Glass SplashBack

[Stef]

Sent a customer down to the local Tile Giant to look at their Splashbacks, 600mm x 750mm roughly.

They were looking at the limegreen one & were told by T/G staff that they have had issues with this particular colour, there is a chemical reaction happening & the adhesive is turning the green backing brown?

It must be a Mapei adhesive they are referring to, They also advised to stick the splashback on with silicone.

Has anyone had issues with this?

 

[Tony73]

I would stick glass splash back on clear silicone

 

[Stef]

I think thats what they were advising Tony, cheers.

Wasnt sure if it would show through from the front as you see with some dodgy dot n dabbed tiling. :lol:

 

[Tony73]

well i believe glass should be back paintet any way :lol:.

 

[John Benton]

I'm sure those splashbacks are painted on the back so in theory nothing should show through. I would say clear silicon should suffice.

 

[White Room]

I had a problem with some Bennetton borders, used a silicon which was reccomended by the shop and it burnt thru the tile backing and showed thru, they paid for the border to be changed and Bennetton had changed the backing....

 

[lmkitchens]

Use a glass specific silicone, standard can cause paint shrinkage and show through.

 

[Colour Republic]

low modulus silicone, as stated above others can eat the paint