EP-Rapid Plinth / Repair Gel

Tools

• Drill with mixing spindle attachment
• Gloves
• A comb or a notched trowel with triangular points.
• Spiked roller

Substrate inspection

• Tiles: the joints must no longer contain any dirt, grease or other chemicals. Tiles must be sanded and loose tiles must be removed.
• Screed: new screed must first harden for at least 28 days.
• Concrete: new concrete must harden for at least 28 days. Any cement layer, protective top layer, impregnation agent or paint layer must first be sanded away.
• With polished concrete, it is very important to sand away the curing compounds on the surface.
• Anhydrite: degrease, then sand and remove dust.

Preparation and processing

MIXING

• Dose a quantity of EP-Rapid Plinth / Repair Gel for processing within 15 minutes.
• Mix a set of EP-Rapid Plinth / Repair Gel and apply it to the place where the skirting board will be. Also prime a distance of 5 cm on the floor in front of the skirting board.
• Then mix a 2nd set of EP-Rapid Plinth / Repair Gel. Add a total of 9 kg of gravel 0.4/0.8 and mix into a compact mortar.
• Apply the compact mortar to the wall with a trowel/putty knife and then finish wet-on-wet with a hollow or straight trowel (between 0-30 min after the primer layer) and then press well.

APPLICATION

• In the case of cracks wider than 1 mm, grind them in further and then fill with EP-Rapid Plinth / Repair gel.
• First saturate the repair with a gravel mixture of EP-Rapid Primer (15-20%) and gravel 0.4/0.8 (85-80%).
• If necessary, clean the floor with a degreaser and then with clean water before blasting or sanding.
• Then mix the A and B components.
• Apply the mixture with a trowel or a putty knife in the crack, making sure that the crack is completely filled.
• After the required drying time, sand the surface with a diamond disc with a double ring.
• If EP-Rapid Plinth / Repair Gel is spilled on a plinth profile, remove it immediately.
  • Clean the profile with a cloth soaked in Isopropanol.
  • The joint between the skirting board profile and the wall must be sealed liquid-tight with sanitary sealant.
• Both the trowel and the baseboard can be misted with water. This will make processing even smoother and give you a tighter and better compacted skirting.

Points of attention

• The recommended floor and ambient temperatures are between 10°C and 25°C with an ideal installation temperature of 18-22°C.
• The substrate must always be free of moisture and grease. (≤ 5% moisture)
• To shorten the drying time of the skirting boards on a site with a low floor temperature (< 15°C), the room can be heated to 20-22°C the day before. At a moisture percentage of 5% to a maximum of 10%, it can be decided to make the floor as dry as possible with a burner.
• The maximum humidity is 80% RH. The temperature of the substrate and the products that have not yet hardened must be 3°C above the dew point.
• All substrates must first be made grease and dust-free of all substances that could prevent adhesion.

Storage and preservation

Shelf life: 12 months in a closed and original container when stored in a dry and cool place (10-25°C).

Cleaning

• Clean used tools with Cleaner EP or acetone. Cured product residues must be removed mechanically.

Video

Disclaimer

These brief installation instructions are here to get you started quickly during installation. However, it is important to first read the technical data sheet and to take note of the safety data sheets It is useful to read through the technical information, “Working with epoxy” All of these documents can be found at the bottom of this page under downloads.