rb wrote:
I've got some suction cup holder to stick on tile walls in our shower. For
some reason, they're not sticking.

Anyone know of some kind of clear glue I might get and use which won't hurt
the tile???



Soap holder or grab bar? If the latter, NOT a good idea. As you have
already noted, they can't be trusted.

Smooth tile or pebble finish? Nothing sticks to those. For smooth
finish, surface must be ultra- clean, and suction cup must be flexible,
and moist. Rubbing a little vaseline into the cup sometimes helps, if it
is porous material. Silicone caulk will hold it, but is a major pain to
razor off when you want to take it down.

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On Mar 30, 9:04*pm, "rb" wrote:
I've got some suction cup holder to stick on tile walls in our shower. For
some reason, they're not sticking.

Anyone know of some kind of clear glue I might get and use which won't hurt
the tile???

Assuming your tile walls do not have a soap film, try some
cyanoacrylate glue. If the suction cups are rubber it will adhere
quite well to that substrate and also a clean tile surface.

Joe

On Mar 30, 10:04*pm, "rb" wrote:
I've got some suction cup holder to stick on tile walls in our shower. For
some reason, they're not sticking.

Anyone know of some kind of clear glue I might get and use which won't hurt
the tile???

I would clean the tile well and use silicone. Silicone is easy to
remove
as well.

Jack Hammer wrote:
On Mar 30, 10:04 pm, "rb" wrote:
I've got some suction cup holder to stick on tile walls in our shower. For
some reason, they're not sticking.

Anyone know of some kind of clear glue I might get and use which won't hurt
the tile???

I would clean the tile well and use silicone. Silicone is easy to
remove
as well.

No it ain't. Idiot previous owner used it to stick up a couple of those
tacky liquid soap/shampoo dispenser things in both showers here, and I
spent hours with razor and every solvent that wouldn't eat the tile and
fiberglass, and there are still traces of it up there.

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aem sends...

On Mar 30, 8:15*pm, aemeijers wrote:
rb wrote:
I've got some suction cup holder to stick on tile walls in our shower. For
some reason, they're not sticking.

Anyone know of some kind of clear glue I might get and use which won't hurt
the tile???

Soap holder or grab bar? If the latter, NOT a good idea. As you have
already noted, they can't be trusted.

Smooth tile or pebble finish? Nothing sticks to those. For smooth
finish, surface must be ultra- clean, and suction cup must be flexible,
and moist. Rubbing a little vaseline into the cup sometimes helps, if it
is porous material. Silicone caulk will hold it, but is a major pain to
razor off when you want to take it down.

Silicone doesn't stick to rubber/plastic.

Jack Hammer wrote:
On Mar 30, 10:04 pm, "rb" wrote:
I've got some suction cup holder to stick on tile walls in our shower. For
some reason, they're not sticking.

Anyone know of some kind of clear glue I might get and use which won't hurt
the tile???

I would clean the tile well and use silicone. Silicone is easy to
remove
as well.

I agree, assuming that the objects aren't heavy and won't be a safety
hazard. A little dab of silicone caulk with hold light objects a long
time, and easy to take off.

I've got some suction cup holder to stick on tile walls in our shower. For
some reason, they're not sticking.

Anyone know of some kind of clear glue I might get and use which won't hurt
the tile???

On Mar 30, 9:58*pm, "
wrote:
Jack Hammer wrote:
On Mar 30, 10:04 pm, "rb" wrote:
I've got some suction cup holder to stick on tile walls in our shower. For
some reason, they're not sticking.

Anyone know of some kind of clear glue I might get and use which won't hurt
the tile???

I would clean the tile well and use silicone. Silicone is easy to
remove
as well.

I agree, assuming that the objects aren't heavy and won't be a safety
hazard. *A little dab of silicone caulk with hold light objects a long
time, and easy to take off.

Except silicone will not stick to a plastic/rubber suction cup. It
will peel right off.

