Owner Manual

10!minutes!will!dissolve!the!glue!holding!the!paper!to!the!tile.!
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8)!Gently!remove!the!paper!from!the!tiles.!The!paper!should!be!easy!to!
remove!if!the!glue!ha s!d isso lve d!c om p letely .!W h en !rem o vin g!th e!p ap er,!
pull!it!back!on!itself!to!ensure!that!you!don't!lift!any!tiles.!
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9)!Replace!any!tiles!which!are!chipped!or!cracked.!Typically!you'll!find!a!
couple!of!tiles!which!need!replacement.!Lift!the!chipped!tile!using!a!
screwdriver,!apply!a!small!amount!of!thin!set!to!the!back!of!the!
replacement!tile!(butte r!ba ckin g),!an d !firm ly!p ress!it!in to !pla ce.!Make!
sure!that!the!surface!of!the!replacement!tile!is!even!with!the!tiles!around!
it.!
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10)!Allow!the!tile!to!cure!for!a!minimum!of!24!hours.!
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11)!Clean!any!remaining!glue!from!the!tiles!using!a!sponge,!warm!water,!
and!a!nylon!scrub!brush.!Let!the!tile!dry!before!going!to!the!next!step.!
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12)!Now!you're!ready!to!apply!the!grout.!You'll!want!to!use!a!non-sanded!
grout!in!a!color!which!compliments!the!color!of!your!tiles.!I!recommend!
using!a!similar!color!but!in!a!lighter!shade!(if!you're!unsure!about!the!
shade,!it!is!better!to!err!to!the!lighter!side).!Using!a!rubber!grout!float,!
work!the!grout!into!the!spaces!between!the!tiles.!Hold!the!float!at!about!
45!degrees!to!the!surface!work!the!grout!into!the!spaces!in!between!the!
tiles.!For!the!final!pass,!use!a!diago n al!sw eep !-!this!en su re s!th a t!t he !
spaces!have!grout!up!to!the!surface!to!the!tiles.!
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13)!Remove!the!extra!grout!from!the!surface!of!the!glass!tiles!using!your!
rubber!float;!holding !it!ne arly!9 0!d egre es!to !th e!su rface !an d!s crap in g!in !a!
diagonal!path.!Be!sure!not!to!remove!any!of!the!grout!from!in!between!
the!tiles.!
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14)!Let!the!grout!set!for!about!20!minutes.!You!want!the!grou t!to!ha rden !
but!not!cure.!At!this!point!you!want!to!gently!clean!the!surface!of!the!
glass!tiles!using!a!damp!sponge.!Again,!be!sure!not!to!remove!any!of!the!
grout!from!between!the!tiles.!Cleaning!the!surface!is!much!easier!when!
the!grout!hasn't!cured,!if!you !wa it!24!ho urs !it!will!be !very!d ifficult!to !
clean.!I!emphasize!that!you!need!to!be!very!gentle!when!cleaning!the!