This is the main board for discussing general techniques, tools, and processes for fusing, slumping, and related kiln-forming activities.
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deborahbur
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by deborahbur » Mon May 12, 2003 10:11 am
What is best to use to glue tiles to walls so they still look great and not splotchy or smeared?
Thanks
Deborah
Tess Farley
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by Tess Farley » Mon May 12, 2003 12:32 pm
You need to use an acrylic cement such as TEC's Super-Flex Thinset.
charlie
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by charlie » Mon May 12, 2003 12:35 pm
white mastic. backbutter the tile to get complete coverage.
there's lots in the old archives on tiling.
Kitty
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Location: Gig Harbor, WA
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by Kitty » Mon May 12, 2003 4:28 pm
you mean the tiles are totally transparent? if so, it might be hard to make the glue/epoxy invisible.
gone
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by gone » Tue May 13, 2003 2:41 am
When we tiled a kitchen with plain 5x5 float tiles, we found the best way to have no bubbles of air showing was to backbutter with a slightly softer layer of thinset and let it harden before applying them to the wall.
Els