Old primers - Tile Advice

[Time's Ran Out]

Anyone remember using Ardex Neoprene primer or Bal Acetone primer!
Both highly inflammable and both did the job right.
Neoprene for wood surfaces and the Acetone for plaster.
Never had any fixing problems with either but know of a tiler who set himself alight with one and I had a fume flash with the other!
Does make you wonder if the acrylic of today is the best available.

 

[Rick-o]

I dont remember it, however it sounds interesting to use, not so much fun with the acrylic primers!!

 

[Bill]

Was working with my dad on a job when we had to use Arrdex neoprene... I started brushing it on the wall....had 50m to coat and only had one brush as it was a Sunday and all the shops were shut. Well I did about 20m and my pop said, let's have a brew, like he always did (tea belly my dad) so I put said brush in the water bucket to leave to soak.... when we came back from brew, my dad went the ape on me.

Another lesson learned.

 

[Flintstone]

I remember using pva and buying it from the tile shop!

 

[Dumbo]

I remember using pva and buying it from the tile shop!

Yeah I know what we're told about pva and I never use it . But I never had any failures with it .

 

[Flintstone]

Me neither, even with tubbed adhesive

 

[Dumbo]

I love ready mix. Must open about 2 tubs a year . Notice I didn't say use as I never finish them they just go off .

 

[Time's Ran Out]

It's only for the buckets!
Always look in a skip for when the painters throw away their emulsion tubs.

 

[bansko]

Anyone remember using Ardex Neoprene primer or Bal Acetone primer!
Both highly inflammable and both did the job right.
Neoprene for wood surfaces and the Acetone for plaster.
Never had any fixing problems with either but know of a tiler who set himself alight with one and I had a fume flash with the other!
Does make you wonder if the acrylic of today is the best available.

The fumes off the neoprene were awful John, the tiler who set himself alight wasn't TM by any chance was it.?

 

[Bill]

Not quite a primer but do any of you remember the first Bal Flex (2 part) that had a liquid that smelled like cat ****? It was a great adhesive and would stick to anything including you. Spent hours in the bath scrubbing my fingers and hands cause of that stuff.

Do Bal still do something similar?

 

[Flintstone]

That stuff was horrific. They then made a fastflex that just required water. I've taken up quite a few tiles that appear to have been stuck with fast flex and it's all been crumbly powdery and not great, wonder if that's common

 

[Dumbo]

That stuff was horrific. They then made a fastflex that just required water. I've taken up quite a few tiles that appear to have been stuck with fast flex and it's all been crumbly powdery and not great, wonder if that's common

Did a floor years ago with 2 part fast flex . Refitted bathroom last year . Plumber who stripped out said tiles came away easily and floor cleaned up easily as well

 

[Time's Ran Out]

The original rubber crumb grey turned black fast flex went off so flexible and hard it wouldn't come off anything easy.
@bansko yes! Made the local news.