Ron wrote:
On Mar 30, 8:15 pm, aemeijers wrote:
rb wrote:
I've got some suction cup holder to stick on tile walls in our shower. For
some reason, they're not sticking.
Anyone know of some kind of clear glue I might get and use which won't hurt
the tile???
Soap holder or grab bar? If the latter, NOT a good idea. As you have
already noted, they can't be trusted.

Smooth tile or pebble finish? Nothing sticks to those. For smooth
finish, surface must be ultra- clean, and suction cup must be flexible,
and moist. Rubbing a little vaseline into the cup sometimes helps, if it
is porous material. Silicone caulk will hold it, but is a major pain to
razor off when you want to take it down.

Silicone doesn't stick to rubber/plastic.

Sticks to styrene fine if you abrade the surface first. I had to pull
like hell to get those soap dispensers off the wall, tile and fiberglass
showers. If that clear rubbery stuff that looked and smelled like
silicone wasn't silicone, I haven't a clue what it was.

--
aem sends...

Ron wrote:
On Mar 30, 9:58 pm, "
wrote:
Jack Hammer wrote:
On Mar 30, 10:04 pm, "rb" wrote:
I've got some suction cup holder to stick on tile walls in our shower. For
some reason, they're not sticking.
Anyone know of some kind of clear glue I might get and use which won't hurt
the tile???
I would clean the tile well and use silicone. Silicone is easy to
remove
as well.
I agree, assuming that the objects aren't heavy and won't be a safety
hazard. A little dab of silicone caulk with hold light objects a long
time, and easy to take off.

Except silicone will not stick to a plastic/rubber suction cup. It
will peel right off.

So you put a ring of it around the outside edge of the cup, so it oozes
and forms a pocket around it.

--
aem sends...

aemeijers wrote:
Ron wrote:
On Mar 30, 8:15 pm, aemeijers wrote:
rb wrote:
I've got some suction cup holder to stick on tile walls in our
shower. For some reason, they're not sticking.
Anyone know of some kind of clear glue I might get and use which
won't hurt the tile???
Soap holder or grab bar? If the latter, NOT a good idea. As you have
already noted, they can't be trusted.

Smooth tile or pebble finish? Nothing sticks to those. For smooth
finish, surface must be ultra- clean, and suction cup must be
flexible, and moist. Rubbing a little vaseline into the cup
sometimes helps, if it is porous material. Silicone caulk will hold
it, but is a major pain to razor off when you want to take it down.

Silicone doesn't stick to rubber/plastic.

Sticks to styrene fine if you abrade the surface first. I had to pull
like hell to get those soap dispensers off the wall, tile and
fiberglass showers. If that clear rubbery stuff that looked and
smelled like silicone wasn't silicone, I haven't a clue what it was.

In reality, all it has to do is form a good seal, which it does fine.

On Mar 30, 10:21*pm, aemeijers wrote:
Ron wrote:
On Mar 30, 9:58 pm, "
wrote:
Jack Hammer wrote:
On Mar 30, 10:04 pm, "rb" wrote:
I've got some suction cup holder to stick on tile walls in our shower. For
some reason, they're not sticking.
Anyone know of some kind of clear glue I might get and use which won't hurt
the tile???
I would clean the tile well and use silicone. Silicone is easy to
remove
as well.
I agree, assuming that the objects aren't heavy and won't be a safety
hazard. *A little dab of silicone caulk with hold light objects a long
time, and easy to take off.

Except silicone will not stick to a plastic/rubber suction cup. It
will peel right off.

So you put a ring of it around the outside edge of the cup, so it oozes
and forms a pocket around it.

--
aem sends...

Yes, that would work. Around it and over it. Good idea.

On Mar 30, 10:18*pm, aemeijers wrote:
Ron wrote:
On Mar 30, 8:15 pm, aemeijers wrote:
rb wrote:
I've got some suction cup holder to stick on tile walls in our shower.. For
some reason, they're not sticking.
Anyone know of some kind of clear glue I might get and use which won't hurt
the tile???
Soap holder or grab bar? If the latter, NOT a good idea. As you have
already noted, they can't be trusted.

