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Burned a full day's pay on that 'quick-set' tile adhesive from the big box store (the green tub).
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sandra_black6mo ago
Yeah, riley's right, that green mastic never really dries. You gotta scrape it all off now and use a powder mix.
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riley_king166mo ago
Wait, you used the green tub stuff for tile? That's the premixed mastic, not a quick-set mortar. Mastic can't handle a full day's pay worth of tile weight and stays gummy forever. You need a powdered thinset that you mix with water, the kind that cures hard. That green stuff is really only for small backsplash pieces.
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the_mia4mo ago
Totally had a similar moment last year when I grabbed the wrong bucket for a little backsplash project and spent the next three days peeling tiles off the wall while questioning all my life choices. Sandra_black is spot on about that stuff never fully curing, it just stays this weird sticky goo forever like old gum under a desk. I ended up having to chisel off a whole row because the mastic never grabbed the big subway tiles, and they slid down the wall overnight (not my finest moment). Now I always double check the label before mixing anything, because learning the hard way is just the worst teacher.
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