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[hmtiling]

Magix shrinks. Used the rapid for sorting a bad wall. Hairlines everywhere. Sorted another wall in same room with isomat ak20 and not a crack in sight. Around 8mm build out in deepest parts for both.

 

[hmtiling]

Kerakolls Green credentials don't reach as far as tilemaster it would seem

 

[One Day]

Magix shrinks. Used the rapid for sorting a bad wall. Hairlines everywhere. Sorted another wall in same room with isomat ak20 and not a crack in sight. Around 8mm build out in deepest parts for both.

I've not used Rapid yet. I'm using it with large format so everything is locked up and clipped.

 

[hmtiling]

I'm aware all cement based adhesives do shrink. Just some more than others

 

[One Day]

I think the general idea is; the more water in the mix, the more shrinkage?

 

[Flintstone]

I always exceed the suggested amount of water

 

[Dumbo]

With magix I know it's a 10k bag but how many litres does it contain and many litres does it make when its mixed , does it make more than the volume of the bag and the volume of water combined ?

 

[Flintstone]

I always exceed the suggested amount of water

@Glynn it's alright disagreeing but I'm certain I'm not the only one to mix up to the texture I want to suit the application.

 

[J Sid]

we used to do this with an adhesive, won't name the make. We did this because it was unusable if mixed with correct water amount. Had a failure, company rep came out and burnt out his mixer trying to mix it correctly.
failure turned out to be the product didn't do what it said it was capable of in then end, not to much water.
the adhesive I'm using at the moment has two water amounts depending on what you are Tiling, walls or floors

 

[Flintstone]

I was using ultra spes the other week on a fair size floor and I thought I would measure the water out to get a consistent mix throughout, which I always do in that situation but first time with this product. I was using a good 6 litres. Recommended is 5.2 - 5.5.