Primer

[Andy Allen]

Do you use the same primer make as the adhesive or do you use say tilemaster primer and weber adhesive.
I know manufacturers will say you have to use the same but there selling the stuff......in the real world is primer not just the same with different labels?

 

[Tile Shop]

Our own brand adhesive is made by palace, and the back of that recommends the Palace tiles primer. But we haven't stocked it until recently (and our adhesive has been available for around 16 years). Instead we have always supplied the BAL Bond SBR and its been fine so far. The chemical make-ups are virtually identical from one SBR to the next so I can't see it as being much of an issue.

 

[J Sid]

try and use same make as adhesive but not always if I have, say weber on van and using Ardex adhesive

 

[Italy]

you do not have, a more difficult question?

 

[Andy Allen]

you do not have, a more difficult question?

Yes.....why are italians so lazy they can't make mores sigmas....??

 

[Italy]

Yes.....why are italians so lazy they can't make mores sigmas....??

wrong question. you watch too much TV...........

 

[Aston]

Yes primers are pretty much the same although the cheaper brands can be slightly more diluted.

Most of us on here have the experience to know what to use, where and when BUT manufactures want to make as much money as possible so they use scare tactics to make us tow the line ie 'the old 'void guarantee/warranty card ??'

the best answer I can give is, after 30 years in this business covering tiling, substrate prep, plastering and construction, I know what works so I will continue to do what I know, rather than what I'm told.

 

[Italy]

Yes primers are pretty much the same although the cheaper brands can be slightly more diluted.

Most of us on here have the experience to know what to use, where and when BUT manufactures want to make as much money as possible so they use scare tactics to make us tow the line ie 'the old 'void guarantee/warranty card ??'

the best answer I can give is, after 30 years in this business covering tiling, substrate prep, plastering and construction, I know what works so I will continue to do what I know, rather than what I'm told.

Ops, modest

 

[Aston]

so we do have something in common as well as the sigmas ;0)

 

[Italy]

Yes.....why are italians so lazy they can't make mores sigmas....??

sending sterling to antonio, antonio, send a container full of sigma.

ps. with your contribution, sigma, it would bankrupt 25 years ago.

 

[Stef]

I've used PR360 for years with every addy I've used & never had an issue.
I'm on the last of my 360 so once that has finished I will start using my prime plus from TileMaster.

 

[MTiler]

I have Ardex primer and use it with whatever make of addy Im using which these days is rarely Ardex.

 

[JMC tiling]

Use what the builders are using, the universal primer for all occasions, ...... PVA!

seriously though, never had an issue with the SBR I use, regardless of adhesive.

 

[hmtiling]

I mix and match apart from pumped screeds where i use bal apd. I use it undiluted on these and it doesn't skin unlike most others. Anyone know why?

 

[Kyle Knowles]

I use weber PR360for all my tiling and I've even used it when I've done my plastering at home it stops suction far better than pva