Removing adhesive from between tiles

[Teaboy]

I asked my brother to tile the wall and he made a bit of a mess with the adhesive. There was lots of it on the fronts of the tiles, which was fairly easy to remove, but the hard bit is all the adhesive between the tiles.

I want to start grouting but need to remove some of the adhesive first.

What's the simplest way to do that without damaging the tiles?

 

[david campbell]

if its tubbed adhesive then you can damp it with a sponge then scrape out with a wallpaper scraper,same if its bagged adhesive but will take a bit more time and effort

 

[CDS]

Try a stanley knife with a new blade - If you used tubbed adhesive it should scrape out easily, if cement based it might take longer but you should be able to get enough adhesive out to grout.

 

[Andy Allen]

be carefull and take your time its easy to chip a tile

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

is it tubbed or bagged,and how long has it been set for ??

 

[Sean fsy]

This is why i back butter every time and not the walls.

 

[stevee]

i use a 300mm s.steel rule ,perfect for the job,steve

 

[david campbell]

does that not make your jobs a lot longer?

sometimes you have a bit coming through due to the walls been out a bit but wiping straight away helps you get a job completed more quickly !
just imo

 

[Teaboy]

I think next time we will wipe as we work.

I ended up using a wallpaper scraper to get the worst off and then a Stanley Knife to deepen the gaps. Worked well but it was tedious

 

[alib103]

It's so much easier to work clean and wipe them down as you go...a lesson i've learnt the hard way? It still happens and i find a screwdriver works really well, slots into to gap nicely, never chipped a tile yet!

 

[RodgerQ]

i use a stainless rule aswell, or a tile spacer. ive not done many jobs and one thing i do find is that im quite messy with the adhesive, it gets everywhere and especially when im troweling using the short side of the trowel, it falls out the sides and stuff which annoys me big time but a damp sponge nearby soons cleans it up

rodgerq

 

[nybor62]

i never spill addy but im perfect, and i never tell lies

 

[paul flight]

lot of experts and even more cowboys !! not all the help you get is right.....

 

[deno3]

use spread lines or use a tradesman

 

[terry shaw]

When applying tiles the trick is to place them next to each other then push away then you dont have any adhesive in between the tiles simple.:mad2: