Tenax Polyester Resin Stone Glue - Transparent

Tenax Transparent for Granite, Marble, Engineered Stone, Quartz, Quartzite, Stone - Includes hardener

Can be mixed with pigment to achieve the stone color.  Super Crystal Clear Glue

Tenax Transparent Tixo EX Knife Grade is a high viscosity polyester adhesive used to vertically or horizontally repair, rebuild, bond, and fill. Knife Grade Tixo EX is very smooth in consistency, easy to stir and spread and will cure shiny.

It is very polishable and colors easily to match the stone. It cures fast and bonds extremely strong. Cures in lower temperatures. Not suitable for temperatures below 32°. Recommended for interior use.

Tenax Tixo EX Transparent Knife Grade is Italian made premium knife grade glue that offers many outstanding characteristics that fabricators look for in a knife grade glue.

Why is Tenax the best knife grade polyester glue to use on granite and stone?

1) Doesn't Drip: Tenax Tixo EX knife grade glue is a true knife grade that doesn't drip and run off the edge after adding the hardener and the cure starts to kick in. This is exactly what fabricators want when doing seams, 45-degree edges, or fixing edge chips.

2) Fast Cure Time: Tenax Tixo Granite Glue cures in about 12-15 minutes with a workable time between 4-5 minutes in real world shop and jobsite applications. That gives plenty of time to get the glue on/between the stone, clamped, and finished correctly before the cure time but sets fast enough to not waste time in the shop or in the field.

3) Smooth Consistency: The creamy texture of the Tenax Tixo EX Knife Grade Stone Glue makes it super easy to work with. Especially when adding color and hardener.

4) Great Transparent Color: Tenax made the Tixo EX stone glue with purest polyester resin available. This gives Tixo R some of the lightest and transparent polyester glue on the market. In the can it looks very light in color. When spread onto stone, Tixo EX becomes very clear and transparent.

5) Easy to Color: Because Tixo EX is so light in color it makes it super easy to add tint to color match the stone.

6) Polishes to a High Gloss: Tenax Tixo EX polishes just like the stone does. This is extremely important when doing seams, filling cracks, chips, or doing lamination work.

7) Extremely Strong Bond: Tenax, using premium resin raw materials, has produced one of the strongest polyester bonds in the stone industry. Fabricators are extremely confident that once bonded, Tenax will not fail.

8) Durable for Years: Tixo Knife Grade is extremely durable after installation. No matter what the homeowner throws at Tixo; water, oils, chemicals, etc, Tixo will stand strong and be as durable as the stone for years to come.

9) Produced more than 50 Years: Tenax has been producing Knife Grade glue for granite and stone of over 50 years. The successful track record of use and applications have made Tenax a worldwide known company for its quality, consistency in every can, and its long durability.

10) 10%-25% More Glue in the Can: Tenax 1 Liter cans are sold by volume of 1 Liter cans of glue. Not weight. Not Quart. That means you get 1000 ML of glue per each 1 liter can of Tixo E. How does that stack up against Tenax competitors? check their label and you will very clearly see. Some sell quarts with 750ml of glue. Some sell 900ml of glue. BUT none of them sell 1000ml of glue. What does that mean for you the fabricator? That means you are getting 10%-25% more glue per can. Don't believe it? Look at labels and compare yourself. Even more, take a Tenax 1 Liter can and place it side by side to one of Tenax competitor cans. The difference is very clear!

Instructions for Use:
Ensure that the surface to be treated is dry, clean and free of dust. If using color add before adding catalyst to match the desired hue and then add the catalyst. Mix glue and catalyst according to technical data below and stir thoroughly. Do not put the mixed glue back in the can.

Shelf Life:
Keep the can can closed after using. This product will last at least 6 months under normal conditions between 65° and 77°. Keep away from heat, humidity and sun light.

Safety:
Please read the safety data sheet before use and follow the product instructions.

Technical Specs

Ratio of glue to hardener: 100/2-3% in weight
Gel time in bulk at 77º: 4-5 min
Tacky free time at 77º: 12-15 min
Working time at 77º: 20 min
Temp range for use after hardening: 32º to 230º

Tenax Transparent Flowing

Transparent Flowing for granite, marble, engineered stone, quartz, quartzite, stone by Tenax is polyester adhesive glue used to vertically or horizontally repair, rebuild, bond, and fill. Tenax Flowing is a liquid consistency, easy to stir and spread and will cure shiny.

