How To Glue Soap Dish Onto Ceramic Tile

Spread a thin coat of tile adhesive onto the wall with a putty knife.

How to glue soap dish onto ceramic tile.

In the center of the soap dish you can use the quick set epoxy glue. Use 100 silicone or pl400 as your adhesive. I ve supported the soap dish for 24. Use a fair amount of duct tape to hold the shelf to the wall along with this trick.

Smear some of the adhesive onto the back of the soap dish too. 6 spread a bed of strong adhesive such as portland cement or the adhesive recommended by the new tile manufacturer over the existing. Step 4 check for level and fill with grout to finish installation. A polyurethane adhesive combined with a quick set epoxy gel work well for bonding the soap dish in place.

Repeat the process for the height of the item. You should apply the polyurethane adhesive around the outer edge of the soap dish. Measure the length of the item and divide that number by two. After the dish is fully secured you will remove this perimeter tape along with the tape holding the dish in place.

Hold the soap dish against the tile and lightly draw an outline in pencil. I ve tried to use a hot glue gun on the back of the soap dish combined with caulking around the edges but it does not seem to hold. Place a piece of low tack masking tape at that spot. Make sure the tile is very clean.

Position the corner shelf directly over a grout line and pencil the width of the shelf on the wall then use a utility knife to cut out enough of the grout under the shelf so that you can carefully insert utility knife blades into. I m trying to install a ceramic soap dish in my basement shower. Measure the area on the wall where you want the plastic item installed to find the center. The soap dish has a smooth service back not glazed and i m trying to install it onto glazed marble tile.