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fixing flat cut acrylic to ceramic tiles
Got a job to do for a tiling shop to replace existing locator fixed flat cut acrylic letters on the fascia of the shop. Old letters are clapped out and so is the fascia which of course is tiled. Have now been informed that they will replace old tiles with porcelain tiles which by their own admission are a nightmare to drill- have got a sample from them and they’re not kidding!
Any ideas? the text will vary from 200 to 520mm cap height – is this a job for vhb tape? the surface should be perfect but how long should the tape last? -
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Hey Dan that sounds like a nightmare job ! I had to do some internal stuff like that into marble clad walls and it was a git to drill aswell. I used some 20mm clear acrylic rod which I cut into small equal lengths and then applied 3M VHB tape to one end and bonded it to the letters with Fusion adhesive on the other. As far as I know they are still up there after 4 years but I was a little concerned I must admit 😕
If you could use say 25mm foam pvc and mount flat onto the tiles then I would say this should hold up much better outdoors than a “stand-off” type fixing.Nigel
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Use silicon sealant , the suff they use for fish tanks etc – will key beautifully to the pex and the tile. VHB will deteriorate way faster then silicon , put a few dabs behind each letter and squoosh them on , use Gaffers tape or wide masking tape to hold em in position for an hour or 2 or use Silcon and vhb , the vhb holds em in position whilst the silicon dries and you dont have to go back to remove tapes.
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Thanks for the suggestions guys. I like the idea about the silicone and vhb particularly!
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