Smooth tile or pebble finish? Nothing sticks to those. For smooth
finish, surface must be ultra- clean, and suction cup must be flexible,
and moist. Rubbing a little vaseline into the cup sometimes helps, if it
is porous material. Silicone caulk will hold it, but is a major pain to
razor off when you want to take it down.

Silicone doesn't stick to rubber/plastic.

Sticks to styrene fine if you abrade the surface first. I had to pull
like hell to get those soap dispensers off the wall, tile and fiberglass
showers. If that clear rubbery stuff that looked and smelled like
silicone wasn't silicone, I haven't a clue what it was.

--
aem sends...

That's some nose you've got there. I've been using it professionally
for over 30 yrs and I've never been able to smell dried silicone.

Ron wrote:
On Mar 30, 10:18 pm, aemeijers wrote:
Ron wrote:
On Mar 30, 8:15 pm, aemeijers wrote:
rb wrote:
I've got some suction cup holder to stick on tile walls in our shower. For
some reason, they're not sticking.
Anyone know of some kind of clear glue I might get and use which won't hurt
the tile???
Soap holder or grab bar? If the latter, NOT a good idea. As you have
already noted, they can't be trusted.
Smooth tile or pebble finish? Nothing sticks to those. For smooth
finish, surface must be ultra- clean, and suction cup must be flexible,
and moist. Rubbing a little vaseline into the cup sometimes helps, if it
is porous material. Silicone caulk will hold it, but is a major pain to
razor off when you want to take it down.
Silicone doesn't stick to rubber/plastic.
Sticks to styrene fine if you abrade the surface first. I had to pull
like hell to get those soap dispensers off the wall, tile and fiberglass
showers. If that clear rubbery stuff that looked and smelled like
silicone wasn't silicone, I haven't a clue what it was.

--
aem sends...

That's some nose you've got there. I've been using it professionally
for over 30 yrs and I've never been able to smell dried silicone.

It was coming off in slivers- plenty of fresh surface hitting the air
for the first time.

--
aem sends...

On Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:01:41 -0400, aemeijers
wrote:

I would clean the tile well and use silicone. Silicone is easy to
remove
as well.

No it ain't. Idiot previous owner used it to stick up a couple of those
tacky liquid soap/shampoo dispenser things in both showers here, and I
spent hours with razor and every solvent that wouldn't eat the tile and
fiberglass, and there are still traces of it up there.

....DAP® CAULK-BE-GONE® Caulk Remover

Specially formulated gel softens many types of caulks and sealants for
easy removal. Fast-acting formula, works in as little as two hours.
Fresh scent. Will not harm most surfaces. Interior/exterior use.

http://www.dap.com/product_details.aspx?product_id=12

Worked great for me at the transition from tile to fiberglass tub.

It worked in less time than the directions state.

On Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:04:09 -0700, "rb" wrote:

I've got some suction cup holder to stick on tile walls in our shower. For
some reason, they're not sticking.

Anyone know of some kind of clear glue I might get and use which won't hurt
the tile???



Use a shower caddy that hangs over the shower arm.

On Mar 30, 10:30*pm, Ron wrote:
On Mar 30, 10:21*pm, aemeijers wrote:



Ron wrote:
On Mar 30, 9:58 pm, "
wrote:
Jack Hammer wrote:
On Mar 30, 10:04 pm, "rb" wrote:
I've got some suction cup holder to stick on tile walls in our shower. For
some reason, they're not sticking.
Anyone know of some kind of clear glue I might get and use which won't hurt
the tile???
I would clean the tile well and use silicone. Silicone is easy to
remove
as well.
I agree, assuming that the objects aren't heavy and won't be a safety
hazard. *A little dab of silicone caulk with hold light objects a long
time, and easy to take off.

Except silicone will not stick to a plastic/rubber suction cup. It
will peel right off.

