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View Poll Results: Which brand of primer do you use.
Mapei 13 13.27%
Bal 52 53.06%
Granfix 12 12.24%
P.C.I. 4 4.08%
Weber 4 4.08%
Ardex 3 3.06%
Dunlop 2 2.04%
Palace 1 1.02%
Ultra 4 4.08%
Botament 1 1.02%
Other please state which brand.. 2 2.04%
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Old 17-02-2008   #1
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Just thought i,d start a poll as to which primers you prefer and use.....


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Ardex currently!

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Default Re: Which brand of primer do you use..??

Bal, just out of curiosity. do you prime every wall you come across. i only prime wetter walls. is this correct
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I like to prime new plaster, wood and anythink else that's absorbant
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Default Re: Which brand of primer do you use..??

Primer you will never know which is the best because if your tiles stay on the walls for years is it the adhesive or primer that has helped to keep them on
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I voted BAL......... ...Gaz:yes:

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Default Re: Which brand of primer do you use..??

I always use ardex d20 /30 self priming addy. so dnt normally use primer. floors bit different. If dusty screed/ concrete i prime.
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i use botament primer, great addy too but a bit more expensive than other brands!
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i use botament primer, great addy too but a bit more expensive than other brands!
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primers are relative to the adhesive you are gonna use.......each manafacturer will say theirs is different.............personally mapei primer g.
 
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BAL or Mapei

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