Just wanted to get some feedback on what you guys think of the MapeGrip Plus. It is Mapei's equivalent to White Star.

Never used it Matt, and I don't generally bother with tubbed stuff now. Some of the other guys may know better though. White Star is a hard act to follow though........

Originally Posted by grumpygrouter

Never used it Matt, and I don't generally bother with tubbed stuff now. Some of the other guys may know better though. White Star is a hard act to follow though........

It's a very hard act to follow. I don't have many tradesman in my area that use it (They don't really use White Star either). Thats why I posted here, to get some feedback

Love Whitestar, never tried MapeGrip, but if you want to send me some gratis then I will happily try it out and tell you what I think

Originally Posted by Fekin

Love Whitestar, never tried MapeGrip, but if you want to send me some gratis then I will happily try it out and tell you what I think

Do you have a local TG store? If so, which one?

I used Mapegrip as advised by my TileGiant which I find great by far the friendliest and most helpful tile supplyer around but.....

.... I found Mapegrip didn't really grip that great! in fact it caused me a mini mere because I made the mistake of trusting it and when I returned to the 1st course I'd had a slip of over 10mm. Luckily I have a built in level in my supervision x ray eyes and spotted it b4 I started banging the rest of the 10x10's on.

But I'll warn you most guys know on here but you may not I'm very new to tiling so my feed back is a novice's.

Originally Posted by Prem Tiler

I used Mapegrip as advised by my TileGiant which I find great by far the friendliest and most helpful tile supplyer around but.....

.... I found Mapegrip didn't really grip that great! in fact it caused me a mini mere because I made the mistake of trusting it and when I returned to the 1st course I'd had a slip of over 10mm. Luckily I have a built in level in my supervision x ray eyes and spotted it b4 I started banging the rest of the 10x10's on.

But I'll warn you most guys know on here but you may not I'm very new to tiling so my feed back is a novice's.

Any feedback is good feedback

Did you use MapeGrip Plus (White Lid), Mapegrip D1 (Red Lid) or Mapegrip D2 (Blue Lid)

The MapeGrip Plus is the on that is Mapei's equivalent to White Star. D1 is just a standard tubbed addy (I would imagine something like Green Star?) and D2 is the waterproof (Similar to Blue Star?)

I'm not 100% on BAL products so my comparisons maybe alittle off, if someone could correct me if I'm wrong, that would be great

Edited to add: If you are just looking for a tubbed addy to do a kitchen wall and don't need anything special (I.E White addy for stone etc) then Mapestik is a good product. The grip on it is fantastic. The mix is alittle stiff, so you will have arms like Arnie after using it

It was the D1 I used I'd of though It was good enough for the 10x10s.

I'd definitely use it again but I'd just make sure I'll used a baton. once it had gone off my god it had gone off!! I had to take a tile off because of planning out issues and you would of thought it was carved out of the wall!!

Originally Posted by Prem Tiler

It was the D1 I used I'd of though It was good enough for the 10x10s.

I'd definitely use it again but I'd just make sure I'll used a baton. once it had gone off my god it had gone off!! I had to take a tile off because of planning out issues and you would of thought it was carved out of the wall!!

D1 is a good product, not as much grip as the others. I recommend you give Mapestik (Burgundy Lid) ago next time. Like I said, alittle stiff, but the grab is fantastic and its showerproof unlike D1

hi matt ive tried all the mapie tub stuff i dont rate it at all like u say its to stiff and gritty not very easy to use.weber and bal has far superior tubbed adhesive appart from(bal blue star)which does`nt stick anything

Originally Posted by andy tiler

hi matt ive tried all the mapie tub stuff i dont rate it at all like u say its to stiff and gritty not very easy to use.weber and bal has far superior tubbed adhesive appart from(bal blue star)which does`nt stick anything

Thanks for the feedback Mapestik was re-formulated not too long ago, due to it being to stiff. It is still stiff, but not as bad as it was.

MapeGrip Plus on the other hand has more of a.....whats the word..... "fluffy" texture to it. I can't think of a better word to describe it, although I'm sure there is one

I'm with Andy, Bal only make one good ready mix, thats White Star, the rest are rubbish, they don't stick and they dry a brown colour. I've used Mapei D1, and that wasn't white either. It may sound picky, but it can add hours and many swear words on a job, if you have to rake the joints. The best ready mix for day to day is Bostick (was Biscem) Showerproof (green lid), ace stuff, cheap, sticks and dries white, for showers White Star is the best, but i will try the other Mapei readymixes.

Best not to use a Dispersion adhesive full stop..