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I made two coffee tables for my daughter to go on both sides of her couch. She bought two 12" X 24" white marble tiles to use on the table tops and I built the rest of the coffee table around it. I am putting a sheet of 1/4" MDF directly under the tile, which I will attach to the table frame with Titebond glue. My question is what adhesive to use between the MDF and the tile? I planned on using epoxy, but would be interested to know if there is a better adhesive for this application. Thank you as always...FPT.
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I would use 3M 5200.
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I would use E6000, a styrene based adhesive that bonds both smooth and porous materials. It resembles silicone adhesive on steroids. It remains flexible but has far more holding power than silicone adhesive.
http://eclecticproducts.com/products/e6000/
Lowes and Michael's Hobby both carry this as does Amazon.com.
Use with ventilation. It has a strong odor and is probably not healthy to breath in while curing. If you are going to do a lot of work with E6000, then wear gloves. For occasional use, just use with ventilation.
Once cured it is very strong, and no odor. Clear and remains flexible.
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Epoxy will certainly work, but I like Loctite Polyseamseal because it cleans up with water, and it works. PL Adhesive works great, too, but it's not water cleanup.
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I suspect that the weight of the tile is almost enough to keep it in place. Indeed I might be tempted to use double faced tape so I could change out the tiles at a later date to give it a new look.
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Just get a tube of pure silicone caulk for your caulking gun. About 6-8 bucks at the hardware store.
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(12-21-2018, 09:38 PM)Stwood_ Wrote: Just get a tube of pure silicone caulk for your caulking gun. About 6-8 bucks at the hardware store.
That would be my suggestion as well...almost anything will work, you/re not looking for a wood-to-wood type bond, just something to secure it in place.
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Great recommendations - thank you all! FPT
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I’m a LEXEL user. Bonds almost anything and is waterproof.
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12-22-2018, 10:59 AM
(This post was last modified: 12-22-2018, 11:00 AM by rschissler.)
I would just use latex caulk or construction adhesive. It doesn't need to be waterproof, and doesn't require anything stronger.
