Superior Stone Products Gold Stone Adhesive – Quart, GV-5, Knife Grade
Superior Stone Products Gold Stone Adhesive – Quart, GV-5, Knife Grade
The Superior Stone Products Gold Stone Adhesive in GV-5 knife grade is a styrene-free knife grade stone adhesive supplied in a quart and cured with Superior's white paste hardener (BPO), which is bought separately.
Key Features
- GV-5 is the knife grade in Superior's three-grade Gold line, which runs GV-1, GV-5 and GV-9.
- Cured with Superior's white paste hardener (BPO); Superior instructs users to use only the hardener it supplies.
- Superior states the Gold formulation contains no styrene.
- Quart container, item 200-30010-10; the same GV-5 grade is also published in gallon, 5 gallon pail and Big Box.
- Distributors market the Gold line as an acrylic/epoxy blend, though that wording is distributor-sourced rather than stated by Superior.
Who Is This For?
Countertop fabricators and stone masons who want a knife grade adhesive in a size they can finish before it goes off, typically for seams, miters and chip repair on a job or two at a time. The quart is the smallest published Gold container.
What This Is Not For
A knife grade adhesive will not flow into a rod channel or a tight hairline, so it is the wrong grade for pour work; the Superior Stone Products Epoxy E-1000 & E-1010 - 2-Quart Unit, E-1000, Flowing is the flowing option in the same catalogue. Gold is also a fabrication adhesive rather than a setting adhesive and should not be used to bond stone or tile to plywood, backer board, concrete or masonry - the Superior Stone Products E-1500-S Tile & Stone Setting Epoxy is the correct product there.
Frequently Asked Questions
What hardener does Superior Gold take?
Superior Gold stone adhesive is cured with Superior's white paste hardener (BPO), sold separately. Superior instructs users to use only the hardener it supplies.
What does GV-5 mean?
GV-5 is the knife grade in Superior's Gold line, which is published in three grades, GV-1, GV-5 and GV-9. The GV prefix distinguishes Gold from the separate Gold Evolution line, which uses EV codes.
Does this contain styrene?
Superior states that its Gold stone adhesive contains no styrene.
How fast does it gel and cure?
Superior does not publish a gel time or cure time for the Gold line in the sources on file. Set time depends on the hardener percentage and shop temperature, so the figures on the container govern.