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12-14-2006, 07:29 PM
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Type Of Caulk...
I have a question about caulk. What is the best kind of caulk to use indoors? I mean I know it is a vague question, but what Im doing is I'm doing a job where the house was built in 1775. There is arm molding and all the walls are plaster and behind that is cement. I just wanted to know what kind everyone prefers. The color of the molding in white and the customer hasn't picked a color yet so it is just primed. Thanks.
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12-14-2006, 09:37 PM
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Re: Type Of Caulk...
Sherwin Williams 1100A
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12-14-2006, 09:39 PM
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12-14-2006, 09:54 PM
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Re: Type Of Caulk...
Any brand of acrylic latex will work ok. Stay away from the bottom quality, I find that it shrinks too much, and does not allow much movement before it tears. For surfaces that don't have much "bite" like old walls that have gloss paint, I like to use an adhesive caulk like Polyseamseal.
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12-14-2006, 11:21 PM
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Double Ditto!!!!!!
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12-15-2006, 05:37 PM
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12-15-2006, 06:31 PM
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Re: Type Of Caulk...
Amen....the lower grade stuff is often runny, tubes blow out on you (BM caulk does this a lot) and it cracks/fails. The problem, IMO, is that the lower grade stuff is just too watery to do any good. With 1100A, it's thick and strong, a little dry, but has real body to it, and it's easy to work with. If the caulk you use is extra wet and runny...it's garbage.
The dry thick stuff sticks good, and it won't shrink nearly as much or crack half as bad because it's not mostly water content.
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12-15-2006, 07:23 PM
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12-15-2006, 07:31 PM
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I use Porter's (PPG) Topgun 200.
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12-15-2006, 07:36 PM
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12-16-2006, 08:14 AM
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Re: Type Of Caulk...
mex-flex from duron
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12-16-2006, 11:48 AM
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Re: Type Of Caulk...
We use SW 1100 on crown molding, all exteriors, and anything thats a little "iffy". For just standard new construction interiors we use SW 950.
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