gluing diamond plate to painted drywall

[Yellowdog]

not going with wains coat on my entrance way and stairway...going to buy diamond plate sheets and glue it to the walls...recommendations for adhesive???

 

[synonymous]

liquid nails.

 

[Ralph]

liquid nails.

Scuff sand the diamond plate with some ScotchBrite, and do the same on the wall before you lay down the liquid nails. Use the heavy duty stuff, blue label, low VOC if you can find it, otherwise your place will stink for weeks.

Link: http://liquidnails.com/products/product.jsp?productId=35

 

[abqtj]

you're diamond plating your walls?!?!

 

[BrandonM7]

you're diamond plating your walls?!?!

I was gonna suggest he not do that, but considering the shit he's into a nice water- and impact-proof wall covering might not be a bad idea.

 

[synonymous]

Scuff sand the diamond plate with some ScotchBrite, and do the same on the wall before you lay down the liquid nails. Use the heavy duty stuff, blue label, low VOC if you can find it, otherwise your place will stink for weeks.

Link: http://liquidnails.com/products/product.jsp?productId=35

I only use the large tubes of teh HD stuff. I tried an experiment, took two scrap 2x4s, and glued the ends of them together effectively making a longer 2x4. Let sit over night. Could not separate them the next day despite using some mechanical assisted forces.

 

[mojokat]

use epoxy or contact cement, that way you get a good buzz as a bonus.

 

[Yellowdog]

you're diamond plating your walls?!?!

just in entrance way and on stair way...gtr amps and keyboards lugged up 24 inch wide steps and a 28 inch entrance way is a bitch..this will give that area an "industrial look" and take a beating..its only going to be 3 foot high ..the other 6 foot of wall will be untouched

 

[Yellowdog]

plus i like flat paint..i'm going to put gold records and memorabilia up so the fawkers don't lean their greasy heads or sweaty dirty palms on my wall in that area

 

[wank]

urethane...set up quick and sticks like a mother fer......(autoglass urethane)

edit:it's made to adhere to metal

 

[chris c96]

liquid nails is the chit...

 

[synonymous]

liquid nails is the chit...

They should rename it. Liquid nails is not an accurate description. It should be called "Liquid never coming the fawk apart"

 

[Hubjeep]

This Liquid Nails, designed for mirrors, metal, and drywall.

http://www.liquidnails.com/products/product.jsp?productId=39

 

[mojokat]

I hate doing demo where they use that shit. I replaced 2 storm doors a few years ago and they were both installed and caulked with that shit. Not screw fawking one.

 

[synonymous]

I hate doing demo where they use that shit. I replaced 2 storm doors a few years ago and they were both installed and caulked with that shit. Not screw fawking one.

The material itself always fails, not the bond of the adhesive. You better not use it on anything you don't intend to completely replace if you have to disassemble.

 

[mojokat]

I didn't use it on the doors, previous installer did. Made for a mess. Bathrooms are the worst, all you want to do is replace the tub and surround and you wind up having to tear it all down to the studs.

 

[Justin]

I am going to cover my walls with hammered-flat DrPepper cans.

 

[frank_c]

i think i'd put some anchors in the walls and bolt 'em up. a little more of the industrial look, and if you decide to take them down you'll only have small holes to refill and paint over instead of peeling all the adhesive off and tearing up the wallboard.

or...just clear plexi panels over the paint, attached the same way.

 

[Ron Mexico]

Dillhole approves.

 

[Mike The Apeman]

i think i'd put some anchors in the walls and bolt 'em up. a little more of the industrial look, and if you decide to take them down you'll only have small holes to refill and paint over instead of peeling all the adhesive off and tearing up the wallboard.

To really get industrial, install the panels with lag bolts into the studs. Of course, that means some edges gear could get caught on, but that ain't your problem.