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Post by drwillsdc on Sept 23, 2016 14:11:55 GMT
Wyloch, if you aren't an engineer in your professional life, you certainly could have been!
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Post by Confused Crafter on Sept 10, 2017 16:09:45 GMT
Modpodge is also water based. your problem comes from the cork absorbing water. but we want that. your goal is to "NOT" wait for the glue to dry. as soon as it is dry t the touch, put something heavy on it. this step is important. i was able to redo my cork tiles by painting them and them after the first side is painted and dry. put something heavy on them and wait a few days. then paint the remaning side. and it all corrected my problems. but as i tryed it again, i figured what scotty meant... basically glue one side, wait for it to be dry to the touch, put some heavy stuff on it. then paint next side after a day of weighting. then redo it again before painting. just know that while your glue seems dry, it really isn't and its at that time you must put the weights on. once glued and painted they become much harder to bend. so again... do "NOT" wait for the glue to dry, give it a few minutes to an hour for it to become transparent. then put on some heavy weight on the cork. i suggest you take your time. this process to work, is actually very very time consuming. took me about 7 days to make 8 6x6 tiles out of which about 5 days were needed to just prep the tiles for painting. Did you ever end up figuring out why your cork wasn't hardening? I'm having the same problem. I'm using this cork. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06WGQDNQH
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Post by DnDPaladin on Sept 12, 2017 8:03:50 GMT
Took about 7 days to be fully cured and about 3 coats to make em hard. I guess scottys brushes are pushing the glue more then mine.
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Post by quasigeekdad on Sept 18, 2018 22:08:41 GMT
Dont know if many people are on this thread but I had a question. My cork is a bit rough on the outside so the tiles don't line up flush. Anyone have any thoughts on how to remedy this. I already put a black coat on them. Or this on how to lean into the differences.
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Post by margaret on Sept 20, 2018 1:46:50 GMT
I don't know if there's any solution but to trim them just a little and re-paint the edges. Here's a website from a company that makes cork with tips for cutting it. They don't mention using a T-square, but you probably would want to use one to help draw the cutting lines at right angles. www.bangorcork.com/how-to-cut-cork-32120
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