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Who has silane adhesives for fitting LVT, PVC, vinyl, and design floors?
A ‘SWINGING’ FLOOR? IF YOU DON’T WANT A TIGHT-FITTING FLOOR, SILANE ADHESIVES ARE IDEAL
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When it comes to elasticity, more and more professionals are turning to silane adhesives (or MS polymer adhesives or MSP polymer adhesives) for glueing the floor. This adhesive has various assets: It is clean to use, ecological, and, in particular, much more elastic than the average PU adhesive. If we consider what a silane adhesive actually is, we have to say that it’s a glue which consists of modified silane (SiH4) molecules. The adhesive bonding is created by water (damp in the air) which reacts (polymerises) with the silane compounds. That can be in both one component or two components. If you want a glue with faster bonding, you choose a 2K SMP adhesive.
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Chemical reactive compounds What happens during the glueing is that the silane modified polymers consist of chemical reactive compounds which allow the polymer to make an elastic adhesive bonding via contact with humidity. In this way silane glues yield excellent and durable adhesion, yet remain elastic at the same time. That is a huge asset if the flooring still swells and shrinks after the fitting. Moreover, we also see that the adhesives set rapidly so it’s possible to sandpaper the floor and apply a finish barely a day later. The type which is easiest to use is obviously the mono-component adhesive, which can be deployed for the direct and elastic glueing of
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