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SECTOR FOCUS STONE & CERAMIC FLOORING

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UltraCare 5 Sides Sealer

The beauty OF STONE

Stone and ceramic flooring is seen as a significant market in the UK and beyond

Mapei launches UltraCare 5 Sides Sealer, the pre-fix protector for stone
UITABLE for summer landscaping and stains and prevents efflorescence from fixing residues, tile surfaces can then be
Sprojects, MAPEI’s pre-fix tile protector rising from the substrate. sealed with UltraCare Stain Protector
– UltraCare 5 Sides Sealer – is formulated It also ‘protects tiles from contamination W and UltraCare Stain Protector W Plus
to protect surfaces from moisture and and staining from rising salts, tannins natural-effect sealers or choose UltraCare
adhesive staining. and oxides which can originate from Intensifier W or UltraCare Intensifier S for a
Designed for application to tile edges and underneath or from within the tile, rising colour-enhanced look.
the reverse of the tile, the treatment can be through to the surface and staining’. Other new UltraCare treatments include
used on all types of natural stone installed Says Mapei: ‘Without protection, these UltraCare Rain Protector W, from the Zero
internally and externally, including marble, stains can only be treated if they occur Line, and UltraCare Rain Protector S, which
granite, limestone, slate and travertine. from the surface; this makes the treatment ‘provide temporary protection for exterior
Featuring a water-based, natural-look especially suitable for application in wet flooring in contact with rainwater, at high
formulation, UltraCare 5 Sides Sealer is and moisture-prone environments. and very high contact angles, and stop
applied to the rear of clean tiles before ‘Following application, moisture vapour is water ingress’ when tile or stone surfaces
fixing with cement-based adhesive or thick able to rise through the tile and the sealer are cracked. 
bed mortar. The impregnator reportedly does not affect bonding to the substrate.’ info@mapei.co.uk
protects the treated surfaces from water After installation and removal of www.mapei.co.uk

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