reading the above content, you will know how to choose a seaming agent! First of all, we need to determine which type of seaming agent we choose, and then based on the product characteristics of the seaming agent and its ownWhich style of ceramic tiles does your home belong to? Then you can choose a suitable color for the grouting agent. Well, the above is what I have shared today. I hope it will be helpful to you!
