Select a small manageable area of 4 to 6 ft 35 m to 55 m and apply aqua stain for saltillo with a dense sponge or lint free cotton towel from a shallow dish.
Interior saltillo tile stain colors.
Stained this floor a completely solid walnut brown.
Clean the tiles well using a scrub brush and industrial strength.
If left unsealed all three finishes of the saltillo clay are lighter and more pastel in.
4 reasons you must be detailed when staining saltillo tiles.
Getting excess stain in the grout because you have to remove it before you seal the tiles and there are four more grout joints which will make removing it from the grout a lot more tedious and all the.
Do a tile at a time and be careful to avoid areas that are grouted.
Sealed saltillo tiles are darker in color than unsealed saltillo tiles.
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Match your home decor.
Streaking which makes the saltillo tiles looks artificial not natural.
Being that saltillos tiles are pink and yellow the stain colors do not always look the color they are when applied the floor.
To apply the stain on the saltillo tiles dip your sponge into the shallow plate containing the stain and apply it in small circles.
Tired of the pink and yellow saltillo tile floor.
For instance yellow on red becomes orange and so forth.
I usually advise against this if you like the natural characteristic but many people choose to have this.
I pulled this color scheme combination together for a quick example and shared it on my instagram profile to many.
Using stains you can darken the tiles or use multiple colors of stain to create a pattern or stone like appearance on the floors.
Pre dampen tiles with water.
Step 3 applying the stain.
If the sponge is rather large you can cut it down to the size of your palm using a pair of scissors.
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Change the color or match new tile to existing.
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Overstaining which becomes a more painted uniform look.
Work with your interior designer wit.
Some tiles will have a striped pattern which happens when tiles are stacked when they are fired in the kiln.
Saltillo tiles are very porous as well so we apply many coats of stain very diluted.