Fasted drying rapid set - TilersForums.com

[jonnyc]

I need to fill in some voids between screed and a ply deck shower tray.
need to get adhesive dry as fast as possible so can put down otl tanking kit .
iam really tight on time .
is there any adhesive that is particularly fast to dry .
was thinking of using warm water to help go off quicker .
but is there anything wrong with using hot water and would this make even quicker.
void is up to 40mm deep and maybe 120 x 70 mm across in places where builder busted out screed to make room for tray.

 

[mma]

Tilemaster Trade FlexiRapid White 20Kg, for me is very rapid!!

 

[Old Mod]

I've seen rapid mixed with hot water before for a shop entrance. He barely had time to get it out if the bucket! Dunno if it'd effect integrity tho.

 

[Rookery]

BAL Variset is the fastest I've used, just leave out the retarder. Ardex X7R is fast too. The depth of 40mm is thicker than the manufacturers would recommend though.

 

[jonnyc]

It's not the going off that is problem.
A very well known trick years ago for rapid repairs was to mix ardex x7 and s16 or assumedly a similar fast and slow set.
can still do this now I am sure.
it is how fast I can it dry that is important.
cannot apply this otl tanking which I guess is similar to ardex tanking until adhesive void fill is completely dry.

 

[The D]

Ardex X7R is fast or if you can get a bag from a BAL rep they have re baged varieset that will go in 10 minutes flat

 

[jonnyc]

Ardex X7R is fast or if you can get a bag from a BAL rep they have re baged varieset that will go in 10 minutes flat

i can pick up x7r first thing .
just hada quick look at varieset. sounds good
key issue being how long it takes to being dry enough to over lay with otl tanking.

 

[Houston]

White Ultra flexible rapid has fast drying times, ignore the drying times it specifies on the bag. My secret weapon is the old and trusted fan heater

 

[jonnyc]

yes sorry i forgot to say i have fan heaters and heat gun. just not sure whether extreme heat compromises solidity of set

 

[Houston]

Usually just close all the doors and leave heaters on. On the odd occasion we've had heaters blowing directly onto adhesive and hasn't hand any adverse effect

 

[streaky]

I've seen rapid mixed with hot water before for a shop entrance. He barely had time to get it out if the bucket! Dunno if it'd effect integrity tho.

I had an apprentice bring me out a bucket of rapid set that was steaming once. We were tiling a balcony so he thought hot adhesive would help. Was quite funny as I wasn't paying for the sticky, must have put all of three tiles down before it went solid lol.

 

[rj1884]

Ardex X7R is the quickest I've used

 

[The D]

Salt will slow the drying and sugar will speed it up or it may be the other way round LOL.

 

[peteablard]

As already said above X7R is the fastest I've ever used

 

[Stef]

As above also, X7R, I took a bag back to CTD as I thought there was something wrong with it but then found out its a quick rapid.
It went off in the bucket in about 10mins max.