Enhance Your Stone’s Natural Beauty
Aqua Mix® Stone Enhancer is a superior, no-sheen, penetrating sealer designed to enhance and protect unsealed natural stone. It rejuvenates the beauty of your stone by darkening and highlighting its natural character, offering a fresh, revitalised look for worn and weathered surfaces. This versatile product doubles as a pre-grouting sealer and ensures long-lasting performance with its solvent-based formula.
Perfect for unsealed natural stone, including marble, granite, slate, limestone, travertine, and quartzite, and is suitable for both interior and exterior applications.
Stone Enhancer Key Features
- Enhances and darkens natural stone.
- Provides excellent stain protection.
- No-sheen finish for a natural look.
- Maintains slip resistance.
- Long-lasting protection for up to 3 years.
- Maximum VOCs: 84 g/L
Perfect for These Surfaces
Stone Enhancer is ideal for a range of natural stone surfaces, including:
- Natural Stone: Marble, granite, slate, limestone, travertine, quartzite
- Grout: Seals and darkens grout joints effectively
- Interior and Exterior Applications: Suitable for both indoor and outdoor use
Limitations
- Not suitable for: Surfaces that have been pre-treated with sealers or finishes.
- Residue formation: If not wiped off completely within 5 minutes, residue may form. Use Aqua Mix® Heavy-Duty Tile & Grout Cleaner to remove residue.
- Surface wear: Will not prevent etching or surface wear caused by acids or harsh chemicals.
Pre-Grout Sealer/Grout Release
Porous tile and stone can be stained by grout during installation. Sealing the tile before grouting makes grout removal significantly easier.
- Apply a single coat of sealer according to the directions after the tile has been bonded for at least 24 hours.
- Alternatively, apply the sealer to the front face of the tile before installation.
- Wait a minimum of 48 hours before grouting to ensure proper sealing and curing.
IMPORTANT: Enhancing sealers should not be applied over a previously sealed surface. This includes surfaces pre-sealed with Aqua Mix® ProBlock or any other pre-sealer, as well as surfaces treated with Aqua Mix® Grout Release.
Pre-sealers and grout release products can cause enhancing sealers to highlight the stone unevenly, resulting in a patchy appearance. Ensure no prior treatments remain on the surface before applying Stone Enhancer.
Preparation:
- Ensure surfaces are dry, clean, and free of waxes, sealers, or finishes.
- Allow new installations to dry for at least 48 hours before application.
- Protect surrounding surfaces to avoid accidental contact.
- Test in an inconspicuous area to confirm desired results.
- Ensure the stone, tile, or grout is completely dry before applying.
Stone Enhancer Application Instructions
- Apply the sealer using a sponge, brush, paint pad, or cotton towel.
- Avoid overlapping applications and apply from bottom to top for vertical surfaces.
- Wipe away excess sealer within 5 minutes using clean, absorbent towels.
- If applying multiple coats, allow at least 30 minutes of drying time between coats.
- Ensure no sheen or gloss remains; buff surfaces dry after application.
Drying Times
- Allow 30 minutes of drying time between coats at 20°C (70°F) and 70% relative humidity.
- Extend drying time if temperatures are lower or humidity is higher.
- Ready for foot traffic within 2 hours.
- Keep surfaces dry for at least 12 hours.
- Achieves full cure in a minimum of 48 hours.
Stone Enhancer Coverage
Achieve up to 40m² per litre, depending on the material and finish. Refer to the detailed coverage guide for specific surface types.
Coverage per Litre
| Material | Polished | Honed | Textured |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marble | 25–35m² | 15–20m² | 12–18m² |
| Limestone | 20–25m² | 8–12m² | 6–10m² |
| Travertine | 25–30m² | 15–25m² | 10–15m² |
| Granite | 30–40m² | 25–35m² | 20–30m² |
| Bluestone / Basalt | 25–35m² | 20–30m² | 15–25m² |
| Sandstone | 15–20m² | 10–15m² | 6–10m² |
| Slate | 20–30m² | 15–20m² | 10–15m² |
| Concrete | 15–25m² | 10–15m² | 6–10m² |
| Terrazzo | 20–25m² | 15–20m² | 10–15m² |
| Terracotta | N/A | N/A | 8–15m² |
Enhance Your Stone’s Natural Beauty
Aqua Mix® Stone Enhancer is a superior, no-sheen, penetrating sealer designed to enhance and protect unsealed natural stone. It rejuvenates the beauty of your stone by darkening and highlighting its natural character, offering a fresh, revitalised look for worn and weathered surfaces. This versatile product doubles as a pre-grouting sealer and ensures long-lasting performance with its solvent-based formula.
