Benfer Flexible Rapid Set Tile Adhesive

[WHPES]

It was Direct Tile Importers in Northallerton where the adhesive in question came from. They have stopped doing Ultra.

 

[tommyzooom]

I also have used lots of Benfer too without problems. The only complaint I can say is that it is very dusty as you mix!!

 

[Thespanishtiler]

I use benfer from dti in york all the time and i consider it to be as good as anything on the market. was this addy leaderflex, benferflex or c2 ? as i have never had a duff bag of any of them.

also if you go to either of the york branches they have got pallets of the ultra stuff in stock.

 

[Stephen@Weber]

Is it true that Benfer still hasn't had the Chromium 6 issue sorted out? Think UK based manufacturers have had to limit it in some way to stop cement burns.

 

[WHPES]

There's chromium salts present in all cements and plasters as far as I am aware. I always use vinyl gloves anyway.

 

[Dan]

:incazzato:

My local stockist decided to get this in now and I had to get it as it is an hours drive to the next nearest place. Honestly what a load of rubbish. Full of lumps - I had to sieve them out, it smears and drags rather than spreads and sets off too quickly so you have to keep making up small batches.

I have always used Ultra tile adhesives which they used to stock and have had no problems at all.

Where are you based?

 

[Stephen@Weber]

There's chromium salts present in all cements and plasters as far as I am aware. I always use vinyl gloves anyway.

yeah but UK manufacturers have had to counteract them by putting something in the adhesive that counteracts the chronium. I believe with UK manufactured products they are ok as long as they are within their shelf life, after that what ever they put in to counteract the chronium starts to degrade.

 

[WHPES]

I don't know anything about that. Personally I would prefer to rely on my vinyl gloves - keep my hands cleaner if nothing else.

 

[Spud]

yeah but UK manufacturers have had to counteract them by putting something in the adhesive that counteracts the chronium. I believe with UK manufactured products they are ok as long as they are within their shelf life, after that what ever they put in to counteract the chronium starts to degrade.

all adhesive manufacturers by law have to put limiters in their adhesive not just uk ones ,this is after an EU directive came into force in 2004 .I was usingBenfer at the time it came in and they put labels on the bags stating when it was manufactured, this is important as the chemical binders degrade over time increasing the chromium vi risk so dont use old adhesive

 

[White Room]

Good point there Gary

 

[tommyzooom]

I've just watched Erin Brockovitch again and she was banging on about "Hexavalent Chromium" which was making all the residents sick, Is this the same stuff?????

and if so:yikes::yikes::yikes:

 

[Spud]

I've just watched Erin Brockovitch again and she was banging on about "Hexavalent Chromium" which was making all the residents sick, Is this the same stuff?????

and if so:yikes::yikes::yikes:

yes it is

 

[White Room]

Was'nt she murdered for complaining