How to dilute glue for non-woven wallpaper

How to dilute glue for non-woven wallpaper? In principle, this is a very simple matter. But it has its tricks and secrets. For example, a person who did repairs in his dwelling many times 100% incorrectly diluted glue. Because compliance with the technology ensures that you do not have to redo the repair several times in a short time or wake up from the cod falling off the wallpaper.

And even a newcomer will have to first learn all the recommendations and advice, so as not to heap cases. Otherwise, not one bucket of the solution will go to waste, before non-woven wallpaper stuck to the wall.

General rules

Specialists decorators recommend to buy glue and non-woven wallpaper of the same brand. Already the manufacturer accurately selects the necessary components in the best variation. If the store did not have the same brand, then buy the glue of the most well-known companies.Then you definitely will not have any unpleasant surprises in the form of too liquid solution or, on the contrary, cement mass with lumps.

Optionally, you can consult with the seller. As a rule, they always give an exhaustive answer on all types of non-woven wallpapers and adhesives for them. Only in the case when the seller recommends buying a universal glue, can you safely judge his incompetence. For this type of glue is able to hold only thin paper wallpaper. Yes, and then, on a carefully prepared wall.

We recommend to buy glue for non-woven wallpaper immediately with a margin. First, for pre-priming walls. This makes joining seams much easier. Secondly, the diluted glue can be safely stored for a week at room temperature, and dry - until the expiration date. Therefore, let it be. Thirdly, in case of failure in breeding, you do not have to go shopping to find the glue of the same brand. Or the liter mug is not enough to finish the last piece of non-woven wallpaper - you will also have to run for the purchase.

Council All tools and containers should be absolutely clean, without a trace of other solutions.There is nothing worse when trying to smooth out the wallpaper on the wall, people tore off thin strips of non-woven fabric with pieces of dried cement mortar or grains of sand that fell into the adhesive mixture.

Work order

You can’t just dump the whole pack of dry mix into water and get a decent result. Dilute glue for non-woven wallpaper need to be able to. Now we learn.

Required tools and materials:

• Capacity not less than 10 liters. Bucket, basin, large bowl.
• Glue the selected brand.
• Warm water. Not cold and not hot!
• Stick, fun, whisk, drill, construction or household mixer.
• Measuring cup or spoon
• The desire to quickly get rid of the nerve occupation - repair.

Getting started. In the capacity we pour in precisely measured amount of pure warm water. Prepare the right amount of dry mix in advance. Always use a measuring cup or spoon. An error of even 50 g per eye can be fatal.

Now quickly stir the water to form a funnel. Begin to pour dry glue in a thin even trickle. All this time, continuously interfere with water in one direction. We recommend to start using a stick or a bow.The mixer will not make the desired funnel, it will just immediately beat the glue on the surface, preventing it from being properly in contact with water. And the dry mixture also starts to fly out of the tank.

After pouring out the entire measured dose of glue, stir for another minute. Now you can take a drill with a nozzle or a construction mixer. The power tool is much better to break all the small lumps that could form.

It is perfectly acceptable to use a regular kitchen mixer with whips, but there is one trick. To prevent splashing of diluted glue from flying in all directions, leave only one nozzle. Two will give foam and scatter your finished glue along the walls and along you. And one just mixes quality solution.

Now you can wait 14-16 minutes until the ready mixture is saturated with water and swells. During this time, the adhesive for non-woven wallpaper will become a little more dense. Check the consistency. It should be like thick jelly or sour cream. If the finished glue is too thick in your opinion, then add another 200 ml of pure water. Then mix thoroughly again.

All manipulations on additional dilution are recommended to be performed in the first half hour after mixing.Then the glue will swell. Instead of the ready-made plastic mixture, you will get water with floating clots. Even if you manage to stir such a brew to a homogeneous mass, no one guarantees the preservation of all the properties declared by the manufacturer. This will be a violation of the process. Therefore, try to do everything in the first 30 minutes, not more.

Now you can safely begin to glue wallpaper. You yourself have dissolved the glue.

Council Non-woven wallpaper is not smeared with glue. It is applied only on the wall, and then glued dry piece of the desired length.

Some useful tips

1. Always read the manufacturer's instructions on the package before starting work. Because Russian people decided to grab instructions when they understand that something has gone wrong.
2. Here the exact proportions of the amount of water and glue are intentionally not given. Because at each company they differ significantly. The only recommendation: always take the water at 0.5 liters less than what is written in the instructions. It is better to add this amount later, if the mixture seems thicker to you. Because liquid glue is no longer thick.
3. Do not sweat the entire dry mixture into water in one fell swoop. The result will be a tight lump, which will then be difficult to stir. And the lumps of the finished glue can leave ugly swellings or small bubbles under non-woven wallpaper.
4. By the way, non-woven wallpaper stick better on thick glue. When used properly, it is difficult to find the joints of the sheets.
5. If your joints come off after drying, then we recommend to buy a special pencil for pasting. It gives a thin but durable adhesive layer. And the thickness of the rod implies convenient use at the joints. In addition, it does not leave stains and other marks on the dark figure.
6. Some sources recommend adding PVA glue to the finished mixture. Say, so the wallpaper is better kept. It is not recommended to do so. Subject to all instructions, the wallpaper and without the PVA will keep quality. And during the next repair is likely to remove the old wallpaper with pieces of walls. After all, PVA has a very good adhesion.
7. Do not cook glue for non-woven wallpaper in the old fashioned way, from starch or flour. This is the last century. This mess is quite keeps the usual paper wallpaper on the wall.But flizelinovye wonderful fall off whole layers already within a week. In this case, you will not be able to stick them again to normal industrial glue. Because the paste breaks the structure of non-woven fabric. Do not create yourself problems and headaches. If your budget includes the amount of good wallpaper, then allocate funds for the right glue. It is not so expensive.

How to dilute glue for non-woven wallpaper? Now you know all the technology for sure. And easily and effortlessly in any situation, bring the right amount of glue to the desired consistency. Happy repair!

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