Such finishing material as non-woven wallpaper,has been particularly popular lately. But the question of what kind of glue to use often interests consumers. A regular adhesive mixture will not work for this task, since it is intended for products with a paper base, and non-woven fabrics are more reminiscent of fabric in their structure. In addition, this type of wallpaper is characterized by significant density and, accordingly, weight, so the glue must be more powerful.
When choosing glue for non-woven wallpaper, it is important to remember that you need to purchase specialized glue for them.
The process of making wallpaper
To choose the right adhesive mixture fornon-woven wallpaper, you need to know the features of the canvases themselves, namely their composition. They are based on non-woven fabric - a non-woven material with high strength. The technology for producing canvases differs from the production of classic paper products, so the glue must be special.
Scheme of the order of gluing non-woven wallpaper.To produce non-woven wallpaper, cellulose and textile fibers are used, which are thoroughly mixed and connected to each other with a polymer. The result is a thin sheet of material resembling gauze, but its threads are more rigid. If you look closely at the finished canvases, you can see that their structure is similar to a medical bandage. It should be noted that the finishing material can be single-layer or multi-layer. In the latter case, thin sheets are superimposed on each other, while the top layer will be decorative, so it must be crumpled in order to create a certain relief. Such non-woven products have a faceted surface, which visually adds volume to the wall. The final stage of wallpaper production is painting their surface with special dyes. Return to contents</a>
Features of wallpaper gluing technology
Wallpaper pasting tools.When purchasing finishing materials, consumers often wonder how to glue non-woven wallpaper. At first glance, it may seem that for greater reliability, the wall and the sheets themselves should be thoroughly coated, since they are denser and therefore require special adhesion to the wall surface, but in reality this is not the case. The main feature of finishing a room with non-woven wallpaper is that the adhesive composition is applied only to the wall. After this, the dry sheet must be applied to the surface treated with glue and carefully leveled. The next sheet is glued end-to-end and leveled directly on the wall. One of the advantages of most products is that their surface does not have a specific pattern, therefore, gluing non-woven wallpaper becomes much easier. In addition, this feature of the sheets helps to save finishing material. Craftsmen who have experience working with non-woven products do not bother themselves with the preliminary preparation of individual strips of wallpaper for their subsequent gluing. They simply apply the roll to the wall, joining it with the previous strip of material, unroll it to the required length and cut it with a construction knife. This approach allows them to complete the work faster. Return to contents</a>
Selection of glue mixture for non-woven materials
Proportions of glue for different wallpapers.Knowing the features of non-woven finishing materials, you need to decide what glue to use to glue them to the surface of the wall or ceiling. Given the above characteristics of the product, the glue used must have certain features, otherwise it will not hold the canvas. To achieve an excellent result, the adhesive mixture must have the following characteristics:
- excellent adhesion properties;
- rapid solubility in the preparation of the mixture;
- comfortable use;
- absence of interaction with paints;
- economy and practicality;
- absence of harmful compounds.
You can always find it in construction storesspecial adhesive mixture for non-woven finishing materials. If it is not available, it is not recommended to purchase glue intended for other products, such as glass or paper wallpaper, as the canvas may peel off the wall. It is best to glue non-woven wallpaper with the mixture offered by the wallpaper manufacturer. For example, when buying products from the German company Kleo, it is better to take glue from a similar manufacturer. In this case, you can be sure that there will be no negative nuances during the repair, since the adhesive composition is fully adapted to the finishing material. Return to contents</a>
Rules of preparation and consumption of adhesive composition
Once you already know what glue to use for non-woven wallpaper, all that remains is to figure out how to properly prepare the mixture and what its consumption will be.
The structure of layers of non-woven wallpaper.Manufacturers always indicate the technology for preparing the glue on the packaging. As a rule, the instructions are the same for such materials: pour the dry substance into a bucket with an enamel coating and fill it with water at room temperature. The mixture must be stirred until a homogeneous thick mass is obtained. After this, leave the mixture for 10 minutes and then stir again. The prepared adhesive composition cannot be left for a long time; after its preparation, you must immediately begin gluing the wallpaper. The consumption of the adhesive mixture may vary, it all depends on the structure of the finishing material. For example, for thin single-layer wallpaper, a small amount of glue is required, and for multi-layer wallpaper, the wall surface will have to be well coated with the mixture. On average, 10 kg of diluted glue, for the production of which it is necessary to use 800 g of dry material, is enough to finish a surface of 66 m2. When pasting a room with non-woven finishing materials, it should be remembered that holes for sockets and switches can be cut only after the canvas is completely dry. And the space behind the radiators can be pasted only 10-15 cm deep, while the remaining space is painted over. When buying canvases that need to be painted later, it is important to remember that at least 2 hours must pass before painting begins.