Tenax Flowing glue is polishable and colors easily to match the stone. It cures fast and bonds extremely strong. Cures in lower temperatures. Not suitable for temperatures below 32°. Recommended for interior use.

Tenax Flowing is Italian made premium liquid glue that offers many outstanding characteristics that fabricators look for in a flowing grade glue. Why is Tenax the best liquid flowing polyester glue to use on granite and stone? 

Features

1. Tenax Transparent Flowing is a high quality polyester mastic used to horizontally repair, rebuild, bond, and fill. Flowing will cure shiny, is very polishable and colors easily to match the stone. It cures fast and bonds extremely strong. Cures in lower temperatures. Excellent for rodding reinforcement on a countertop. Not suitable for temperatures below 32°. Recommended for interior use.

2. Tenax Flowing Granite Glue cures in about 15-20 minutes with a workable time between 8-10 minutes in real world shop and jobsite applications. That gives plenty of time to get the glue on/between the stone, clamped, and finished correctly before the cure time but sets fast enough to not waste time in the shop or in the field.
3. The creamy texture of the Tenax Flowing Stone Glue makes it super easy to work with. Especially when adding color and hardener.
4. Tenax made the flowing stone glue with the purest polyester resin available. This gives Tenax Transparent Flowing some of the lightest and transparent polyester glue on the market. In the can it looks very light in color. When spread onto stone, Tenax Flowing Adhesive becomes very clear and transparent.
5. Because Tenax Transparent is so light in color it makes it super easy to add tint to color match the stone.
6. Tenax Transparent Flowing polishes just like the stone does. This is extremely important when doing seams, filling cracks, chips, or doing lamination work.
7. Tenax, using premium resin raw materials, has produced one of the strongest polyester bonds in the stone industry. Fabricators are extremely confident that once bonded, Tenax will not fail.
8. Tenax Transparent Flowing is extremely durable after installation. No matter what the homeowner throws at Tenax Flowing; water, oils, chemicals, etc, it will stand strong and be as durable as the stone for years to come.
9. Tenax has been producing polyester adhesive glues for granite and stone of over 50 years. The successful track record of use and applications have made Tenax a worldwide known company for its quality, consistency in every can, and its long durability.
10. Tenax 1 Liter cans are sold by volume of 1 Liter cans of glue. Not weight. Not Quart. That means you get 1000 ML of glue per each 1 liter can of glue. How does that stack up against Tenax competitors? check their label and you will very clearly see. Some sell quarts with 750ml of glue. Some sell 900ml of glue. BUT none of them sell 1000ml of glue. What does that mean for you the fabricator? That means you are getting 10%-25% more glue per can with Tenax. Don't believe it? Look at labels andcompare yourself. Even more, take a Tenax 1 Liter can and place it side by side to one of Tenax competitor cans. The difference is very clear!
11. Tenax Transparent Flowing is one of the best flowing glues for rodding granite, marble, stone. Weha Carbon Fiberglass Rodding, White Fiberglass Rodding, Plastic Rodding, and Steel Rodding can all be used with the Tenax Flowing to achieve an extremely strong bond to drastically strengthen the counter top for transport and installation.

Instructions

Make sure the surface to be treated is dry, clean and free of dust. If coloring, add the coloring paste to the resin before mixing it with the catalyst. An excess of coloring paste may affect the final product so use caution. Mixing ratio of resin to catalyst is 100:2 - 3 (see chart below). Stir vigorously and apply. Do not place unused product back in can. Make sure the cans are sealed tightly after use.

Shelf Life

Keep away from heat, humidity and sun. Product will last at least 6 months if kept between 65° - 77°.

Technical Information

• Gel time in bulk at 77º: 5-7 min
• Tacky free time at 77º: 25-30 min
• Working time at 77º: 60-80 min
• Temp range for use after hardening: 32º to 230º
• Ratio of glue to hardener: 100/2-3% in weight

Safety

Please read the safety data sheet before using.