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MAPEI Flexcolor ® 3D is a professional-grade, ready-to-use (RTU) translucent specialty grout with an “iridescent effect” finish. It is offered in 10 designer colors with translucent characteristics that not only reflect but also refract light. This allows the grout to transition in color to complement the tile color. The “translucent effect” is most noticeable with the color Crystal Moon (#5201), while the other nine colors exhibit a more pronounced “iridescent effect.” MAPEI Flexcolor 3D is also formulated for commercial and residential interior installations of porcelain, ceramic, glass and natural-stone tiles. Plus, the dense surface structure of the grout helps to prevent water-based stains on the grout surface. MAPEI Flexcolor 3D is formulated with the latest innovation in recycled glass-bead aggregate, which ensures color consistency, ease of cleanability and improved workability. In addition, this grout can be used on sensitive tile surfaces once tested, requires no sealer and cures naturally from evaporation. Comparison testing of MAPEI Flexcolor 3D versus traditional Portland-cement grout has verified that MAPEI Flexcolor 3D requires 65% less time to install than powder grouts.

High-Performance, Rapid-Setting Grout with Maximized Color Depth and Color Consistency Ultracolor Plus Max is an ultra premium, fast-setting, polymer-modified, nonshrinking grout that offers rich and vibrant colors with maximized color depth and color consistency. This fine-aggregate grout can be used for joint widths from 1/16" to 3/4" (1.5 mm to 19 mm). Ultracolor Plus Max includes DropEffect technology for reduced surface absorption, helping to repel water, dirt and grime from penetrating grout joints. It is also specially formulated with MAPEI’s High-Hydrated Cement Technology (HCT) to provide advantages over traditional grout, such as eliminating efflorescence and increasing stain resistance.

Ultracolor ® Plus FA – with DropEffect ™ technology and CO 2 emissions fully offset in the product's life cycle – is an ultra premium, fine-aggregate, fast-setting, polymer-modified, color-consistent, nonshrinking, efflorescence-free grout for joint widths from 1/16" to 3/4" (1.5 to 19 mm). DropEffect reduces surface absorption to help repel water, dirt and grime from penetrating grout joints. Ultracolor Plus FA is specially formulated with MAPEI’s High-Hydrated Cement Technology (HCT ™ ) to eliminate common problems such as color consistency and efflorescence. Along with offering higher polymer content, HCT reduces absorption and increases stain resistance when compared with standard-performance cement grouts.

MAPEI Ultralite ® S2 is a premium-grade, lightweight, single-component thin-set mortar that is ideal for installation of gauged (formerly “thin”) porcelain tile. This high-performance, highly deformable, polymer-modified mortar is formulated with Easy Glide Technology ™ for ease of application. MAPEI Ultralite S2 features a long open time and superior transfer properties to enhance back-buttering, and can be used also for ceramic tile and stone. MAPEI Ultralite S2 ’s unique Ultralite Technology ™ provides twice the coverage of a standard thin-set mortar per pound/kg and may contribute to LEED points with 20% recycled content.

Ultrabond ECO ® GPT is a single-component, nonsag, easy-to-trowel, hybrid-polymer-based adhesive technology specially designed for the installation of gauged porcelain tile and gauged porcelain tile panels/slabs on interior/exterior vertical surfaces and countertops. Unique technology advancements are incorporated in the formulation of Ultrabond ECO GPT for delivering instant grab, while allowing for the needed adjustability of panels and large-format tile. Superior bonding performance is complemented with flexibility, deformability and quick-curing characteristics to meet the demands of installing gauged porcelain tile, panels and slabs with application-friendly properties.

Keraflex ® Super is a highly versatile, nonsag/nonslump, large-and-heavy-tile mortar and thin-set mortar for tile and stone for installations on floors, walls and countertops. This polymer-modified mortar has a high content of a unique dry polymer, resulting in excellent adhesion to the substrate and tile, with enhanced resistance to freeze/thaw environments. This product features a very low emission of volatile organic compounds and includes an offset of greenhouse gas emissions. It is formulated with Easy Glide Technology ™ for ease of application and with a consistency that allows adjustability when used with lippage control systems. Keraflex Super can also be used as a mortar over uncoupling, crack-isolation, sound-reduction and waterproofing membranes.