So you put a ring of it around the outside edge of the cup, so it oozes
and forms a pocket around it.

--
aem sends...

Yes, that would work. Around it and over it. Good idea.

Don't why I didn't think about this. The OP could also drill a couple
of 1/8" holes in the cup, put some silicone if the cup, press it
against the tile, and then smooth out the silicone that squeezes out
from the holes. Once cured it would hold nicely.

Used to do that (using 1/4" holes) with Nissan and Ford doorglasses
that where "glued" into 2 plastic U shaped tabs with silicone from the
factory that would quickly fail.

On Mar 30, 10:04*pm, "rb" wrote:
I've got some suction cup holder to stick on tile walls in our shower. For
some reason, they're not sticking.

Anyone know of some kind of clear glue I might get and use which won't hurt
the tile???

They wont stick to rough tile, super glue will make the rubber crack.
When I really want a suction cup to stick I put a little glycerin on
it. My GPS has been stick to my trucks window for two years now. When
you take it off it cleans up with a little Windex.

Jimmie

On Apr 1, 1:17*am, JIMMIE wrote:

My GPS has been stick to my trucks window for two years now.

So, you are just asking for someone to break into your vehicle?

On Thu, 1 Apr 2010 00:03:38 -0700 (PDT), Ron
wrote:

On Apr 1, 1:17*am, JIMMIE wrote:

My GPS has been stick to my trucks window for two years now.

So, you are just asking for someone to break into your vehicle?

Or he lives someplace like I used to. Most of the time the truck is
in the driveway and the dogs will eat anyone who comes close.

The rest of the time it is in a lot where everyone around it knows
whose truck it is and if some stranger passes through and wants to try
it he'll end up with a load of rocksalt in his ass before he gets 10
feet. [or maybe that 100 pound hound sitting there acts as a bit of
a deterrent]

Lots of places like that still exist.

Jim

On Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 10:04:09 PM UTC-4, rb wrote:
I've got some suction cup holder to stick on tile walls in our shower. For
some reason, they're not sticking.

Anyone know of some kind of clear glue I might get and use which won't hurt
the tile???

Why not use a hot glue gun?

The stuff sticks until you want to remove it. And when you do, it doesn't cause any damage.

On 12/2/2015 10:22 AM, wrote:
On Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 10:04:09 PM UTC-4, rb wrote:
I've got some suction cup holder to stick on tile walls in our shower. For
some reason, they're not sticking.

Anyone know of some kind of clear glue I might get and use which won't hurt
the tile???

Why not use a hot glue gun?

The stuff sticks until you want to remove it. And when you do, it doesn't cause any damage.

Trick I heard about and have tried with some success is glycerine. Get
a small bottle at the drug store.

Clean both the surface (tile) and the suction cup well, allow to dry.
Apply the smallest amount of glycerine you can to the rim of the suction
cup and press firmly into place. The glycerine won't hurt anything but
since it won't evaporate over time, prolongs the air tight seal.

IIRC, you can also use glycerine to seal cutting boards and wood handles
on cutlery.

On Wed, 2 Dec 2015 16:36:52 -0600, Unquestionably Confused
wrote:


Why not use a hot glue gun?

The stuff sticks until you want to remove it. And when you do, it doesn't cause any damage.

Trick I heard about and have tried with some success is glycerine. Get
a small bottle at the drug store.

Clean both the surface (tile) and the suction cup well, allow to dry.
Apply the smallest amount of glycerine you can to the rim of the suction
cup and press firmly into place. The glycerine won't hurt anything but
since it won't evaporate over time, prolongs the air tight seal.

IIRC, you can also use glycerine to seal cutting boards and wood handles
on cutlery.


Suction cups are a joke. They have never worked well, and never will. If
you just want to hang a piece of paper or small sign, go ahead and use a
suction cup. For anything else, find another method!

replying to Phisherman, Housewife wrote:
They tend to slide down the arm, Iv'e tried 3 different ones and they all
slide down.

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