MDF panels are a very popular finishing material for both private and professional developers. In most cases, such sheets are fastened to walls and ceilings mechanically - through the frame. But sometimes the material of this variety is fixed using glue. For MDF panels, of course, such compositions should be selected correctly.
Which glue is best to use
One of the distinguishing features of MDF panels is that they, like any other material containing wood, are afraid of moisture. Sheathed with such sheets in most cases, concrete surfaces. When choosing glue for MDF panels, both of these factors must be taken into account, of course. Acquired fixing composition should not primarily contain water. Also, the product should be designed to work with both wood and concrete.
The most suitable options for fixing compositions for MDF are liquid nails. For decorating MDF panels of both wood and concrete walls, a very good solution would be, for example, to use glue from the Titan wild group. It’s also just perfect for fixing such sheets on any surface suitable means “Moment Installation” and “Crystal”.
What is Titan wild
This tool belongs to the group of universal liquid nails and is professional. Essentially, Titan wild glue is a chemical alternative to screws, nails and self-tapping screws. You can use this composition for fixing MDF panels on surfaces made from absolutely any material. It is not allowed to use such a tool only for polyethylene and polypropylene.
If necessary, gluing MDF panels using Titan wild is allowed both on the premises and on the street.
Clay "Moment Installation"
The liquid nails of this brand for gluing MDF panels are also just perfect. It is allowed to use the “Moment” of this variety for wall decoration with such sheets, as in the case with Titan wild, both inside and out. Consumers praise this glue, including for the optimal combination of price and quality.
This product is packaged in a special tube, inserted into the construction gun during operation . The use of such a tool allows you to dose the "moment of installation" with high accuracy. And this, in turn, eliminates the possibility of cost overruns.
Among the advantages of this glue for MDF panels, consumers, among other things, include the fact that it does not have any unpleasant odor. In addition, you can work with this tool at an ambient temperature of -20 to +70 ° C.
Reviews from consumers, including from professionals, “Moment Installation” deserved simply excellent. Many masters consider, among other things, that he is distinguished by better qualities than even many imported compounds of the same group.
Crystal Moment
Liquid nails of this variety have also earned good reviews from consumers. With the help of “Crystal Moment” glue, it is possible to fix MDF panels on the walls or, for example, on the ceiling, as reliably as possible. A distinctive feature of this tool is, among other things, and the fact that it does not leave absolutely no marks on the connected surfaces.
It is very convenient to use Moment Crystal, for example, in cases where it is not intended to stick any additional fine finish over MDF panels. Thus, in private houses, for example, attics, attics and various kinds of outbuildings are often finished.
One of the distinguishing features of the “Moment” of this variety is the fact that the degree of its setting does not depend on the duration, but on the force of pressing the panel. Among the pluses of this tool, consumers, among other things, include moisture and frost resistance.
The main stages of gluing panels
Thus, we found out which glue for MDF panels is best used. But how to properly install such sheets? The installation procedure of MDF panels using liquid nails is carried out using the following technology:
- preparing the walls;
- markup is made;
- glued panels.
At the final stage, when facing the walls with MDF panels, sockets and corners are trimmed.
How is the preparation made?
At this stage, work should be done as thoroughly as possible and in compliance with all the required technologies. If the walls for gluing the sheets are not prepared correctly, the MDF panels will not last long on them.
Before mounting the sheets, the old finish should first be removed from the surfaces. Also, the walls must be cleaned of dust, dirt and fungus. Next, when preparing the gluing of panels:
- cracks are closed in the walls;
- they are carefully aligned;
- the surface is primed.
Before priming, the surface of the walls can be additionally sanded.
Markup
How to glue the MDF panels in this way is understandable. But before embarking on such a procedure, markings should be made on the walls. In order for the MDF sheets to stand upright and subsequently hold firmly for many years, vertical lines should be applied before they are installed on the surface to be trimmed. You can mark walls when gluing such panels, for example, using a plumb line or a level. But it is best to use a level for this purpose. With the use of such a device, lines on the walls can be applied as accurately as possible.
Mounting technology
After the marking is applied, they begin, in fact, to the main stage of work using glue for MDF panels. Liquid nails of all the above varieties are quite expensive. However, their consumption when installing MDF panels is usually not too large. Installation of such material on the walls or ceiling is carried out according to the following technology:
- strips of glue are applied around the perimeter of the sheet without interruptions;
- the same strips are held with glue and along the diagonals of the panel;
- In addition, glue is applied to the entire area of ​​the panel with thick drops in increments of not more than 20 cm.
The panel so smeared is then pressed tightly against the wall, after which it abruptly breaks away from it. This is necessary so that the strips and points of the liquid nails are slightly weathered. Then the panel is pressed against the wall again, this time for good. After the first sheet is fixed, the marking proceeds to the installation of the second. Small MDF panels on the surfaces to be trimmed should be positioned in rows.
When using reliable glue for MDF panels and at the same time observing all the required technologies, it will be possible to fix the sheets on the walls and ceilings as reliably as possible. When attaching such a material, it is important to press it against the surface being trimmed as much as possible. This will guarantee reliable fixing of the panels and durability of the casing.