Your Skeewbacker is a Good Choice!

BEFORE YOU MOSAIC YOUR SKEEWBACKER, KNOW THIS!

Skeewbackers make wonderful mosaic backers. 

• lightweight
• sturdy
• easy to hang with hanging kits - see how here!
• use indoor or outdoor
• no fiberglass
• very vulnerable to solvents due to foam core
• Sizes vary 1/8" -1/4" due to blade thickness when cutting

FIRST: INSTALL ANY HANGING KIT YOU MAY HAVE BOUGHT BEFORE YOU MOSAIC.

PAINTS SAFE TO USE:

Any acrylic paint works well. I've used Olympic Assure paint and primer; Rust-Oleum painters touch ultra cover latex paint; and Glidden premium exterior acrylic - water-based acrylic or latex paints works best.

GLUES SAFE TO USE:

• Silicones
• Weld Bond
• Thin Set
• Mirror adhesives

You can use silicone, weld bond, thin set. GE Silicone glue, for example, is fine to use -  any adhesive that does not have any "ethyls" in it or any solvents. Because of the foam core center, any solvent will warp the boards, and that is what happens with E6000. Do not use E6000. Also, spray paints will harm these boards. But you are safe for interior mosaics with using weld bond; for exterior mosaics thin set works great.  Just be sure to check the ingredients.

EDGES:

• Tile them
• Paint Them
• Thin set or grout them
  

Some people wrap the edges with strips of sticky mesh and thin set over the mesh to smooth it out. But this, in my opinion, is not necessary for Skeewbackers. For 1/2” thick boards you can tile edges, paint edges or just put either your thinset or grout over edges.

Store Skeewbackers flat. Recommend sanded grout.

The ancient mosaicists made art that lasted for millennia. We think that modern mosaic art should be true to its durable heritage. Your Skeewbacker will last as long as your tesserae does with the right backer, allowing your art to be enjoyed for ages. That’s why you made a great choice.

Thank you for using Skeewbackers for your mosaics. Get more Skeewbackers here!