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from Hesperia, CA on 8/21/2011
Comments about Mapei Ultrabond 990 Adhesive (5 Gal):
This is a good easy to use glue. We used this to install 3/8" Hardwood flooring in our hallway. This stuff works great but it gets on everything once you open the can. I would recommend the use of lots of paper towels and a bottle of adhesive remover.
Comments about Mapei Ultrabond 990 Adhesive (5 Gal):
sTRONG AND LASTING
[3 of 4 customers found this review helpful]
Comments about Mapei Ultrabond 990 Adhesive (5 Gal):
Compared to water based adhesives, this product gives you a very long work time before it skins over, but still has strong initial hold. Sliding of flooring can be a problem...keep an eye out for joints that were installed a half-hour to an hour previous....the gap can increase. DEFINITELY cover trowel and applicator spatula (if you use one) with duct tape to all but the edges if you ever want to use these a second day as even mineral spirits don't clean this stuff well! You MUST get the urethane cleaner (the towelettes are expensive, but very convenient), as you WILL get this stuff on the finished floor.
from 92782 on 8/3/2010
Comments about Mapei Ultrabond 990 Adhesive (5 Gal):
I am happy with my floor
[0 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
from new orleans louisiana on 7/25/2010
Comments about Mapei Ultrabond 990 Adhesive (5 Gal):
I went out and purchased every solvent cleaner i could find and still could not get the floor clean from the glue and i did it within one day of the install !
[0 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
from las vegas on 6/15/2010
Comments about Mapei Ultrabond 990 Adhesive (5 Gal):
not flexible to install (bamboo)
from Frederick, MD on 10/18/2009
Comments about Mapei Ultrabond 990 Adhesive (5 Gal):
Please do yourself a favor and don't but this stuff. Nightmare to work with.
from Birmingham AL on 9/21/2009
Comments about Mapei Ultrabond 990 Adhesive (5 Gal):
Is easy to work with and it has more storage resistant
[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
from Lake Charles, LA on 9/8/2009
Comments about Mapei Ultrabond 990 Adhesive (5 Gal):
When i opened the can, about 2" of glue was dried on top, had to use a box cuter to cut off top glue. Then glue was so think you could barely move it with a trayl. My wrist & arm was very sore. I will not use this again.
from Lighthouse point Fl on 4/23/2009
Comments about Mapei Ultrabond 990 Adhesive (5 Gal):
I am happy with the product, but not happy with the price. [...]
[0 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
from Tallahassee, FL on 7/18/2008
Comments about Mapei Ultrabond 990 Adhesive (5 Gal):
Strand is very hard, dogs have yet to put a scratch on it (we have two Aussies). Looked so good in the great room we laid it in two more rooms.
[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]
from Phoenix, AZ on 6/28/2008
Comments about Mapei Ultrabond 990 Adhesive (5 Gal):
My installer really appreciated this product and so did we because no smelly odor like the other one we used in our other room.
[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]
from Henderson, NV on 5/24/2008
Comments about Mapei Ultrabond 990 Adhesive (5 Gal):
The adhesive qualities of the glue were wonderful. It had great working time once spread. However, this stuff is nasty to work with. It's first of all difficult to get out of the can and spread. Then, it gets on EVERYTHING and is difficult to get off. I used mineral spirits as recommended to remove the glue before it dried. I found that my wood floor was dulled in places where I wiped with the mineral spirits. I got some of the glue on my arms and didn't clean it off before it dried. It took a week before I could get it off.
I was told the entire 5 gallon pail would cover my 200 sq ft floor. I only made it through about 125 sq ft before running out. I don't believe I was spreading it took thick. I used the trowel recommended in the store and spread it with the tongue of the trowel scraping against the concrete floor. I switched to a water based glue for the remaining portion of the floor. It didn't have near as good of a working time (hazed over relatively quickly), but the clean-up was much, much better. The flooring where I used the water based glue has a lot more luster than where I used the urethane glue. I ended up having to coat the floor with a urethane sealer to get the gloss back. It looks fantastic now.
[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
from Los Angeles/Baldwin Hills, CA. on 5/1/2008
Comments about Mapei Ultrabond 990 Adhesive (5 Gal):
Our installers used this product based on a recommendation from Lumber Liquidators staff. It worked very well, had no toxic solvent odor and "firmed up" within 2-4 hours of laying the planks.
It's been 3 weeks and we're still trying to remove the small areas of spillover, footprints and a few smudges between the planks. Paint thinner is NOT really cutting it!
from Sacramento on 4/21/2008
Comments about Mapei Ultrabond 990 Adhesive (5 Gal):
make sure you get a bottle of the remover. It make cleaning up much easier.
from Atlanta Ga. on 10/20/2007
Comments about Mapei Ultrabond 990 Adhesive (5 Gal):
This product was much easier to use than other adhesives I have used in the past. I also like the light brown color which blends in should some of the glue get pushed up through the planks. In all I was very happy with the products preformance.