How To Glue A Soap Dish To Ceramic Tile

Step 4 check for level and fill with grout to finish installation.

How to glue a soap dish to ceramic tile.

With a small putty knife spread a layer of tile adhesive onto the wall and the back of your soap dish tile. Measure the length of the item and divide that number by two. Spread the adhesive on both the back of the soap dish and on the tile. Clean off all the soap scum or the bond might fail.

Pry out the fractured shards of tile and scrape the wall surface clean of any old mortar or leftover adhesive. Place a piece of low tack masking tape at that spot. You should apply the polyurethane adhesive around the outer edge of the soap dish. Be careful as epoxy is an unforgiving material to work with.

Apply a strip of foam tape on each mounting flange stopping 1 in. Stop by a tile shop and pick up a flat back corner shelf unit about 20. This will support the weight of the soap dish while the tile adhesive dries. A polyurethane adhesive combined with a quick set epoxy gel work well for bonding the soap dish in place.

Spread a thin coat of tile adhesive onto the wall with a putty knife. While you do have about five minutes of working time these minutes pass quickly so make sure the dish is fully secure right away. Measure the area on the wall where you want the plastic item installed to find the center. Step 3 apply tile adhesive photo by smith baer.

Smear some of the adhesive onto the back of the soap dish too. Repeat the process for the height of the item. Press the tile firmly into place. Secure the tile with duct or masking tape.

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