Mapei glue: product varieties and technical characteristics

Often, construction and repair work requires the use of adhesives. Therefore, many manufacturers offer customers a wide variety of adhesives, among which there are universal and specialized formulations. For many years, one of the leaders in the presented glue variety has been the Mapei glue - the product of the Italian company of the same name, which is widely represented on the Russian market.

Mapei is a company that has been operating in the construction market for over 70 years. It is constantly expanding the range of its products, including adhesives, while maintaining the high quality of all manufactured materials. In addition to the excellent product quality, confirmed by the ISO 9001 standard, the undoubted advantages of Italian adhesives include several factors.

• Environmental friendliness. All components used in production are safe for humans and the environment.
• Versatility. Branded glue is equally well suited for large objects and private low-rise housing.
• Ease of use. You don't need to have extensive construction experience to use Mapei. They can be used with equal efficiency by professionals and those who do self-repair for the first time.

• Profitability. It is enough to apply a small amount of the composition for high-quality adhesion of two surfaces, which significantly reduces the cost of repair and finishing work.
• UV resistance and increased strength. The material does not lose its properties over time.
• Fast enough hardening (within 4 days) and the ability to withstand the maximum load. This allows even heavy materials to be glued with it.
• Water repellent properties. An additional advantage of Italian adhesives is the simple and quick removal of their excess from various surfaces. At the same time, the finishing materials are not damaged or scratched.

There are no drawbacks, according to the experts in the construction industry. However, when buying, you need to be vigilant so as not to buy a fake product from a sought-after manufacturer.

The properties of Mapei building adhesives allow them to be used for finishing:

• walls, ceilings and floors inside residential and office premises;
• external facades of buildings;
• swimming pools;
• baths and saunas.

With its help, stick:

• various types of tiles and mosaics;
• PVC panels and other plastic elements;
• all kinds of floor coverings (parquet, cork, linoleum, carpet), including heated ones;
• decorative elements from porcelain stoneware;
• textile, vinyl wall coverings;
• all kinds of elastic coatings;
• rubber sports flooring.

In total, Mapei offers consumers several dozen different adhesives, which allows you to choose the best option for each specific case. All Mapei adhesive products are divided into several groups. The first group is in composition. It includes adhesives:

• cement-based;
• based on synthetic resins;
• reactive polymer compositions.

By design, the compositions are intended for ceramic tiles and flooring. In this case, options for the floor may differ depending on the material used for decoration.Each adhesive composition of the Italian brand has its own "fans", but the most popular are several.

Universal adhesive for mounting ceramic tiles and stone on screeds, plastered walls, concrete, asphalt, wood, metal and plastic panels, reinforced polyester, gypsum, gypsum plasterboard and other surfaces. You can use the composition when decorating internal and external walls.

By its composition, Keralastic T is a two-component polyurethane adhesive, which is free from water and solvents. The components of the glue are mixed immediately before use and form a thick elastic paste, the life of which is 30-40 minutes, after which it begins to set and dry.

Regardless of the base material and the weight of the tile, the trims do not slide down. The glue itself hardens without shrinkage, reliably bonding two different surfaces. You can use a two-component adhesive at an ambient temperature of +10 to + 30C. Keralastic T is sold in metal cans. Each kit without fail includes a polymer (component A) and a hardener (component B). The weight of the kit can be 5 or 10 kg.

Refers to cement-based adhesives. It is used for gluing tiles (most often large-format) or stone on a wide variety of surfaces. In this case, gluing with this composition is allowed on uneven walls without prior leveling. Keraflex Maxi is a gray or white powder containing cement, sand, particle size distribution, synthetic resins and special additives.

A number of substances added to the mixture were developed at the company's research center. The dry powder is diluted with water before use. The instruction prescribes that the prepared solution must be used within 8 hours. This type of composition can be applied on any surfaces at temperatures from + 5 to + 35.

Fast-setting two-component adhesive. The basis of the first component is quartz sand, the second is synthetic latex. Thoroughly mixed before use, these components give the adhesive high adhesion and elasticity, which simplifies the application and installation of finishing materials.

This is a tile adhesive that is sold ready-to-use. It is used for mounting any kind of tiles or mosaics on walls, floors or ceilings indoors, as well as for exterior decoration of building facades. It can be used to fix thermal and sound insulation materials, decorative ceiling panels, foam concrete blocks.

The basis of the adhesive composition includes special acrylic resins, fractionated mineral filler and other components.

An adhesive composition for gluing reinforced concrete products and concrete elements to each other or to metal surfaces. Also used to fill cracks in concrete. It is an epoxy adhesive made up of two components, one of which is used to cure the adhesive mixture. Due to its consistency (if the proportions are correctly observed), it can be applied to horizontal and vertical surfaces. The glue is applied at a temperature not lower than + 5C.

For information on how to apply Mapei glue by airless, see the following video.