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Substrate Preparation: Before starting any work ensure that the base is sufficiently flat to permit the specified flatness of finished tiling, bearing in mind the permissible thickness of the adhesive. The substrate must be clean, dry and free from any contaminants such as dirt, grease, oil, which must be completely removed prior to installation. Substrates must be compact and dry, free from any rising dampness. It should be being sound and strong enough to support the weight of the tiles or stone being fixed.

Mixing: Add Part B to Part A and mix with a drill and paddle on a slow speed until a homogenous and uniform coloured paste is achieved.

APPLICATION:

1. Tile/Stone, Mesh Backed GMT & Agglomerates: Apply adhesive to the substrate with the flat side of the trowel, pressing firmly to work into surface. Comb on additional adhesive with the notched side. Use the proper sized notched trowel to ensure full bedding of the tile. Spread as much adhesive as can be covered with tile in 10 minutes. Back butter large format tiles (> 12”x12”) to provide full bedding and firm support. Place tiles into wet, sticky adhesive and beat in using a beating block and rubber mallet to imbed tile and adjust level. Check adhesive for complete coverage by periodically removing a tile and inspecting bedding adhesive transfer onto back of tile. If adhesive is skinned over (not sticky), remove and replace with fresh adhesive.
2. Glass Mosaic tiles – Paper faced: The ARDIFLEX PU5 adhesive shall be applied to the surface to be tiled with a notched trowel using a scraping motion to work the adhesive into good contact with the surface to be covered. Notch trowel with notches approximately 4mm is recommended to get a bed thickness of 1.5-2mm. V-notch of 3mm also can be used to get bed thickness of 1.5mm. Apply only so much that can be covered with tile within 10-15 minutes or while the adhesive surface is still tacky. The Glass Mosaic tiles shall then be set in place and beaten gently with mallet or grouting float to insure 100% full bedding. Tiles shall be aligned to achieve uniform joints and then allowed to set until firm. Excess adhesive must be cleaned from the surface of the tile with a wet cloth or sponge while the adhesive is fresh and has not hardened. After the tiles are set firm, the face of the sheets of front mounted glass mosaic tiles shall then be dampened and the face mount paper can be removed.