VCT over VCT?
I have a small bathroom closet that has VCT, it's on pretty good, I took a chissle and it will chip off but it's on that well, it looks like it will take alot to remove dow to the conc., can I glue the new tile over the old? what glue would you use? Thanks I know it can be done, we did it in the Navy all the time. 2 layers was the max, then it was time for the pneumatic chipping hammer. Couldn't tell you what glue, just that back then, you almost had to wear a respirator from the fumes. You need to strip any wax off the existing...and it seems like we used an abrasive pad on a buffer to take any sheen off the old tile. The Pro's will be around. Yes, you can install VC tile over VC tile. You need to strip the finish off the existing tiles, and that's typically done with a chemical stripper. Phone around to the janitorial supply stores in your area as some of them will also provide janitorial services as well. Those places will sell you a small amount of wax stripper from an open jug (or even give you some if you bring a bottle for them to fill). They use wax stripper to clean residual wax out of their stripping pads. You can also buy it for $25 to $30 per gallon at any janitorial supply store, but if this closet is only 4 feet by 4 feet, you're not going to need more than a pint of stripper. People tell me that the stripper needs to be diluted with water to work properly, but I've always found that it actually works better if you use it straight (if you use the method described in the following paragraph). A fast easy way to remove the floor finish from small areas is to grip a single edge razor blade with a pair of needle nose style locking pliers. Spread the stripper over part of the floor area and allow time (10 to 20 minutes or so) for the stripper to soften the finish. When the finish is soft you should be able to scratch the floor with your fingernail and have soft finish accumulate under your fingernail. Then just shave the softened finish off the floor with the razor. Once you've done the whole floor this way, then just use a green Scotchbrite pad to scrub the floor with wax stripper to remove any residual finish, and clean the stripper off the floor with water. Some strippers are harsher on the skin than others, so have some rubber gloves handy. If you never put acrylic finish down on those tiles, they might not even have any finish on them to remove. I would just Roberts 2057 VCT tile adhesive to glue down the new tiles. I think Home Depot sells the Roberts line of flooring adhesives. This is an adhesive that's light beige and opaque in the tub but dries to a transluscent goldish colour. People often refer to it as Clear adhesive because of the way it dries. Once the adhesive has dried sufficiently so that it's all that transluscent gold colour, you can start laying tiles in it. Using a hair dryer would accelerate the drying time. I'm sure this has already been completed since it's 4 months old, but Nestor gave you great advice. The only thing I would add is to make sure there aren't any spots in the old tile that are beginning to come up and do not follow the existing tile lines. If, after time, the first layer begins coming up, the new layer will immediately begin coming up as well if it's right on the old tile lines.
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