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[Judy K]

This mirror has a fused cat and "I Love You" hand. The hand is glued on to the mirror with E6000. The glass is glued to cement board. I have to grout it too this week. What color grout would you suggest? White or grey? Can I grout right up to the glued on hand? This was my duaghters last years birthday gift. I thought I would start now and maybe get it done by April for this years birthday. 

I did the hand in a class in Vegas, "Glass Manipulation" taught by Newy Fagan, in 2008 .

[nansea121]

Busy girl!

I'd say grey grout so it will act more like a background and not be as vivid as the white might be. I'm more for letting the glass speak in this.
Someone might have some good advise about grouting up to that glued on hand or not.

[Anne]

Wow, you have been busy!  Cool mirror! And I'm with Nancy on this one, grey would be good I think. The hand looks great on there!

[PiscesGlass]

I am totally with Anne and Nancy on this one!  I really like it and I'll bet that your daughter will also!

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[JoanFrances]

very nice Judy. 

[Wayne]

Which color grout to use is always the question and is pretty easy to answer if you know how.

Here is how I and many others do it.  We make grout boards out of the materials we have in the project.  Basically, I glue the sample pieces from the project on the board as I am working on the project.  During the last run of the project, I mix very small quantities of the grout stock colors if they apply or mix small quantities of colored grout and grout one small place.  Usually I write on the board something about the color/mixture.  Then when more choices are needed, just add the colored grout to the board.

[Judy K]

Wow , that is awesome. So many colors. Do you mix your own colors? How?

Do I need special grout for all those mirror tiles so the back does not turn black? I used mirror glue to apply them.

[Wayne]

Judy, you should protect the edges of the mirror when doing mosaics as you would when doing stained glass work.  Since you are using mirror mastic, it should be OK with the back.  Remember moisture will ruin the backing.

The secret to having grout colors available when they are needed is to buy the tints.  You buy one of each color for a cost of about $70-80 and you can make about any shade of grout needed to offset or blend in with the glass/tile.  Everyone can buy from these people if they meet the $25 minimum.  The grout color can also be altered by using the tint with white/off white/ grey, etc.  Many possibilities....

http://www.castlewholesalers.com/cgi-bin/sc/productsearch.cgi?storeid=*1ccd4ce49039ac7b1019465acab820b4

[Audrey]

That is so cool Judy. She will LOVE it.

[Judy K]

Thank you Wayne