Primers for mapei leveling compound

[EdMac]

ON this thread: Floor Tiling On Concrete - Several Questions About Floor Prep and Laying - https://www.tilersforums.com/threads/floor-tiling-on-concrete-several-questions-about-floor-prep-and-laying.87417/page-2#post-931307

I asked abuit how to level a row of engineering bricks that sit 2 to 3mm below the concrete floor. They are only 4 inches wide so I wasn't going to use a SLC but because I have 1 corner with a very small area that dips I might as well do the bricks and that area with SLC.

I went for

MAPEI ULTIMATE LEVELLER 1210 SELF-LEVELLING FLOOR COMPOUND 20KG

at screwfix. This was £9.99 and the instructions say to use the Eco-T Primer which costs about £30. Is there a more generic primer that will do the job as I'm literally covering a surface area of about 0.5sqm so it seems steep to buy that primer.

I already have Benfer Prim to prime for the tile adhesive - perhaps that would work?

Thanks.

 

[Bond]

You can use primer that you have got,or SBR, or just clean and dampen area. Best practice to prime.

 

[Albert]

The primer you have got will do

 

[GoneGuy]

Use the primer you have got

 

[EdMac]

Good news - thanks all.

 

[EdMac]

So I'm about to prime the small area I want to use SLC on. Presumably that'll take 30 mins or an hour to dry off. Then I want to apply the SLC. I gather that will be touch dry in a matter of hours. But it says 24 hours to fully dry.

If I pour that at say 7pm will I be OK to prime and tile over at say 10am tomorrow morning.

If I need to prime the rest of the floor area before tiling tomorrow should I prime it tonight or will it be OK an hour or two before I tile tomorrow? (Its hard to keep cats out of area and they may wee on the floor)

 

[Qwerty]

A couple of hours before is fine so long as it dries

 

[EdMac]

A couple of hours before is fine so long as it dries

Are you referring to primer or SLC?

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Or the dead cat!

 

[Qwerty]

Are you referring to primer or SLC?

Im referring to the primer. Follow the manufacturers guidelines with regards to tiling.

 

[EdMac]

Im referring to the primer.

OK thanks for clarifying, so I'll have to start tiling on Monday instead. This will go down well with my wife no doubt.😉

Or the dead cat!

Trust me one of them has no idea how close he is to having an unfortunate accident (I've even worked out where I could bury him without anyone noticing...😀)