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12-14-2006, 07:29 PM
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Pure Vision
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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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Don
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Sherwin Williams 1100A
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12-14-2006, 09:39 PM
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Pro Painter
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Originally Posted by donb1959
Sherwin Williams 1100A
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Ditto...good stuff!
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12-14-2006, 09:54 PM
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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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Painting Contractor
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Originally Posted by AAPaint
Ditto...good stuff!
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Double Ditto!!!!!!
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12-15-2006, 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by DelW
Double Ditto!!!!!!
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Triple Ditto! 
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12-15-2006, 06:31 PM
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Pro Painter
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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, 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by GLK
Triple Ditto! |
Quadruple ditto 
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12-15-2006, 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by AAPaint
tubes blow out on you
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My old boss bought a pallet of junk to save on money. One out of 3-4 tubes blew. Lesson learned... Saving money cost you more money. 
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12-15-2006, 07:31 PM
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I use Porter's (PPG) Topgun 200.
It's attributes sound comparable to the SW 1100A.
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12-15-2006, 07:36 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SHAWNPAINTS
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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I like the Shermax from SW. It will give with any settling house and has a lifetime warranty which is a good sell to homeowners.
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12-16-2006, 08:14 AM
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Pro
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mex-flex from duron
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12-16-2006, 11:48 AM
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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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