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Davco's Ultrabond Cleans Up For Refurbishment Of Major Perth Car Dealership When the 700m² showroom floor of the John Hughes Volkswagon dealership at Victoria Park, Perth was to be retiled, Davco Construction Materials' Ultrabond primer/bond enhancer was chosen to prepare the surface for tiling. According to David Mortimer Operations Manager of City Tile Contractors, the preferred contractors for the project, when the old carpet was ripped up a surface contaminated with old adhesive was exposed. "We consulted with Davco and it was decided that Ultrabond was the best product to use this project. | 
| "Without Ultrabond it would have been necessary to machine sand to try to remove the old adhesive or scabble the concrete. These methods are often unsatisfactory and is very time consuming, not to mention very expensive | "Ultrabond was the ideal product because of its unique benefit of allowing tiling to be carried out straight over the old contaminated surface. So there was no sanding required and that meant no dust spreading throughout the premises, which operated throughout the refurbishment period. "It was a much cleaner process and a lot less expensive. You can easily imagine just how important it would be to eliminate dust at such a sensitive site. "Importantly for the dealership it was also a much faster job enabling the tiling to be done quickly and efficiently to allow the new cars to go back on show in the refurbished showroom - helping sales and therefore revenue" said David Mortimer. Ultrabond's quick curing time, 6-8 hours at 20ºC, is another important benefit in critical projects such as a major new car showroom. The surface can be quickly tiled over using any of Davco's cement based or two-part adhesives. It will enhance the bond of tile adhesives onto substrates. According to David Mortimer, the recently released Lanko Pro Level 133 Floor Leveller was also used on an area of the showroom floor to level it for tiling. "Lanko Pro Level 133 allowed us to ensure the floor was level before tiling began to ensure a totally professional job. "The work at the John Hughes, Volkswagon dealership follows on from a successful project by City Tile Contractors Pty Ltd at a Mitsubishi/Hyundai showroom in Perth, a company associated with the Volkswagon car retail outlet" added David. The fact that Davco products have been chosen for the two prestigious new car showrooms is recognition that Davco has the right products to complete cost effective projects backed by superior technical support. Davco's ongoing research and commitment to product development is maintaining their leadership position in adhesives, grouts, waterproofing and on floor levelling. The company's technical team is continually working on the research and development of new products and refinement of existing products for the construction industry and for people who like to do their own projects. It is this commitment that has maintained Davco Construction Materials' leadership in the field. City Tile Contractors office is located within the Imported Ceramics complex at 19 King Edward Road, Osborne Park and they can be contacted on 08 9445 6415. 
For further information contact:
Parex Davco Australia
phone: 02 9616 3000
fax: 02 9725 5551
web: www.parexdavco.com.au
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