Caulk

CAULK

NOTE: USE FOAM BACKER ROD TO FILL DEEP (3/8" +) JOINTS BEFORE CAULKING.

PUSH - SHAPE NOZZLE WITH TWO 45-DEGREE CUTS.

PULL - SHAPE NOZZLE WITH ONE 45-DEGREE CUT.

USE WIRE NUT OR 16d NAIL TO KEEP OPEN TUBE FROM DRYING OUT.

SILICONIZED  ACRYLIC LATEX BUTYL RUBBER SILICONE
WOOD SIDING, MASONRY, GLASS, TILE WOOD SIDING AROUND DOORS & WINDOWS CONCRETE BLOCK, BRICK, GUTTERS, FLASHING, CHIMNEYS METAL, GLASS, TILE, SMOOTH & NON-POROUS SURFACES
LIFE: 25-50 YRS. LIFE: 5-25 YRS. LIFE: 10-20 YRS. LIFE: 20-50 YRS.
STRENGTHS: STRENGTHS: STRENGTHS: STRENGTHS:
GOOD ADHESION & FLEXIBILITY, GOOD WEATHERABILITY, EASY TO APPLY, PAINTABLE, COMES CLEAR & IN COLOR EASY TO APPLY, CURES FAST, PAINTABLE & IS COLORED, WATER CLEANUP, GOOD FOR INTERIORS-LOW ODOR, CAN BE USED ON EXTERIORS HIGH MOISTURE AREAS AND BELOW GRADE, PAINTABLE & IS COLORED, EXCELLENT FOR ALUMINUM SIDING, CAN BE APPLIED BELOW FREEZING GOOD FLEXIBILITY, LEAST SHRINKAGE, CAN JOIN MANY DIFFERENT MATERIALS, CAN BE APPLIED AT MOST TEMPERATURES.
WEAKNESSES: WEAKNESSES: WEAKNESSES: WEAKNESSES:
CURES SLOWLY, SOME SHRINKAGE NOT FOR HIGH-MOISTURE AREAS, DOESN’T BOND WELL ON METAL & NON-POROUS SURFACES, DOESN’T STAY FLEXIBLE STRINGY WHEN APPLIED, CURES SLOWLY, HIGH SHRINKAGE, DOESN’T STAY FLEXIBLE, SOLVENT CLEANUP FLAMMABLE NOT PAINTABLE, NOT FOR MASONRY, POOR PERFORMANCE - CEDAR & REDWOOD, SOLVENT CLEANUP

CAULK REMOVAL - USE A SHARP PUTTY KNIFE OR WOOD CHISEL TO GET CAULK OFF BOTH SURFACES.  GET RID OF THE RESIDUE WITH A SCOTCH-BRITE PAD AND A DAMP CLOTH.  MAKE SURE THINGS ARE REAL DRY IF YOU'RE GOING TO REAPPLY CAULK.  THERE IS, AS OF NOVEMBER, 2005, AN ELIXIR ON THE MARKET, "CAULK B GONE", THAT BROTHER RAYMOND TEST FLIGHTED REPORTING GOOD RESULTS.  IF YOU GO THIS ROUTE, WE'D APPRECIATE YOUR FEEDBACK ALSO. 

CAUTION - MAKE SURE SURFACES ARE COMPLETELY DRY BEFORE RECAULKING.

TIP - TRY "INDOOR/OUTDOOR CAULK REMOVER" FROM 3M. CAUTION: IT’S NOT COMPATIBLE WITH PLASTIC TILE OR EPOXY COATINGS ON REFINISHED BATHTUBS AND MAY DAMAGE SOME FIBERGLASS TUBS AND TUB SURROUNDS.  3M - 1-800-364-3577.

COLORED CAULKS - 20 "CLASSIC COLORS" - GLOSSY & MILDEW RESISTANT - 6 OZ. TUBE ABOUT $5.00.  DARWORTH COMPANY - (800) 624-7767.

21 "PHENOSEAL" COLORS - GLOSSY, SCRUBBABLE, FLEXIBLE, MILDEW AND RUST RESISTANT - 6 OZ. TUBE. GLOUCESTER CO., INC. - (800) 343-4963.  GOOD FOR MATCHING THE GROUT!!!