CornerTape - Picture of a finish from using CT

[Big-Smudge]

How rude, better not use it then...stick to my way of doing it..

Hehe, Only winding you up.

I still can't believe the WD40 post by turkish, hehehe.:mad2:

Best regards

Andy

 

[enduro]

Hi Andy, i had cleaned up the surface of the tiles prior to it with WD40 on a cloth so maybe that had something to do with it?? I`m probably doing something wrong anyway so if you ever end up doing a demo in Maidstone area and i`m about i`d like to see it

Cheers

Turkish

I was shown this at my training school, what you do is when you have finished grouting and washed tiles off and you have a dusty haze on the the tiles get a cotton cloth and squirt a small bit of WD40 onto the cloth and wipe the tiles it remove the dust and it stick to the cloth and polished the tiles...Not to much WD40 though...Works a treat

 

[enduro]

Hehe, Only winding you up.

I still can't believe the WD40 post by turkish, hehehe.:mad2:

Best regards

Andy

I know lol :lol:

 

[DHTiling]

I was shown this at my training school, what you do is when you have finished grouting and washed tiles off and you have a dusty haze on the the tiles get a cotton cloth and squirt a small bit of WD40 onto the cloth and wipe the tiles it remove the dust and it stick to the cloth and polished the tiles...Not to much WD40 though...Works a treat

I hope you are joking...:lol: ....because wd40 is an oil and should not be applied to tiles or grouts , which ever way you do it by cloth or not..........This will just attract more dirt than necessary.....

A lint cloth or paper towel.....not penetrating oils..ffs..........

 

[Big-Smudge]

I'm just beginning to wonder how many other guys use WD40 for cleaning down tiles, no wonder people are having problems with CT, and not just with CT, i'm sure that the Silicon adhesion will also be affected. I just can't believe what i'm hearing, and I hope people are joking.:mad2:

The only thing we ever recommend using is either a dry cloth or ethanol. Ethanol is the preferred method because it evaporates of the surface and its also antibacterial so it leaves the surface totally clean.

Best regards
Andy

 

[enduro]

I hope you are joking...:lol: ....because wd40 is an oil and should not be applied to tiles or grouts , which ever way you do it by cloth or not..........This will just attract more dirt than necessary.....

A lint cloth or paper towel.....not penetrating oils..ffs..........

Yes im only joking, i use a bit of cement away in my final wash

 

[DS Tiling]

Grout haze on the tiles will cause problems with adhesion and some high gloss tiles/surfaces can at times be difficult to adhere to especially if not dried properly.

Wd40 has been used for grout haze removal by some for years. Try grout haze remover or a bit of phosphoric acid depending on the acid sensitivity of the tile of course.

 

[Big-Smudge]

Hi guys,

Here's some more pic's, these are very impressive. I was wrong yesterday about the 1st pic being 4mm cornertape, it was 6mm CT and this pic is also 6mm.

The job was done by chris.tiling , a forum member.

Best regards
Andy

 

[GazTech]

Hi Smudge,
Was good meeting you in Lincoln this week, and I was impressed with your demonstration, good product, it will make life much easier for loads of people....Gaz

 

[Perry]

now lads you may of had a laugh at WD40 and Silicon but i have used it on kitchen sinks you put a good bead of Silicon put the sink in place tighten the clamps spray around the Silicon with the WD40 wipe with a cloth comes off the sink and worktop and leaves a neat joint 😛ete

 

[Big-Smudge]

Hi Smudge,
Was good meeting you in Lincoln this week, and I was impressed with your demonstration, good product, it will make life much easier for loads of people....Gaz

And to you too, funny that we have never met, but we both knew who we were, hehe, spooky.

Many thx for your comments, if people will just give CT a try just once (don't use WD40 though:mad2: ), that would be enough to convince them, such is life, hayho.

Best regards and i'm sure I'll see you around,

Andy

 

[Turkish]

Well at least it got a laugh!

Turkish

 

[Big-Smudge]

Some more pics of the results from using cornertape (sorry about the low res). These were not done by 'chris.tiling', but they show the 8mm CT.

Only the worktop was done not the vertical corners and the gap was huge which is why the 8mm was used, they put the knife in front of the joint for scale.

The tiles had been previously painted using proper tile paint.

The Silicon was cheap own brand from a 'shed', but the finish was spot on.

Comments please

Best regards
Andy