Hi from the PCI guy!

[BASF Solutions]

welcome BASF, did you also used to make cassette tapes:lol::welcome:

Yes Doug, they were 1 of the products that BASF used to manufacture and funnily enough it's the only business they've ever sold off (sometime in the 80's I believe)... now officially the world's largest chemical company with over 97000 employees worldwide.

 

[brian c]

hi and welcome used the adhesives and grouts a good few times.

 

[Perry]

Hi all

I'm a technical sales representative for BASF Construction Chemicals working for the PCI division in the South East. A few people on the forum do know me already. PJC and I have been working together successfully for almost 6 years.

If anyone would like to know anything technical relating to PCI products or needing advice on PCI products please feel free to PM me & I'll gladly help.

Most people will agree (whether they want to or not is another question that generally Ardex adhesives are seen as the most consistently high performing products that have been around for many years, what many people do not know is that PCI is the market leader in Germany where.... you guessed it- ARDEX originates from :yikes:

Apologies in advance if I'm contravening any forum rules by introducing myself as a PCI employee but my only intention is to be of technical assistance or help with advice on PCI products.

Any PCI questions out there?

IS that you my rep ?

 

[BASF Solutions]

:welcomeCI Guy.
Personally I find your adhesive difficult to use.
It goes off too quick and I find it wasteful.
I'am sure I must be doing something wrong with the application of some of these new nano..... adhesives but prehaps in time I'll get the hang of them.

Hi, is it possible that due to the high yield of the adhesive (approximately 30% higher than standard cementitious adhesives) you're mixing too much at a time? Nanolight ws the forerunner to all the modern 'high yield' adhesives now available from most of the leading manufacturers.

The standard set Nanolight (5 to 8 hour cure depending on temperature and substrate) has a very long working time (bucket life) of about 90mins and open time of approx 30mins- this should be achieved if the adhesive is mechanically mixed (whisked) for the correct time (approximately 1.5 to 2 mins and then left to stand for about 3 minutes before being briefly remixed) and the correct amount of water used (approximately 9 litres per 15kg sack)- we do not recommend manually (hand) mixing any of our polymer modified cementitious adhesives and in particular Nanolight as they will not perform to the standards of mechanically (drill) whisked product. The standing time is particularly important as it allows the polymers to disperse evenly through the adhesive. All of this allows the product to be used up to a bed thickness of 15mm and as little as 1mm (if that's even possible!).

Nanolight Rapid on the other hand requires less water and has far less working time (approx. 30mins).

Hope this helps.

 

[BASF Solutions]

:welcome:Basf ,PCI is lovely stuff to use

Top man Joe! Do you know our Mr. Tom McCarthy (Sales Manager in Ireland)?

 

[Perry]

:welcomeCI Guy.
Personally I find your adhesive difficult to use.
It goes off too quick and I find it wasteful.
I'am sure I must be doing something wrong with the application of some of these new nano..... adhesives but prehaps in time I'll get the hang of them.

when did u last use it john ? they had problems most company's had we nagged them to sort it which they have bit less hardener much better now days some of the manufactures are still having probs they listened some wont

 

[BASF Solutions]

Welcome BASF, look forward to your input, I do have a couple of questions but I'll post them in the general forum so as to be seen by more members etc.

And Pete is a top bloke

Hi Alan,

I'll do my very best to answer your questions. Are you a regular PCI user?

 

[BASF Solutions]

hi and welcome used the adhesives and grouts a good few times.

Hi Brian, I have seen a few good comments on here from you about PCI- good man!

Please feel free to ask any PCI related questions if you have any.

Shane

 

[Perry]

it is u Shane lol

 

[BASF Solutions]

IS that you my rep ?

Yes, it is me, your PCI man.