PERMOBOND is a versatile water-based synthetic ter-polymer that has numerous applications in both the building and DIY industry. It performs as a bonding agent between new and old surfaces, and as a primer to toughen friable, powdery surfaces prior to plastering, screeding or tiling. It is also ideal as a keying agent over smooth non-porous surfaces, protective barrier coating between incompatible surfaces, and as a cement and gypsum additive for enhancing flexural strength, adhesion and water resistance.
General information :
Features & Benefits
- Versatile – primer, keying agent, additive, waterproofing, adhesive, barrier coat.
- Concentrated formulation – can be extended with water.
- Excellent water resistance – ideal for applications requiring enhanced water resistance.
- Excellent adhesion – bonds to most surfaces used in the building industry.
- pH independent – compatible with both gypsum and cement products.
- Dries to a tacky finish – ideal as a bonding agent and primer.
- Solvent free – non-flammable, non-toxic.
- Water based – cleans up easily with water.
Applications
PRIMER & BONDING AGENT
Use prior to plastering, skimming, screeding, tiling and painting. PERMOBOND consolidates and regenerates friable porous surfaces thereby improving adhesion of plasters, screeds, tile adhesives and paints to the old surface. It also reduces porosity of the sub floor reducing pinhole effect observed in self-leveling screeds, and preventing excessive absorption and loss of water-of-hydration, thereby enhancing the performance of the screed / plaster system.
KEYING AGENT & SCRATCH COAT
Use prior to screeding and tiling over smooth, dense non-porous surfaces. PERMOBOND provides excellent keying properties to smooth, dense, non-porous surfaces such as quarry tiles, terrazzo, etc.
thereby improving adhesion to these surfaces.
ADDITIVE
Use when plastering, skimming, screeding, tiling, grouting and painting. PERMOBOND enhances adhesion, flexural strength, and water resistance when added to gypsum plaster, cement plaster, screed, tiling adhesive and grout, and PVA based paint. Ideal for improving quality of low cost paints.
Prevents cracking in wide grout joints. Essential when tiling with porcelain tiles.
WATERPROOFING
Use when plastering, skimming, screeding, tiling, grouting and painting. When added to cement and gypsum, PERMOBOND, forms a water-resistant barrier making it ideal to waterproof and seal showers, outer walls, and ponds.
PROTECTIVE BARRIER COAT
Use prior to plastering and skimming. PERMOBOND acts as an ideal barrier coat between two incompatible surfaces for example, when applying a gypsum plaster to a cementitious surface or vice versa. The PERMOBOND prevents the chemical reaction from occurring at the interface between the two materials, thereby preventing delamination and failure.
ADHESIVE
PERMOBOND is ideal as a general purpose adhesive for bonding paper, cardboard and even wallpaper.
Super for handicrafts, school projects, book binding, book repair and as a fabric stiffener.
Adhesion
Excellent adhesion to plaster, plasterboard, mortars, concrete, sand-cement screeds, enamel paint, PVA, and
acrylic paint, wood, metal, brick, natural stone, plywood, block wood, chipboard, MDF
Limitations
Not to be used as a final coat due to film tackiness and high dirt pick up.
Not suitable for priming some plastic surfaces e.g. polypropylene, polyethylene, etc.
Not suitable as a primer between surfaces of differing dimensional stabilities e.g. as a primer between wood and plaster.
Not suitable for solving rising damp problems.
Not suitable for waterproofing where high hydrostatic pressures are anticipated.
Not suitable for sealing of resinous wood and knots. These must be sealed with a solvent based primer or knotting sealer. Do not apply undiluted PERMOBOND to a Crete stone surface.
Safety instructions
Although PERMOBOND is non-toxic, safe handling practices should still be implemented to avoid irritating sensitive skin. Wear rubber gloves to avoid direct contact with skin. In the event of skin contamination, rinse thoroughly with cold water. Seek medical assistance if irritation or discomfort persists. Avoid contact with eyes.
Do not empty into drains.
Keep PERMOBOND away from children and pets!
Refer to our Material Safety Data Sheets for further toxicological information and comprehensive handling instructions.
Surface preparation
Prior to the application of PERMOBOND, the surface must be dry and free from all loose materials, dust and dirt
and other contaminants.
Directions for use
| Application | Task | Dilution | Method of application |
| Adhesive | Permobond is ideal as a general purpose adhesive for bonding paper, cardboard, wallpaper, handicrafts, school projects, book binding, book repair | Use undiluted | Brush or roller apply onto surface |
| Canvas | Waterproofing seams | Use undiluted | Brush directly onto
seam |
| Concrete | Enhance adhesion properties, water resistance and flexural
strength of cement |
10% of cement
quantity e.g. 5kg Permobond per 50kg bag cement |
Premix Permobond
with cement water. Adjust water quantity accordingly |
| Fabric stiffening | Improve stiffness / handle of fabric | Dilute as required to
achieve desired feel |
Brush Permobond into
the fabric |
| Painting | Enhance adhesion, water
resistance and flexibility of low cost paints thereby improving performance and durability |
Use concentrated | Add up to 10% Permobond to the paint |
| Painting onto an old friable, porous surface | Dilute 1 part Permobond
with 3 parts water. Apply 1 coat |
Brush, roller or spray apply onto surface.
Apply paint when surface has dried |
|
| Painting over Crete stone | Dilute 1 part Permobond
with 5 parts water. Apply 1 coat |
Brush, roller or spray apply onto surface.
