On 14/12/2020 16:28, Michael Chare wrote:
I wish to tile a bathroom wall. The tiles are 30 by 60 cm and 10mm
thick, so quite heavy. I am told that I must remove the paint, or
atleast do something to make the tiles stick.Â* What is the best way of
doing this?Â* I have used a flame and chemicals to remove paint from wood
in the past.


What is the wall made of?

Frankly though what keeps tiles up is the tiles underneath and the grout
between. The adhesive is to stop the whole thing doing a 'jacobs ladder'
so the actual force on the adhesive is almost zero once the thing is up...

I wouldnt bother to remove the paint unless its gloss and stops the tile
cement setting quickly


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