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Wall Tile Adhesive
Hi Folks,
I hope that somebody can help me with this problem. In the bathroom of my Uncle's house 2 colums of tiles buckled and I pulled them off before they fell. I would like to put them back on the wall as they are in good order, except that they have the tile adhesive on the back of them. Is there any easy way of getting this adhesive off? I tried a bit of scraping but I did not want to put too much pressure on the tile in case it cracked. Is there any way of softening the adhesive? Many thanks Jack |
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Wall Tile Adhesive
On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:49:46 GMT, Jack wrote:
Hi Folks, I hope that somebody can help me with this problem. In the bathroom of my Uncle's house 2 colums of tiles buckled and I pulled them off before they fell. I would like to put them back on the wall as they are in good order, except that they have the tile adhesive on the back of them. Is there any easy way of getting this adhesive off? I tried a bit of scraping but I did not want to put too much pressure on the tile in case it cracked. Is there any way of softening the adhesive? I had exactly the same thing happen in my bathroom the other day. Although I have a quantity of spare tiles I thought I might try to reuse the old ones (to save a lot of cutting if nothing else!). I simply soaked the tiles (face down) in cold water for a couple of hours, and the adhesive came away quite easily with a scraper and a nailbrush. Obviously it'll all depend on the type of adhesive. -- Frank Erskine |
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Wall Tile Adhesive
Jack wrote:
Hi Folks, I hope that somebody can help me with this problem. In the bathroom of my Uncle's house 2 colums of tiles buckled and I pulled them off before they fell. I would like to put them back on the wall as they are in good order, except that they have the tile adhesive on the back of them. Is there any easy way of getting this adhesive off? I tried a bit of scraping but I did not want to put too much pressure on the tile in case it cracked. Is there any way of softening the adhesive? Many thanks Jack Try soaking them in hot water and detergent for a couple of hours |
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Wall Tile Adhesive
Stuart Noble wrote:
Jack wrote: Hi Folks, I hope that somebody can help me with this problem. In the bathroom of my Uncle's house 2 colums of tiles buckled and I pulled them off before they fell. I would like to put them back on the wall as they are in good order, except that they have the tile adhesive on the back of them. Is there any easy way of getting this adhesive off? I tried a bit of scraping but I did not want to put too much pressure on the tile in case it cracked. Is there any way of softening the adhesive? Many thanks Jack Try soaking them in hot water and detergent for a couple of hours As above, soak or steam it off. A |
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Wall Tile Adhesive - A thank you
Jack wrote:
Hi Folks, I hope that somebody can help me with this problem. In the bathroom of my Uncle's house 2 colums of tiles buckled and I pulled them off before they fell. I would like to put them back on the wall as they are in good order, except that they have the tile adhesive on the back of them. Is there any easy way of getting this adhesive off? I tried a bit of scraping but I did not want to put too much pressure on the tile in case it cracked. Is there any way of softening the adhesive? Many thanks Jack Many thanks for the suggestions guys - I should be able to try them this weekend. Regards Jack |
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