NEW FAST-SETTING TILE ADHESIVE AND SMOOTHING COMPOUND

Leading chemical and
adhesives manufacturer, Mapei, has released its new locally produced multifunctional
cementitious tile adhesive, Adesilex
P4, a C2F class adhesive which can also be used as a levelling compound.

Adesilex P4 is first and foremost an innovative, rapid-setting,
semi-fluid, full-contact adhesive which has the added benefit of 100% tile
coverage, eliminating the need for back-buttering on large format tiles. This
results in cost savings in both time and consumption per square metre (subject
to required thickness). It is ideal for use as an adhesive on ceramic,
porcelain and natural stone (non-moisture sensitive) installations in internal
and external environments. The product is easily trowelable and allows for
light traffic within four hours.

As a smoothing compound, it can be used on interior and exterior surfaces
generally found on site up to a maximum of 20 mm thick. Providing the substrate
is clean with no loose debris, it can absorb deflections on the substrate and
provides easy levelling and localised smoothing which sets within four hours.

This gives contractors the ability to use a single product to ensure both
cost and time savings on projects. It can even be used as a mortar for brick
and concrete block walls for building, wherever quick curing and high strengths
are required

“It is important to remember that if the easy-to-use product is used as
both a smoothing compound and a tile adhesive – the smoothing layer needs to be
hardened and prepared correctly before proceeding with the tile application”
says Zamaswazi Ntobela, ceramics product manager for Mapei South Africa.

Adesilex P4 is suitable in heavy traffic zones, such as offices, shopping
malls, hospitals and schools. Its wide temperature range means it can just as
easily be used over underfloor heating installations or any other application
where temperature extremes may occur.

 “Although our product guarantees
100% coverage of surfaces with no need to ‘back-butter’ large-format tiles, it
also provides the benefit of one multipurpose product with the obvious cost and
time saving benefits!” adds Zamaswazi.

More
information on MAPEI South Africa’s solutions and products, from Tel:
+27(0)11 552 8476 / www.mapei.co.za