HELP ceramic wall tiling on ply HELP PVA???

[ukfiregod]

Hi ive just finished putting PVA on my marine ply ready for tiling! then i read that you shouldnt use PVA!!!!

Is this true and if so how do i get rid of the PVA i just put on????

Help Please:furious3: :mad2:

 

[floydyboy]

I Have Been To Builders Merchants And Diy Stores Today And Looked At Several Adhesives And The Majority Of Them Stated Pva ,only A Small Few Stated Other Primer.i Have Been Doing A Tiling Job Tonight On An Empty House And Noticed A Small Tub Of Bal Adhesive Wat Did It Say On The Back Of It All Surfaces Should Be Sealed With A Pva Mix Of 4 To 1 I Rest My Case.

 

[macten]

I would wash and scrub it with warm water. You'll probably be able to feel where it still is with your fingers. If that works then let it dry then prime with APD.
No guarantee with this suggestion but that is what I would do.
Good luck

 

[Raja]

hello and welcome to the tilers forum uk fire god

 

[macten]

I Have Been To Builders Merchants And Diy Stores Today And Looked At Several Adhesives And The Majority Of Them Stated Pva ,only A Small Few Stated Other Primer.i Have Been Doing A Tiling Job Tonight On An Empty House And Noticed A Small Tub Of Bal Adhesive Wat Did It Say On The Back Of It All Surfaces Should Be Sealed With A Pva Mix Of 4 To 1 I Rest My Case.

Most Addies + grouts claim to be waterproof which of course they are not.
Don't believe what you read on the tin!!

 

[floydyboy]

WELCOME TO THE FORUM:grouphug:

 

[Fred]

You will probably not get rid of the PVA now, as any sort of cleaning may harm the ply. You'll just have to tile and hope for the best this time. In future use a good acrylic bonding paste. The PVA sits on the surface and does not penetrate, unlike acrylic which soaks in and seals.

 

[DHTiling]

I dont know about other adhesive manufactures recommendations but BAL DO NOT recommend PVA..at all....check out there product data here and you will see.............And if you are happy using PVA as a primer then go ahead....

Ready Mixed Adhesives
BAL Green Star
BAL Blue Star
BAL White Star
BAL Grip

Polymer Modified Adhesives
BAL Gold Star
BAL CTF3
BAL Rapidset
BAL Pourable Thick Bed

Highly Polymer Modified Adhesives
BAL Single Part Flexible
[DLMURL="http://www.bal-adhesives.co.uk/bal/bal_products/rapidset_flexible.asp"]BAL Rapidset Flexible[/DLMURL]
BAL PTB Flexible
BAL Green Screed Adhesive
BAL Mosaic-Fix Tile Adhesive

 

[Fred]

The only two I know who still state PVA are granfix and palace.

 

[floydyboy]

Unibond , Evo Stick T&p, And B&q Own Brands I Know Not Very Good But Still Advise Pva. I Always Read The Instructions And Do Wat They Recomend.