Grout for Granite Tile Countertop

[Jerry]

Hello, I have installed a Granite Tile Countertop. The tile is 12" x !2" x 3/8" thick. I have spaced it 1/16" for grout. I need to know what grout or epoxy will fill the spacing for a seamless look? The tile is "absolute black" Color.

[Mark D.]

I don't think you will get a seamless look if you grout it. The standard for grouting granite tiles is a non sanded grout. It will still look different than the tiles.

You could try to use epoxy colored black to give you a seamless fill, but even though you can make it so you cannot feel the seam if you epoxy the joint, you will still see a difference in color.
I will also point out that even absolute black granite has imperfections where it has varied hues of grey in it - in other words it is not a perfect black, just mostly a perfect black. If you make a black epoxy and fill the joints with that and keep it level to the surface and polish it to the same gloss it will still not look like you made the counter out of a single piece of granite. I have seen this tried, and you can try it too! If you pull it off please send me pictures to post as it would be the first time I have seen it done successfully!

You can try to use a polyester resin also, but either way if you use a glue you will need to color it black.

Mark

[Jerry]

Thank You Mark! I guess I should have stated as seamless look as possible. I realise that it will never look like a slab. Thank You Very Much for the Info: Jerry