CT1 or Sikaflex

[Nickfromwales]

Soudals offernig. 

£6 a can if you select qty 10, cheaper the more you buy.

[PeterW]

1 hour ago, Nickfromwales said:

@Cpd

Pink grip is what I normally use. 

 

Do you use the "proper" gun with that @Nickfromwales or just a standard foam gun...?

[Cpd]

30 minutes ago, PeterW said:

Do you use the "proper" gun with that @Nickfromwales or just a standard foam gun...?

Good question as i will need another gun so that i have one for my normal high expansion foam and one for my low expansion foam ! 

[PeterW]

I have a Fischer one that is great although it needs proper cleaning and control is very fine but temperature dependent..! 

[Nickfromwales]

4 hours ago, PeterW said:

 

Do you use the "proper" gun with that @Nickfromwales or just a standard foam gun...?

Pink do their own gun which seems to diffuse differently from the regular guns.

If it's getting sent down a chuckaway straw then it won't matter TBH. 

The PG cans come gun or hand ready, but that means you get a free straw with every can so decide how you intend to applicate....gun to surface or hand held straw through a gap and go from there. 

[PeterW]

The Soudal one comes with a trigger and straw system.  I’ve worked out we have about 8 cans worth to do this time so the gun isn’t worth it.  

[Cpd]

@Nickfromwales final question on this one i hope..... my existing gun lives on the foam can, you can leave it for weeks and weeks without a problem even if you dont use it, would this be the same with the pink grip foam cans ? I feel i could get more use out of the pink as it seems to be more of an adhesive than just a window / door filling foam and  i have my other foam for this. Thanks 

[Nickfromwales]

Yup. As long as the foam can't get to atmosphere it'll stay good for ages. Clean the tip with gun cleaner and happy days. 

[Bitpipe]

18 minutes ago, Nickfromwales said:

Yup. As long as the foam can't get to atmosphere it'll stay good for ages. Clean the tip with gun cleaner and happy days. 

 

I've had a can on a gun that's not been used for over 6 months, chipped off the crusty tip with a stanly knife and away it goes.

 

Note, buy a big bottle of isopropyl alcohol on eBay as it's the only thing that will remove the wet from from your hands or other surfaces before it goes off (and stains your skin black). Even if you wear gloves, it always seems to find you somehow! 

[Nickfromwales]

3 minutes ago, Bitpipe said:

 

I've had a can on a gun that's not been used for over 6 months, chipped off the crusty tip with a stanly knife and away it goes.

 

Note, buy a big bottle of isopropyl alcohol on eBay as it's the only thing that will remove the wet from from your hands or other surfaces before it goes off (and stains your skin black). Even if you wear gloves, it always seems to find you somehow! 

These wipes contain voodoo ingredients which get it off too if your quick. I don't know what's in them but their fantastic. 

[Bitpipe]

24 minutes ago, Nickfromwales said:

These wipes contain voodoo ingredients which get it off too if your quick. I don't know what's in them but their fantastic. 

 

My joiner had something equivalent and I was always nicking them while he was here so went down to the decorators merchant to get more. Turns out they do a spray of the voodoo liquid and it's been my go-to cleaner ever since.

 

Especially good at removing the residue from sticky labels.

 

I'm sure someone will be along soon to tell us what the active ingredients are... 

[Construction Channel]

My money says it’s ipa. Jeremy is the man to ask about chemicals. 

[PeterW]

I’m sure it’s an oil such as orange oil too - they don’t dry your hands out like IPA 

[Nickfromwales]

Bird is the word.

[Barney12]

8 hours ago, Construction Channel said:

My money says it’s ipa. Jeremy is the man to ask about chemicals. 

 

The MSDS would suggest not. 

 

https://www.everbuild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Everbuild Wonder Wipes SDS.pdf

[Nickfromwales]

6 minutes ago, Barney12 said:

 

The MSDS would suggest not. 

 

https://www.everbuild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Everbuild Wonder Wipes SDS.pdf

Bollocks. I just drank two bottles of it. 

[dpmiller]

On 28/01/2018 at 14:56, Nickfromwales said:

@Cpd

Pink grip is what I normally use. 

So this pink stuff for PB; how thick a bead does it end up at when set- does it squish down flush or does the board sit on a raised bead?

[Nickfromwales]

You'll need some foam to stop the board touching the block work. How much is dependant on how good the block work is, or if your going over cables etc.  

[dpmiller]

1 hour ago, Nickfromwales said:

You'll need some foam to stop the board touching the block work. How much is dependant on how good the block work is, or if your going over cables etc.  

 

I was wondering more about over studwork, Nick.

[Nickfromwales]

18 minutes ago, dpmiller said:

 

I was wondering more about over studwork, Nick.

Eh? Over studwork you'd be using screws ? Am I missing something ?

[PeterW]

You can use DryFix over studs - I have been doing at the top of an apex where I can’t get the screw gun in.  

 

On walls, it squashes down pretty well but you have to leave it a good 5 mins or more like 7-8 before you fix the board to the wall. When it’s done the walls have a really solid feel to them. 

[Miek]

Acetone is a good solvent for wet foam. You can get it quite cheaply from glass fiber roofing suppliers, as they use it for resin clean up. Good for nail varnish removal too

[markharro]

On 17/09/2016 at 08:55, Nickfromwales said:

Sikalfex is extraordinarily good stuff IMO and is my weapon of choice for setting in and fundamentally sealing shower trays / formers and bonding baths etc into place.

Hi @Nickfromwales there seem to be lots of variants of this Sikaflex stuff. You couldnt possibly post a link to the actual white one you tend to use? thanks 

[Andehh]

I'm also interested to know!