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Tile adhesive colour?

empfun
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I'm shopping for tile adhesives and what I don't understand is why there is a variety of colours (grey, white, ivory etc) for adhesives if they are going to be completely covered up by the tile anyway?
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Because you are probably looking at the combined adhesive and grout.Eat vegetables and fear no creditors, rather than eat duck and hide.0
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I'm only aware of white and grey adhesive and the different colours are required as grey adhesive can be seen ghosting through some pale tiles, mainly stone such as travertine but i have seen pictures of the same happening with a cream polished porcelain. If you're using a pale grout (white/cream) grey adhesive can show through if the joints aren't kept clean when laying.
I also use white adhesive with glass tiles as it can show through at certain angles.0 -
Some of the mosaic tiles are glass so you do need coloured adhesives to present the tiles to there best advantage.
(sorry just noticed the above reply,just to slow a typing today)0
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