‘Substrate Preparation | Priming Weak concrete andlor cement laitance must be removed. Repairs to the substrate, fling of blowpoles / voids, ete. must be carried out using appropiate products from the SkaTop® or Ska® MonoTop® range of materia. low ‘a waiting time of 24 o-48 hours before the ting works. All dust, loose and friable material must be completely removed from all surfaces before application of he product, preferably by brush and/or vacuum. If the substrate is very porous, and/or if the temperature is high and the relative hhumicity is low, it is advisable to pre-dampen the surface - do nol leave any standing wate’ or apply Sika Primer 11 WMY, please contact Sika local representative for further information on about the recommended primer for the specific sudstrate. Expansion Joints Expansionimovement joints must be provided to allow for movement between adjacent building components. They should be as follows: Over existing joints in the substra I Where two cifferent substrates meet @9. timber and concrete IH Around fixed olements in the floor @.g. columns 1 Alintemal vertical comers Around the perimeter of the floor In internal floors, where any dimension exceeds 9m or 6m if subjected to sunlignt In external floors where any dimension exceeds 4.5m |_On wall surfaces at storey heights horizontally and approximately Sm4.5m apart vetically Ideally they should be located over movement joints in the structural background and a structural material changes for example the horizontal joint at the bottom of floor slabs, vertical joints at internal vertical corners, and at junctions with columns, Movement joints should go right through the tile adhesive bed to the background ‘and kept free from dirt and adhesive droppings. Movement joints must not bo loss than 6mm and not wider than 10mm. The movement joints must be filed with Sikafiex” -11FC or Sikatiex” -PRO for floors or Skasil® -C for wall. ‘Substrate Temperature +5°C min /+40°C max, ‘Ambient Temperature $5°C min. /+40°C max. Application Instructions Mixing 6.010 65 lira of water per 25 kg bag Mixing Time ‘Mix thoroughiy with clean water for a minimum of 3 minutes. a Leave material to stand in container (for @ minimum § minutes). Then remix the material for 15 seconds - the product is now ready for use. Tools ‘SikaCoram”-188 MY must be mochanically mixed using a forced action mixer or in 2 clean container using a drill and mixing paddle (< 500 rom). A normal free fall concrete mixer is not sutable. Application Method / Tools ‘SikaCeram-188 MY is applied using a notched trowel onto the substrate. Choose the size of trowel that wil give the right thickness on the back ofthe tle. As aguide: ‘SikaCeram®-188 MY is used for fixing absorbent tiles up to a maximum size of 40,000 m2 (e.g, 60 x 420 cm) for indoor floors, up to 3,600 om? (e.g. 60 x 60 cm) {or indoor walls and outdoor paving, and 2,100 cm2 (2.9, 30 x 60 oF 45 x 45 om) for facades without any mechanical camps. Apply a uniform layer SikaCeram®-188 MY by trowel in small areas at the ‘tecommendad thicknoss. Then, immediately, adjust the thickness using @ notched ‘rowel. Finally, place the tile, pressing i fimiy into the mortar. Open time is approximately 30 minutes under normal temperature and humidity ‘conditions. Under unfavourable conditions, the open time might be shorter. I a ‘surface film has developed, pass @ notched trowel through the applied adhesive, ‘Once the surfaces have been appropriately prepared in accordance with the above instructions, apply tne adhesive onto the substrate using an appropriate serrated 3 Siaeram®-186 wy 4