1 Part or 2 Part Adhesive???

[Leatherface]

Nasty - a bugger to get off your hands also -not always practical to wear gloves.
Great on chipboard though 🙂

 

[wivers]

Do u tile onto chipboard leather?

 

[Leatherface]

Yes - at times, have never had any comeback.
Use flexi adhesive and latex additive instead of water .
Just to clarify this I do not mean standard 2 part flexi - most of which need the 2nd part additive to make it flexible.
I mean a 1 part flexi to which you usually add water. Instead of water I use a latex additive - in theory double the flexibility - also nearly double the cost.

 

[guy1976]

that ultimate flex is good gear just add water its like chewing gum i always use rapid set because you can grout sooner would only use slow set on an unocupied house on a large floor

 

[GazTech]

Re: Who is Paul sh

No need for 2 part !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2 part is an adhesive with powder and a seperate flexi additive - a 1 part flexi is good enough - in fact more than good enough for ceramic onto 12mm plywood.

Every need for 2 part adhesive onto 12mm ply!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!every adhesive manufacture will only recommend single part(mixed with water)if onto a minimum of 15mm!!!!!!we dont have 15 mm ply in uk only 18mm.if you use 2 part (bag and bottle)then no need for any boards at all!!!!! however single part is ok onto minimum 10mm cement based backer board.OK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! just thought i'd use more !! than u

 

[kapitan]

gaz u must remember the days when you stuck down tiles on timber/ ply with normal rapid!! we know better now ,but ive got to tell you we had next to no comebacks!! dont do it now obviously but makes u think how we got away with it!!!

 

[GazTech]

Well yes, mon Kapitan the days of chicken wire down first are long gone.I started professionally 22 yrs ago,and all the flexi adhesives were not available,but the polymer to make it was.I never laid onto wood or chipboard without a minimum of 9mm wbp ply,if you jumped up and down in the kitchen and all plates in cupboards rattled,then 12mm.As a retailer I do have a responsibility to quote manufacturers spec and british standard,I wouldn't always conform to these myself given my experience.But and mark my words everyone,when it goes **** up as it may do one day,and you havent done what it says on the tin don't blame the retailer or the manufacturer co's we won't want to know!!

 

[CJ]

Its also a hell of a lot more to the retailer:wink_smile:

 

[GazTech]

Sell it to the customer as a must

 

[DHTiling]

Well yes, mon Kapitan the days of chicken wire down first are long gone.I started professionally 22 yrs ago,and all the flexi adhesives were not available,but the polymer to make it was.I never laid onto wood or chipboard without a minimum of 9mm wbp ply,if you jumped up and down in the kitchen and all plates in cupboards rattled,then 12mm.As a retailer I do have a responsibility to quote manufacturers spec and british standard,I wouldn't always conform to these myself given my experience.But and mark my words everyone,when it goes **** up as it may do one day,and you havent done what it says on the tin don't blame the retailer or the manufacturer co's we won't want to know!!

well said gazza mate, like u say we know wot works and wot doesnt, but all u newbies stick to regs until you know wot is wot....and wot isnt..... lol lol.....:wink_smile: