Ceramic tiles glue to white melamine?

[tameriska]

Hi, I am currently retiling/ renovating my bathroom (1952 pink and black tiles HAVE to go :)) and what I would like to know is there a glue that will stick ceramic tiles onto the the side of a white melamine bathroom cabinet. This is butted up to the side of the bath on the end that the shower head is at (space restrictions) I was considering using silicone to glue them on then grouting etc as normal, the other alternative I was thinking of was scoring/ removing the white melamine surface from the area that I wish to tile, then sealing with a timber tiling primer and gluing etc as normal.
Any one glued tiles to melamine before?

[echnidna]

I've used liquid nails successfully
Sand the area of the melamine to be tiled as this will give a better surface for the glue to stick to.

[tameriska]

Hi, would liquid nails cope with the (potentially) wet area, the other concern that I have with liquid nails is that some people in these forums have said that liquid nails will break down after a few years, and will go brittle and release if knocked. ???