Apply paint when surface has dried |
| Patching | Mix your own patching cement for quick and easy repairs. | Premix 2 parts cement
to 8 parts sand. Dilute 1 part Permobond to 1 part water and add to premix until desired consistency. |
Apply with plaster trowel. |
| Plastering
& Skimming |
Protective barrier coat to prevent direct contact between two incompatible surfaces e.g. gypsum and cement. | Dilute 1 part
Permobond with 3 parts water. Apply 2 coats. |
Brush, roller or spray
apply onto surface. Allow to dry approx 30 minutes; apply second coat. Apply plaster when surface has dried |
| Enhance adhesion, water
resistance and flexural strength thereby improving plaster performance and durability |
Dilute 1 part Permobond
with 3 parts water |
Add to plaster in place
of water |
|
| Improve water resistance of plaster | Dilute 1 part Permobond
with 3 parts water |
Add to plaster in place
of water |
|
| Cretestone / gypsum based plaster onto an old friable, porous surface –consolidate and regenerate the old surface improving adhesion of the newsurface to the old surface | Dilute 1 part Permobond
with 3 parts water. Apply 2 coats. |
Brush, roller or spray apply
onto surface. Allow to dry approx. 30 minutes; apply second coat. Apply plaster or screed when surface has dried |
|
| Sand / cement based plaster onto an old friable, porous surface –consolidate and regenerate the old surface improving adhesion of the newsurface to the old surface | Make your own scratch
coat. Premix 1 part cement : 3 parts sand. Dilute 1 part Permobond to 1 part water and add to premix until desired consistency |
Apply scratch coat over
surface. Apply screed or tile adhesive when surface has dried |
|
| Plaster over smooth, dense nonporous surfaces such as quarry tiles, terrazzo, etc. – provide excellent keying properties to
enhance adhesion onto these difficult surfaces |
Make your own scratch
coat. Premix 1 part cement : 3 parts sand. Dilute 1 part Permobond to 1 part water and add to premix until desired consistency |
Apply scratch coat over
surface. Apply screed or tile adhesive when surface has dried |
| Screeding | Enhance adhesion, water
resistance and flexural strength thereby improving screed performance and durability |
Dilute 1 part Permobond with 3 parts water | Add to screed in place of
water |
| Improve water resistance of your scree | Dilute 1 part Permobond with 3 parts water | Add to screed in place of
water |
|
| Screed onto an old friable, porous surface –consolidate and regenerate the old surface improving adhesion of the new surface to the old surface. | Dilute 1 part Permobond with 3 parts water.
Apply 2 coats. |
Brush, roller or spray apply
onto surface. Allow to dry approx. 30 minutes; apply second coat. Apply plaster or screed when surface has dried. |
|
| Screed over smooth, dense non-porous surfaces such as quarry tiles, terrazzo, etc. – provide excellent keying properties to enhance adhesion onto these difficult surfaces | Make your own scratch coat. Premix 1
part cement : 3 parts sand. Dilute 1 part Permobond to 1 part water and add to premix until desired consistency |
Apply scratch coat over
surface. Apply screed or tile adhesive when surface has dried |
|
| Tiling and grouting | Enhance adhesion, water
resistance and flexural strength thereby improving tile cement and grout performance and durability |
Dilute 1 part Permobond
with 3 parts water |
Add to tile cement in place
of water |
| Improve water resistance of your tile cement and grout | Dilute 1 part Permobond
with 3 parts water |
Add to tile cement in place of water | |
| Prevent cracking in wide grout joints | Dilute 1 part Permobond
with 3 parts water |
Add to tile grout in place
of water |
|
| Tile onto an old friable, porous surface – consolidate and regenerate the old surface improving adhesion of the new surface to the old surface | Dilute 1 part Permobond
with 3 parts water. Apply 2 coats |
Brush, roller or spray apply
onto surface. Allow to dry approx. 30 minutes; apply second coat. Apply plaster or screed when surface has dried |
|
| Tile over smooth, dense non-porous surfaces such as quarry tiles, terrazzo, etc. – provide excellent keying properties to enhance adhesion onto these difficult surfaces | Make your own
scratch coat. Premix 1 part cement : 3 parts sand. Dilute 1 part Permobond to 1 part water and add to premix until desired consistency |
Apply scratch coat over
surface. Apply screed or tile adhesive when surface has dried |
|
| Enhance adhesion when tiling with difficult to bond tiles e.g. porcelain tiles | Dilute 1 part Permobond with 3 parts water | Add to tile cement in place
of water |
|
| Waterproofing | Use to make a water resistant barrier prior to plastering, screeding or tiling a shower or outer wall
. |
Dilute 1 part Permobond with 1 part water and add to 4 parts cement Priming coat 1 part water to 1 part Permobond | Brush or roller apply a
~1mm even coat onto surface. Allow to dry and apply 2nd coat at right angles across 1st coat. Allow system to dry before proceeding further. For best result apply priming coat of diluted Permobond before plastering, screeding, or tiling |
Cleaning
Machines and tools can be cleaned with water. Warm soapy water will increase cleaning effectiveness.
Effluent should be dealt with as per local regulations and if none exists, it is recommended to mix the
effluent with sawdust and dispose of when dried.
Product packaging: 1L bottle
Product data
| Appearance | Viscous white liquid |
| Solids | Approx. 37% |
| Density | Approx. 1.03 g/cm3 |
| pH | Approx. 5.0 |
| Coverage / kg | Concentrated: Approx. 10m2
/L depending on surface porosity. Diluted 1:3 ALCOLIN PERMOBOND: Approx. 40m2 /L depending on surface porosity. |
| Tools | Roller, brush or spray equipment |
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