Which brand of primer do you use..??

[DHTiling]

Just thought i,d start a poll as to which primers you prefer and use.....

 

[grumpygrouter]

Ardex currently!

Grumpy

 

[tysfoot]

Bal, just out of curiosity. do you prime every wall you come across. i only prime wetter walls. is this correct

 

[White Room]

I like to prime new plaster, wood and anythink else that's absorbant

 

[howard]

Primer you will never know which is the best because if your tiles stay on the walls for years is it the adhesive or primer that has helped to keep them on :teeth_smile:

 

[GazTech]

I voted BAL......... ...Gaz:yes:

 

[groucho]

I always use ardex d20 /30 self priming addy. so dnt normally use primer. floors bit different. If dusty screed/ concrete i prime.

 

[eamonn]

i use botament primer, great addy too but a bit more expensive than other brands!

 

[DHTiling]

i use botament primer, great addy too but a bit more expensive than other brands!

added to poll...

 

[protilers]

primers are relative to the adhesive you are gonna use.......each manafacturer will say theirs is different.............personally mapei primer g.

 

[TilingLogistics]

BAL

Kev

 

[Branty]

BAL or Mapei

 

[lux stone]

BAL or Mapei

Bal or Dunlop

 

[Fekin]

Bal.

..

 

[brian c]

pci primer g

 

[reaper72]

Now Mapei primer g mate....

 

[SimonG]

Always use BAL

 

[robbbin]

topps for me

 

[GazTech]

topps for me

Then that will be BAL mate, Topps do not make primer.....

 

[redlee]

Granfix, because i mostly use their adhesives as thats what my preferred supplier stocks:yes:

 

[El Mariachi]

PCI Primer G for walls and floors:hurray:

 

[cp3147]

i always stick to bal, got a local stockist and fair prices :yes:

 

[medlar]

BAL for me

 

[John the tile]

Hello,

I have a few questions regarding primers. Can you use one brand name primer with another brand name adhesive. Or is this a total nono, and why??

How much primer do you give an absorbent surface, how do you know what enough is, is it just one coat?

How long after applying the primer can you tile?

Thanks for any advice - im a total newbie.
Ta

 

[loaderman]

Bal for me. I just follow the instructions to the letter. So far so good. Just hope none of my early PVA JOBS

 

[loaderman]

Oops. computer threw a wobbly. I was trying to say I just hope none of my early PVA jobs come back to haunt me (last one was nearly a year ago so I should be in the clear!).

The tutor on the course I went on over 12m ago was not a believer in primer. The place I went to is now closed I understand and the tutor is no longer tiling due to knee problems (he didn't like knee pads!)

However, having read around this forum I now ONLY use primer and not PVA.

 

[kmstiling]

I use the primer which is the same product as the adhesive. Any probs I can then go back to the manufacture.

 

[Peter]

Just use whatever I have. Managed to aquire a few gallons of Mapei S, so use it quite a bit. Ironically, one of the few Mapei products I'd rate. Depending on the substrate, either that or Technik 918 or Biscem Flexibond.

 

[tilerjay]

you should always match your primer to your adhesive (same manufacturer) if ever you had a failure of some sort and you got the manufacturer involved ,they would test everything.they all put different additives in there respected products they would know for example if you used a bal primer and a mapei adhesive. you would not have a leg to stand on . could be very costly................................

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

I'm with tilerjay, always use same primer as adhesive. I use Mapei primer G on cement based ( bagged ie: Mapei Keraquik) But my prefered readymix is Biscem. For that I use flexibond primer. I think I voted other, but 1st choice is Mapei.

 

[bl tiling]

Bal or mapei