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FibaFuse

FibaFuse is avaible in Alberta at these drywall yards...

WinRoc... http://www.winroc.com/branch-locator....php?id_prov=9

Kenroc... http://www.kenroc.com/branches.html

Pacific West... http://www.pacwestsystems.com/

pipercub17

so i got some more time to play around with is stuff today

it has potential to be great with some improvments

so i sprayed 2 types of glue on the product to see if the fibers could be held together better. then i let it dry and grabbed some mud and put it to the test ,and wow it was much better. the fibers dont move around when wet

second idea out there was a self adhesive, so i sprayed some spray adhesive to one side let it dry and then stuck it to a wall it would work great this way too !

FibaFuse

thanks for testing. the results are interesting. the glue seems to act like a layer of protection for the fibers. did it inhibit the mud from flowing through the tape? that's one of the benefits of fibafuse and gives it the high first crack strength.

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Hey piper...what did you use for spray? Trim-Tex, 3M...?

pipercub17

''thanks for testing. the results are interesting. the glue seems to act like a layer of protection for the fibers. did it inhibit the mud from flowing through the tape? that's one of the benefits of fibafuse and gives it the high first crack strength''


ya the glue keeps it all together
not puting alot of glue on it so the mud still gets in to the tape
and it still bends for the corners
i think it worked better than without the glue



what did you use for spray? Trim-Tex, 3M...?

i just used some 3M spray

FibaFuse

Good stuff pipercub17. I have some 3M spray and will play around with it too. You've given me an idea.

pipercub17

no worries anything to to make a product i plan on using better
taped out a garage today with it and it worked great

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Just received my sample roll. Can't wait to try it. Thanks Tom...keep you posted

BedRoc

Our taping crew have been using Fibafuse for a few months now. We LOVE it on the flats. It is really easy to wipe. One thing we had seen while doing a basement was the tapes were wet. Since we used paper tape on the angles, we compared. Looking closer, we had seen that in fact the paper tape shows it was dry when in fact behind the dry surface, it was wet. Thinking back now, how many times could we have taped over wet mud creating shrinkage? The Fibafuse shows you when your tapes are truely dry. For this reaon, we think it is superior.....so far. We live in Saskatoon Saskatchewan Canada, where we have weather from -40 to +40 degrees celcius. You claim this stuff is strong, but can it handle structural movement in these conditions?

FibaFuse

Thanks for the feedback - I always love hearing from folks who have been using FibaFuse. The open structure of FibaFuse helps mud dry faster - basically the mud has more contact with the open air. The great thing is the open structure does not compromise crack strength.

Your question on structural movement is a difficult one to answer because there are many variables involved in this type of movement - large structural shifts can cause extreme stress to the drywall joint such that no joint tape can overcome. Because FibaFuse integrates into the mud rather than sit on top of the first coat like paper tape, there is a stronger bond which translates to a stronger reinforcement layer. Maybe another question is if FibaFuse can withstand surface impact - say a person or an object is hit against the wall. Can FibaFuse hold up to general abuse that a wall takes over time? Would this be an interesting feature to advertise to your customer base?

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MercuryArc

I started using Fibafuse in April and won't go back to paper or mesh. It does the function of both. When the compound is set up the fibafuse is embedded right in with the compound like mesh, but with the profile of paper.

Like this product.

drywallflasher

I had a 5 gallon bucket with some water and soaked the rolls I was going to use and the fibers stay down and not float around and works the best for us and these guys told us to try it that ways as well and works great.
http://www.drywalltoolsplus.co/fibaf...oint-tape.html

cazna

Interesting tip, The fibers can cause itching and are a concern to some people so damping the rolls can help that.

Kiwiman

I might just try that

Checkers

Old partner said it's hell when taping with a bazooka, he'll never use again because of how itchy he was after running it all day.

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Mesh and hot mud is all I need!

drywallflasher

It works great I have more on order but I was using for a ceiling job and when sun light comes threw you can see all the fibers as you open and inhale them if you do not see them so always wear a dust mask but I was told to soak in water a bit tried it and solved that problem right away and has no ill effect on tape at all and may even help. The fibafuse is alot stronger and we are wanting centex homes in this area to try on some model homes so we will see

SlimPickins

One great bonus about the FibaFuse that I don't think anyone has mentioned yet is that the fibers sand off if you happened to skim a little tight.

Mudshark

Why not just use paper tape?

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Kiwiman

Heeeeere we go....... Fibafuse vs Papertape ding ding!

Mudshark

Bring er on

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