Our Step-by-Step Installation Guide

STEP 1:

Preparing
the Area

Please read the complete Installation Instructions before you start!

1. Prepare base one day prior to installation of Rub R Dek®.
2. Remove all previous coatings, paints and surfacing products before applying Rub R Dek® to ensure a strong adhesion to existing base.
3. Power-wash all loose debris, oil and dirt from existing surface. Allow area to completely dry before installation.
4. Installing plastic EDGING to the inside and/or outside perimeter edges creates a clean finished look.
   Alternatively, you may simply bevel finished edges to a 45 degree angle.
5. 3/8″ plastic edging and PL400 adhesive can be purchased at your local hardware store. A sample piece of plastic edging is included in your Starter Kit. Allow 24 hours for edging adhesive to dry before installation of Rub R Dek®.
6. A wheelbarrow a shovel for mixing are also required.

Clean area thoroughly and allow it to dry

Stater Kit has all the tools you need for the job

A wheelbarrow and shovel for mixing and also required

Inside Edging

Outside Edging

Applying PL400 Adhesive

STEP 2:

Preparing
the Product

1. Weather conditions are extremely important for successful surfacing. A temperature in the range of min. 50^oF(10^oC) and max. 91^oF(33^oC) during, and 24 hours after installation period is advised, as the materials are moisture-curing and may set prematurely.
2. Mixing materials is to exact proportion, using the measure supplied in your Starter Kit, is essential for a successful surfacing job.
3. Placed the supplied drop cloth under the area where you will mix. Place one bag to rubber in the wheelbarrow, then and the adhesive from the supplied pail. The pail should be filled up to the line marked “Fill to Line”. Mix well for 3-5 minutes until the material has no dry rubber granules or clumps. The mixture should be consistent in its texture.
4. If you are using a custom mixture of Rub R Dek® colors, pre-mix the whole quantity of rubber to ensure consistency, fill it back into the bags, and then prepare one bag at a time as described.
5. You will have 30-60 minutes per mix to work with the materials.

Clean area thoroughly and allow it to dry

Starter Kit has all the tools you need for the job

A wheelbarrow and shovel for mixing are also required

Inside Edging

CAUTION: Please be advised that clothing and footwear will be stained if material comes into contact. Rub R Dek® is not recommended for indoor applications. Use only in well ventilated areas! A respiratory mask is recommended. Please use the protective gloves provided in the Starter Kit.

STEP 3:

Installing
the Product

Please on your knee pads and let’s get started!

1. Place mixed material from wheelbarrow at your starting point in small piles with the shovel. Begin to spread and level the material to a thickness of 3/8″, spread roughly over a small area using medium pressure with the towel at a 30 degree angle.
2. Once the surface is a roughly spread, spray your trowel with the supplied lubricant and begin to smooth the finished surface, leaving no granules of rubber sticking up.
3. Repeat process until complete, allow 24-48 hours for curing.

Spread small piles with shovel

Spread and level rubber with trowel

Smooth trowel edges

Spread small piles with shovel

Spread and level rubber with trowel