how do you clean your tiling spacers

[mattle40]

speek ing of rubis . i was in my local tool shop yesterday.
i was serching on a few lower shelfs. i pulled out a few lovely clean bright sigmas (just got in judging by the condition of the books and the tool) . any way inthe back i saw a long red case. i pulled it out ond dusted it off. it was a rubi. i fiddled with it for a while but got frustrated . on the shelf next to it was a cheapo diy version. the pics looked the very same as the rubi. the sales man didnt even know that they sol rubi and hes the tool buyer for them.
shows what the trade is buying

The more sigmas out there the better ;-)

Who's the daddy!

 

[White Room]

speek ing of rubis . i was in my local tool shop yesterday.
i was serching on a few lower shelfs. i pulled out a few lovely clean bright sigmas (just got in judging by the condition of the books and the tool) . any way inthe back i saw a long red case. i pulled it out ond dusted it off. it was a rubi. i fiddled with it for a while but got frustrated . on the shelf next to it was a cheapo diy version. the pics looked the very same as the rubi. the sales man didnt even know that they sol rubi and hes the tool buyer for them.
shows what the trade is buying

You be careful, you could get arrested for that:lol:

 

[Accura Brian]

Wish I could of saved some of them old pennes in the "Celtic Tiger Days" although yoy didnt get any banter back in those days, just abuse on how quick yoiu could respond, and Today wasnt god enough for them, never mind( C U next Tuesday!! ) Ha ah Ha Lol:lol::lol: Fartpl!! (Falln around the place laughing)

 

[Alan.P]

I have this argument all the time, for me, I find it more cost effective to use the spacers 'properly' in other words grout over them, some fixers would rather put 4 spacers in and take them back out, clean them etc, time = money ( I do a lot of site work ) and the 'small' cost of the spacers against the time taken to reclaim them is daft imho. Each to their own though.

 

[Mike]

I never use spacers the way you say 'properly' as I find all the tiles these days have bevelled edge making it easy for a spacer to make the tile out of true. Also with larger times needing deeper adhesive beds the spacer can go down the back of the tile if pushed.

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[bobbynz]

Stick them in a bucket of diluted spirits of salts for a day or two and the crap will just fall off. mind you i've had spacers last me years just by reusing them. Normally just crack and crumble any addy off whenever I come across one thats a bit narly. Or just chuck them. A small bucket of 5000 can last for ages.
Isn't it funny how a thread about some poxy spacers can really take off. We really need to get out a bit more ay fellas.:yikes:

 

[b30 villain]

spacers what are they:yikes:i use kitchen matches:lol: oh and the cardboard the tiles come in

 

[Muse2k8]

I get my missus to sit down infront of the soaps using one of them small dental brushes to scrub em clean. Shes allowed a 20 minute break for every 6 hours she works unless it's to make me a cuppa.

 

[Fliselege]

I'd forgotten about spacers, what a pain in the wotsit, save them, go to use one and it's got glue on it, ever dropped a brand new bod in a full bucket of glue? Not good. Now I use (directly translated) tile string. Comes in 1,2,3,4 & 5 mm, takes seconds to pull it out, run it through your hand as you wind it up and all the glue falls off, and when the string is in you can see easily if the tiles don't look 100% straight.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

You'll have to post a picture of this product or are we in April already!

 

[Fliselege]

You'll have to post a picture of this product or are we in April already!

Ha ha no I'm serious I'd never seen let alone used it while in UK, I'll take a pic tomorrow at work and attempt to post it. Or you could look at my wholesalers site (flisekompaniet.no) and type "flisesnør" in search box

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Is everything in Norway prefix'd with Flise...........:lol:
I'll definitely have a look.








Unfortunately my French isn't that good!

 

[Gazzer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qfUI4aFCzH8#t=7s<a href="http://www.flisekompaniet.no/privatkunde/filmer-hvordan-legge-fliser/hvordan-fuge-fliser" target="_blank">[video=youtube;qfUI4aFCzH8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=qfUI4aFCzH8#t=7s[/video]

 

[hillhead]

I know a few guys who use string regularly, especially on splashbacks.
Very quick and effective and yes, reusable.

 

[White Room]

The string keeps the joints clean...

 

[Fliselege]

Flis means tile so most things I say are prefixed with it timelessjohn!
And thanks to sir ramic for posting the video, I wasn't looking forward
to trying to upload a picture, not too hot with technology...

 

[Alan M]

do you still have to use normal spacers in between on the vertical edges

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Flis means tile so most things I say are prefixed with it!
Bonjour.

:lol::lol::lol: now I just need you to translate the other 300 pages.

 

[Fliselege]

No Alan I might space out the first row using the string but the rest is done by eye

 

[Muse2k8]

:lol::lol::lol: now I just need you to translate the other 300 pages.

Comment of the day!!!

 

[Fliselege]

:lol::lol::lol: now I just need you to translate the other 300 pages.

yeah you and me both mate, my Norwegian sucks considering I've been here 7 years

 

[pete f]

:lol::lol:

 

[Time's Ran Out]

yeah you and me both mate, my Norwegian sucks considering I've been here 7 years

When I did a job in Norway (Bomlo I think it was) the family invited me to a Saturday evening Shindig and everyone at the table spoke English because I was there, even when I wasn't involved in the conversation - now that is respect!

 

[Fliselege]

When I did a job in Norway (Bomlo I think it was) the family invited me to a Saturday evening Shindig and everyone at the table spoke English because I was there, even when I wasn't involved in the conversation - now that is respect!

That's another reason my Norwegian isn't great, the locals speak English and enjoy practising it. In Germany they dub German over the tv programs, here they never do, kept in English with Norwegian subtitles, so as soon as kids start watching telly they're learning English without realising it, and they say too much telly's a bad thing!

 

[Muse2k8]

I suppose it's both a good thing and a bad thing. Good cos you know you can communicate and bad because as it's their country you would rather be respectful and learn their language.