Color matched caulking - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

dkillianjr · 05-24-2008, 06:45 PM

Hey guys, I remember seeing a caulking a while back that you could add some paint of your choice to it and have a custom colored caulking. Has anyone see or heard of such a thing? Or maybe are there any other options to getting a custom colored caulking? The reason I ask is sometimes when I install stained baseboard and crown and stuff like that if would be nice if I could caulk it to the wall after I install it and not have to touch up the white caulking. Any ideas guys?

Thanks, Dave

Faron79 · 05-25-2008, 12:11 AM

I've tinted lots of caulk for our customers.
Red-Devil makes the caulk, and there's a couple of "tinting kits"...
The cheap one is ~ $35 retail.
The good one (metal) is ~$90.

If we do it at the store for a customer, we charge $11.99.

Cleaning-up the mixer & syringe is kind of a pain ya know!!

Faron

**genecarp** · 05-25-2008, 05:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Faron79

I've tinted lots of caulk for our customers.
Red-Devil makes the caulk, and there's a couple of "tinting kits"...
The cheap one is ~ $35 retail.
The good one (metal) is ~$90.

If we do it at the store for a customer, we charge $11.99.

Cleaning-up the mixer & syringe is kind of a pain ya know!!

Faron

how is the red devil kit? other than the cleanup being a pita. does it allow you to get a good match? is it latex based? thanxs

painterofeveryt · 05-25-2008, 06:55 PM

clean ups not that bad,,, and you can use any clear latex based caulk....

dkillianjr · 05-25-2008, 07:23 PM

Thanks guys, I think I am gonna pick one of those red devil kits up and check it out. Do any of you guys know who carries them other than the internet?

Dave