Perfect for unsealed natural stone, including marble, granite, slate, limestone, travertine, and quartzite, and is suitable for both interior and exterior applications.
Stone Enhancer Key Features
- Enhances and darkens natural stone.
- Provides excellent stain protection.
- No-sheen finish for a natural look.
- Maintains slip resistance.
- Long-lasting protection for up to 3 years.
- Maximum VOCs: 84 g/L
Perfect for These Surfaces
Stone Enhancer is ideal for a range of natural stone surfaces, including:
- Natural Stone: Marble, granite, slate, limestone, travertine, quartzite
- Grout: Seals and darkens grout joints effectively
- Interior and Exterior Applications: Suitable for both indoor and outdoor use
Limitations
- Not suitable for: Surfaces that have been pre-treated with sealers or finishes.
- Residue formation: If not wiped off completely within 5 minutes, residue may form. Use Aqua Mix® Heavy-Duty Tile & Grout Cleaner to remove residue.
- Surface wear: Will not prevent etching or surface wear caused by acids or harsh chemicals.
Pre-Grout Sealer/Grout Release
Porous tile and stone can be stained by grout during installation. Sealing the tile before grouting makes grout removal significantly easier.
- Apply a single coat of sealer according to the directions after the tile has been bonded for at least 24 hours.
- Alternatively, apply the sealer to the front face of the tile before installation.
- Wait a minimum of 48 hours before grouting to ensure proper sealing and curing.
IMPORTANT: Enhancing sealers should not be applied over a previously sealed surface. This includes surfaces pre-sealed with Aqua Mix® ProBlock or any other pre-sealer, as well as surfaces treated with Aqua Mix® Grout Release.
Pre-sealers and grout release products can cause enhancing sealers to highlight the stone unevenly, resulting in a patchy appearance. Ensure no prior treatments remain on the surface before applying Stone Enhancer.
Preparation:
- Ensure surfaces are dry, clean, and free of waxes, sealers, or finishes.
- Allow new installations to dry for at least 48 hours before application.
- Protect surrounding surfaces to avoid accidental contact.
- Test in an inconspicuous area to confirm desired results.
- Ensure the stone, tile, or grout is completely dry before applying.
Stone Enhancer Application Instructions
- Apply the sealer using a sponge, brush, paint pad, or cotton towel.
- Avoid overlapping applications and apply from bottom to top for vertical surfaces.
- Wipe away excess sealer within 5 minutes using clean, absorbent towels.
- If applying multiple coats, allow at least 30 minutes of drying time between coats.
- Ensure no sheen or gloss remains; buff surfaces dry after application.
Drying Times
- Allow 30 minutes of drying time between coats at 20°C (70°F) and 70% relative humidity.
- Extend drying time if temperatures are lower or humidity is higher.
- Ready for foot traffic within 2 hours.
- Keep surfaces dry for at least 12 hours.
- Achieves full cure in a minimum of 48 hours.
Stone Enhancer Coverage
Achieve up to 40m² per litre, depending on the material and finish. Refer to the detailed coverage guide for specific surface types.
Coverage per Litre
| Material | Polished | Honed | Textured |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marble | 25–35m² | 15–20m² | 12–18m² |
| Limestone | 20–25m² | 8–12m² | 6–10m² |
| Travertine | 25–30m² | 15–25m² | 10–15m² |
| Granite | 30–40m² | 25–35m² | 20–30m² |
| Bluestone / Basalt | 25–35m² | 20–30m² | 15–25m² |
| Sandstone | 15–20m² | 10–15m² | 6–10m² |
| Slate | 20–30m² | 15–20m² | 10–15m² |
| Concrete | 15–25m² | 10–15m² | 6–10m² |
| Terrazzo | 20–25m² | 15–20m² | 10–15m² |
| Terracotta | N/A | N/A | 8–15m² |
