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**Dan** · 20-07-2006

What's the best wall tile adhesive out there in your opinion? Obviously there's diffferent types for different applications but I mean generally.

I thought about this myself and thought the BAL White Star is pretty damn good. Sticks well and has a really good grab to it.It takes some beating.prove me wrong

20-07-2006

Any BAL products wouldnt use anything else, there is a lot of crap out there

palace is one of the s*!t ones not to fond of that mapei stuff.

**Dan** · 20-07-2006

Tried the new Johnsons Professional range?

**Matty A** · 20-07-2006

As you know i am new to tiling
and on my first job my customer supplied all materials including palace mutli-flex rapid set for the floor i started using it and there was somthing about it that i didnt like but topps tiles recommended it to him they also recommended he buy topps fix (topps own adh') so i checked with topps and the store i went in said they had never heard if it good comunication there then

I told him to take back the topps fix tub gear and i used BAL sgl part flex for the walls as i was fixing 400 by 400.

So BAL all the way for me

21-07-2006

As they are new to the adhesives range I think they may have a few problems (H&R Johnsons)

**Dan** · 21-07-2006

They're actually not new to the tile adhesives industry at all, they used to own BAL / Norcros & Dunlop before Ardex got involved. We had a technical bod reply to my post about it on these forums some time ago, the post is here http://www.tilersforums.co.uk/tile-a...ahdesives.html

gaz4266 · 21-07-2006

larsen cement based adhesives, dont use ready mixed paste.

Smiths · 21-07-2006

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Originally Posted by toots tiling

As they are new to the adhesives range I think they may have a few problems (H&R Johnsons)

Not even close, mate.

Smiths · 21-07-2006

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Originally Posted by toots tiling

Any BAL products wouldnt use anything else, there is a lot of crap out there

palace is one of the s*!t ones not to fond of that mapei stuff.

Rubbish, Mapei is top gear, beats the pants off Bal. That's from experience, toots.

**Dan** · 21-07-2006

Mapei are also well established, they've made some unique ranges too, seen some of their stands at exhibitions and they are MASSIVE so they certainly have a good place in the market. Never really used them for long periods of time nor have I used some of their unique adhesives, like the one that sticks to tongue and groove floors, like the BAL fastflex and the likes. So I suppose I can't really say. I've heard palace isn't too professional, and things like evostick etc

Smiths · 21-07-2006

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Originally Posted by Admin

Mapei are also well established, they've made some unique ranges too, seen some of their stands at exhibitions and they are MASSIVE so they certainly have a good place in the market. Never really used them for long periods of time nor have I used some of their unique adhesives, like the one that sticks to tongue and groove floors, like the BAL fastflex and the likes. So I suppose I can't really say. I've heard palace isn't too professional, and things like evostick etc

I've used both Bal and Mapei tub gear for years and Mapei is much easier to spread and has a higher grip.
Newbie tilers who have only ever used Bal and rarely used Mapei(if ever), should try it. Saying that, Bal Single Part Flex(cement-based) is very good. Granfix's multi-fix tub gear is also very good and self priming.
Mapei Ultracolor grout is far superior to Bal's version. Granfix wall grout is also decent.

Ardex1 · 23-11-2006

Dependant upon substrate that your application refers to you can't go wrong with D20 as it has built in admixes so no primer required when applying to porous surfaces therefore cutting down on working time and the properties within the adhesive ensure that you get no rolling of the ribs even after going over multiple times .Plus piece of mind to finished project. You can also hold up a breeze block with no slippage!