For bonding heavy materials overhead, our fast-bonding WEICON Flex 310 M Super-Tack MS-Polymer is perfect. This adhesive, as you can already tell by its name, has an extremely high adhesive strength. It can also be painted “wet-on-wet“, is sandable and weather-resistant. It enables bondings on vertical surfaces, mainly because this adhesive based on MS polymer has a very high initial adhesion. It builds up its adhesive strength extremely fast.
When bonding similar wall or ceiling deco pieces, you should always keep a bonding gap of at least 1-3 mm to give the adhesive enough space to unfold its strength and to absorb possible tensions. Tip: 1-3 washers or something similar can come in handy to use as spacers.
For overhead bondings, you should keep the following aspects in mind: The weight and the surface of the adherend piece should be considered. Home decor pieces made of stucco, like the one in our example, are certainly not a problem, but you should refrain from any pieces which are too heavy. Take your time for the adhesive bonding. Before the chandelier was installed in the atelier, our customers braced the medallion with wooden slats for several hours. That way, the adhesive could cure properly (for at least 24 hours).