tetleys Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 I have purchased a few boxes of un-sealed 3mm cork floor /wall tiles for a track base a medium I have used on previous layouts and have been very happy with, they absorb noise pretty well and can be worked to form a ballast shoulder where necessary. In the past I have used impact adhesive, it worlks OK but is not that cheap and of course gives off unpleasant and probably unhealthy vapours. I have not yet tried PVA and I wonder whether anybody has used both glues and has an opinion on the merits or otherwise of this glue? Thanks Tetleys Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Gilbert Posted November 27, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 27, 2012 I've used PVA quite happily - if in doubt do a test piece yourself? Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torr Giffard LSWR 1951-71 Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Hi Tetleys, I'm using Evo Stik 528 for the cork/aluminium sheet bond on Torr Giffard and the flatness of the bonded/sanded cork is excellent. Regards Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Hi PVA, every time. I made the mistake of using a cork glue previously and then decided I need to lift some cork Well it was easier to replace the whole board. PVA holds well enough with the advantage it is easy to remove, should you change your mind. Regards Kal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HLT 0109 Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 I use PVA but it has to be held in place while it dries - probably overnight. I have to say that some of mine has also been very difficult to remove so I suspect that aspect depends on what the baseboard is made of. You mention the noxious odors given off by impact adhesive - Evostok solvent-free impact adhesive is odorless. Harold. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob hughes60 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 I used clear silicon sealant and a mastic gun on Wickes 4mm tiles to plywood board.Use a paint stripper/chisel knife to spread thin(don't want bumps in the tile!) Good adhesion, good grab and dries/cures quick. Pinned with drawing pans till completely cured. No probs on my 5m x 2m in outside garage. Bob Hughes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danemouth Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Wickes do a floor adhesive spray which I found brilliant - when I changed my mind about Danemouth Mk 1 I was able to lift the cork with a paint scraper.. No bubbling either! Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium t-b-g Posted November 28, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 28, 2012 I have used PVA and "Thixofix" (many years ago!) and found that the PVA is perfectly adequate and a lost less smelly. The only down side was that it seems to take forever and a day to dry. We usually cover pretty much the whole board with cork as it is cheap enough and it doesn't matter if we change our minds about track plans. It also allows us to pin scenic bits teporarily in place really easily with normal household pins until we are sure that we have things where we want them and stick them permanently. I like the sound of a couple of the alternatives, like the spray glue and the silicon sealant but I don't know how they compare costr wise. Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campaman Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 No More Nails Express Wood Glue, its like strong PVA but grabs very quickly so you don't have to hold it down for long before you can move onto the next bit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted November 28, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 28, 2012 I have used ordinary cork tile adhesive in the past (because I happened to have some leftover from tiling) and it was perfectly ok. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tetleys Posted November 28, 2012 Author Share Posted November 28, 2012 It seems that everybody has been satisfied with their own chosen adhesive, my new layout is going to require a lot of whatever adhesive I eventually choose so I think I'll experiment with several suggested, there is one advantage, once in place it will be staying, I will not be having any track alterations, the way I've built the baseboards they only really lend themselves to the track plan I have decided upon. Thanks for the advice, I'm back down my builders merchant tomorrow to pay last month's account so I can splash out on various adhesives. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Ive used wood glue or pva in the past.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubbles2 Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 I don't glue my cork tiles down, just pin the track through the cork and shape the cork with a knife after the track is pined down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Shedman5 Posted December 4, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 4, 2012 PVA for me, done in sections and weighted down. Never had a problem! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete 75C Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 I remember reading a while back that somebody used a cheap no-brand wallpaper paste. Admittedly, this was for cork rolls, not cork tiles. The wallpaper paste "grabs" the cork and as long as the roll is laid wanting to bend up in the middle, little or no weight was required to hold it down. Tempted to try this in the future because although I use cheap 5 litre PVA from Screwfix, wallpaper paste is even cheaper and quicker to spread with a pasting brush! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm81 Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 As I have a huge bottle of PVA, that's what I'll be using on my sealed wickes tiles. Once the ballast shoulder is glued down that should hold the edges of the cork too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayfield Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 PVA certainly does the job, but it reduces the sound proofing effect of the cork. Copedex or any other type of laytex glue preserves the sound proofing qualities of cork, can be used as an impact glue if required. Dilute with water to stick ballast, again it preserves the sound proofing qualities of the cork. Copydex like Uhu is getting expensive, larger jars reduces but normal laytex floor covering glue is far cheaper and does the same job Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubber Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 I remember reading a while back that somebody used a cheap no-brand wallpaper paste. Admittedly, this was for cork rolls, not cork tiles. The wallpaper paste "grabs" the cork and as long as the roll is laid wanting to bend up in the middle, little or no weight was required to hold it down. Tempted to try this in the future because although I use cheap 5 litre PVA from Screwfix, wallpaper paste is even cheaper and quicker to spread with a pasting brush! P'raps beware wallpaper paste on a chipboard base? I only remark on this because once when decorating I used a length of 3/4"chipboard as a paper pasting table and where the paste remained on the chipboard [mainly at the edges] it swelled up by about 3mm and never went back flat..... Doug Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerces Fobe2 Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 I use Evostick amd leave weights on the tiles for @ 12hours XF Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete 75C Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 P'raps beware wallpaper paste on a chipboard base? I only remark on this because once when decorating I used a length of 3/4"chipboard as a paper pasting table and where the paste remained on the chipboard [mainly at the edges] it swelled up by about 3mm and never went back flat..... Doug Good point - I don't use chipboard but many do. If you seal the chipboard well and don't go "over the edge" I'm sure it would be fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJL Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 I use PVA glue and it works for me, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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