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Home > Home & Garden > Interior Home Improvement   »   mosaic on formica?

 
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Old Aug 9, 2006, 01:54 PM
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mosaic on formica?

i want to do a mosaic on my bath room counter which is formica. will the mud base used for tile stick to formica? is there an alternative or is it a lost cause?

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Old Aug 9, 2006, 06:40 PM   #2  
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Scratch the formica up really well with sandpaper. This will help the adheasive adhere. Use a premixed tile adheasive. I use Mapei Premix thinset adhesive. Wait a day then use a nonsanded grout.
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