Rating of the best adhesives for vinyl wallpaper

Something, but the Moment trademark is well known in our country, and not only among fans of plastic bags (although, as they would say now, it was made memetic by the “inappropriate” use). Specifically, Vinyl glue in the line, as you might guess, was created specifically for working with vinyl wallpaper and foamed vinyl, inexpensive and quite reliable. The basis of the glue is a mix of modified starch (the largest share) and methylcellulose: on the one hand, it is cheaper, on the other hand, without loss in efficiency. A half-kilogram pack is designed to prepare a volume of glue that is enough for 50-60 square meters. The color of the resulting solution is light beige, so glue will not be the best choice for thin and light wallpapers, but in general it has no particular restrictions on its use.

It is worth noting that the manufacturer decided not to produce a universal adhesive for vinyl and non-woven wallpaper: for working with non-woven wallpaper, the line has its own composition, which, as you might guess, is called «Moment Non-woven». With an equal ratio to water, the “non-woven” glue is less viscous, but an attempt to simply dilute the “vinyl” glue harder for the non-woven fabric will not work: it will not stick well.

The glue, as the name implies, is specialized — it is designed for non-woven wallpaper, including heavy vinyl on a non-woven backing, non-woven wallpaper for painting. For paper wallpapers, on the contrary, it is definitely not recommended by the manufacturer. The basis, like other adhesives of this company, is modified starch. The estimated area for a 450-gram pack is up to 55 square meters.

The glue will have to be stirred longer than many, it will “stand” until it is ready in about 10 minutes. You need to pay attention to this when working with any «starch», since sufficient swelling of the starch particles, the duration of which differs for different varieties, directly affects the effectiveness of the adhesive. Here the fraction is quite large, so the long swelling time is not surprising — the same «Quelyd Super Express» comes to «working condition» several times faster.

Ready glue — almost transparent, pasty. Therefore, it is comfortable to work with heavy wallpaper, they do not tend to crawl away immediately, there will be enough time to correct the installation. But as a minus, you will have to come to terms with the increased consumption: without a stuffed hand, the pack will end much earlier than the instructions promise.

The German company, “the first product of which was waste paper” (seriously, the company’s Russian-language website claims so), offers a somewhat non-standard glue — in addition to starch, it also contains polyvinyl acetate, and even lemon flavor. The glue is universal, it can be used with both paper and vinyl wallpapers, however, with one “but”: for the heaviest wallpapers, the manufacturer recommends adding a 750-gram can of PUFAS Bordürenkleber — border (!) glue to the glue pack. So, for every firefighter, we’ll rather classify it as “average” in terms of strength: there’s no point in messing with “cocktails”, there are enough adhesives for heavy wallpaper on sale.

Glue consumption is average: three hundred grams is enough for a maximum of 40 square meters, if we talk about heavy wallpaper. But, since they would have decided to use it with lighter wallpaper, then it’s worth counting on that way fifty “squares”. It will be ready for use in about five minutes, it is applied conveniently, the time for correction leaves quite good. So, in general, it can be recommended — but with the specified reservation on applicability.

The Polish manufacturer does not indulge in technical information: the mention of “German-made starches” and “seven or eight rolls on one pack of glue” is clearly not enough. Which rolls, for example? For heavy and light wallpapers, the concentration of glue dilution is needed differently, so for such an “informative” technical description on the official website, you can put a strong deuce. Fortunately, at least on the top of the pack they still wrote that with heavy vinyl wallpaper, a 250-gram pack should be enough for an area of ​​​​up to 37 square meters. In reality, it usually turns out less: glue at a given ratio to water turns out to be thick, it is consumed quickly.

In fairness, the adhesive copes with its direct duties well, taking into account the price of the pack, it is quite profitable. Its antifungal properties are not bad, so you can recommend it: for your money, it will give a good result.