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    Question Best method to apply?

    What is the best method of applying adhesive on bathroom wall tiles? Does it have to be streaked on with a special tool, spread all over or dotted on?? As you can tell, I am a pure novice!!
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    Default Re: Best method to apply?

    Forgot to add, it is on to solid plastered walls, not always even, but not too bad.
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    Default Re: Best method to apply?

    What tiles and the size would help
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    Default Re: Best method to apply?

    White wall tiles size 25.5 x 35.5.
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    Default Re: Best method to apply?

    I would use single part flexible, Powdered addy. Prime the plaster with bal apd and use a 8mm spreader
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    Default Re: Best method to apply?

    Some pics would be good too
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    heres what you want..
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    Direct link to them trowels ...... TradeTiler.Ltd Rubi Trowels

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    Thankyou for that
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