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From: petrolcan on 5 Apr 2010 13:53
In article <5zAOy9NgaguLFwi+(a)demon.co.uk>, geoff says...
>
> In message <eLmun.111895$E66.109805(a)newsfe22.ams2>, malc
> <malwhite1(a)blueyonder.co.uk> writes
> >Timo Geusch wrote:
> >>
> >> BTW, anybody got any suggestion as to where I can get a mirror that I
> >> can glued to the wall like a tile, rather than one that I have to hang
> >> on a screw or three?
> >>
> >I would have thought any mirror could be glued to the wall using tile
> >adhesive. Buy a cheapo bathroom cabinet and use the doors out of it
> >
> I would use silicone
> But the slow setting stuff, not the stuff which gives off acetic acid as
> it cures

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/22070#
From: geoff on 5 Apr 2010 14:14
In message <kmep87-t003.ln1(a)nermal.internal.unix-consult.com>, Timo
Geusch <tnewsSPAMMENOT(a)unixconsult.co.uk> writes
>geoff wrote:
>
>> In message <eLmun.111895$E66.109805(a)newsfe22.ams2>, malc
>> <malwhite1(a)blueyonder.co.uk> writes
>> > Timo Geusch wrote:
>> > >
>> > > BTW, anybody got any suggestion as to where I can get a mirror
>> > > that I can glued to the wall like a tile, rather than one that I
>> > > have to hang on a screw or three?
>> > >
>> > I would have thought any mirror could be glued to the wall using
>> > tile adhesive. Buy a cheapo bathroom cabinet and use the doors out
>> > of it
>> >
>> I would use silicone
>> But the slow setting stuff, not the stuff which gives off acetic acid
>> as it cures
>
>What about 'No more nails' or similar?
>

Go for it - it IS Easter

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geoff
From: geoff on 5 Apr 2010 14:17
In message <77ip87-q803.ln1(a)nermal.internal.unix-consult.com>, Timo
Geusch <tnewsSPAMMENOT(a)unixconsult.co.uk> writes
>doetnietcomputeren wrote:
>
>> On 2010-04-05 18:11:32 +0200, "Timo Geusch"
>> <tnewsSPAMMENOT(a)unixconsult.co.uk> said:
>>
>> > > > > BTW, anybody got any suggestion as to where I can get a mirror
>> > > > > that I can glued to the wall like a tile, rather than one
>> > > > > that I have to hang on a screw or three?
>> > > > >
>> > > > I would have thought any mirror could be glued to the wall using
>> > > > tile adhesive. Buy a cheapo bathroom cabinet and use the doors
>> > > > out of it
>> > > >
>> > > I would use silicone
>> > > But the slow setting stuff, not the stuff which gives off acetic
>> > > acid as it cures
>> >
>> > What about 'No more nails' or similar?
>>
>> Only if you are absolutely certain that you will never want to take
>> the mirror down.
>
>That's why the original plan was to use tile adhesive, at least with
>that you can take the mirror down again. Well, in multiple parts but
>you can still get it off...
>
>
I removed one I had siliconed on with a guitar string


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geoff
From: Krusty on 7 Apr 2010 06:24
Beav wrote:

>
> "Timo Geusch" <tnewsSPAMMENOT(a)unixconsult.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:m98p87-lfv2.ln1(a)nermal.internal.unix-consult.com...
> > I assume that when you're decoration and painting over bare plaster,
> > you're supposed to use some primer to get the paint to stick to the
> > wall?
>
> There is and it's called "Size". Any reasonable DIY centre should
> have some. It's not much more than diluted PVA glue mind, so a
> cheaper less wasteful option would be a small bottle of PVA and a
> quantity of water. Paint on, leave 'til dry. Sorted.

No, no, no, no, no! Never use PVA on plaster, diluted or otherwise. All
it does is trap moisture which can then bubble, & make the wall slippy
so it's harder to paint.

Either use watered down emulsion, or paint designed for new plaster.


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Krusty
From: Grimly Curmudgeon on 7 Apr 2010 07:24
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Krusty"
<dontwantany(a)nowhere.invalid> saying something like:

>No, no, no, no, no! Never use PVA on plaster, diluted or otherwise. All
>it does is trap moisture which can then bubble, & make the wall slippy
>so it's harder to paint.
>
>Either use watered down emulsion,

I agree with not using too strong a dilution of PVA, as it leaves a
sealing effect on the wall - but it's perfectly fine if diluted to at
least 5:1, and for this first coat/primer application, say 10:1. Also
recall that emulsion is mostly dilute PVA anyway.
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