Mapelastic is a ready to use, flexible, ultra rapid drying waterproofing membrane for interior and exterior use in showers, wet rooms and on balconies. Can be tiled after 4 hours. For use on screed, render, concrete, plywood and ceramic finishes. Can be reinforced with MAPETEX SEL to provide an anti-fracture membrane.

Key Features

• Quick Drying
• Easy to apply and use
• Re-sealable units
• One part
• Flexible
• Internal and external waterproof liquid membrane

Surface Preparation
Substrates must be well cured sound clean dry and free from oil grease cement laitance old paint and any other substance which could compromise the bond cementitious substrates must be stable and dry with no rising damp suface dust must be completely removed smoothing and levelling layers may be applied using Plantop Fast 330 or Adesilex on old ceramic floors with hollowed or empty tile joints or whenever slopes on the surfaces need to levelled out before spreading on Mapelastic Aquadefense we recommend applying a smoothing and levelling layer using Adesilex P4 substrates in this condition must be thoroughly checked and all coatings such as wax water repellent treatments etc must be removed from the surface with a suitable cleaning product and or by sanding if the substrate has micro cracks insert Mapetex Sel between the two coats of Mapelastic Aquadefense before spreading on the Mapelastic Aquadefense pay particular attention to expansion joints and fillet joints between horizontal and vertical surfaces in such cases apply Mapeband and suitable profiles bonded in place Mapelastic Aquadefenseto waterproof drains on terraces and balconies use the special kits from the Drain range structural joints must be waterproofed with Mapebond TPE bonded to the substrate with Adesilex P4.

Recommended Systems
Mapelastic® AquaDefense must be applied in two even, thin coats (approximately 0.4 mm per coat) with a long-haired roller, brush or trowel. Wait until the first coat is dry, making sure the product becomes darker with a matt finish, before applying the second coat diagonally to the first (approximately 1 hour at +23°C and 50% relative humidity of the air and with substrates having residual humidity lower than 3%). The final thickness of the two coats of Mapelastic® AquaDefense must be at least 0.8mm in order to create a robust, flexible continuous film. Make sure there are no interruptions in the film caused by imperfections in the substrate.

Technical Characteristics
Mapelastic Aquadefense is a totally solvent free ready to use ultra quick drying one component light blue synthetic resin based paste in water dispersion Mapelastic Aquadefense is easy to apply using a long haired roller brush trowel on horizontal sloping and vertical surfaces Mapelastic Aquadefensedries very quickly to form a flexible sheath without a sticky surface it is resistant to light pedestrian traffic after jsut 3 hours and forms excellent grip wth all types of adhesive for laying ceramic stone material and mosaic of all kinds the flexible nature of Mapelastic Aquadefense helps it withstand normal movements caused by expansion and shrinkage of the substrate due to temperature variations and vibrations tiles laid on floors waterproofed with Mapelastic Aquadefense by using C2F class MAPEI adhesives (such as Grainrapid Elastrorapid etc) and grouted with Ultracolor Plus may be opened to pedestrian traffic within only 12 hours of starting the work times refer to the temperature and humidity conditions as indicated before Mapelastic Aquadefenseis resistant to water lime water (ph>12) water containing chlorine and detergents commonly used for cleaning residential environments.