Is there a good caulk finishing tool on the market?
yadax3
15 years ago
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mightyanvil
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Weird: sanded caulk turned to oatmeal.
Comments (2)When saturated with water for long periods, a 100% latex caulk will sort of mush out as you described. The advatange is that latex caulks are very easy to work with with regards to tooling and cleanup. A 100% silicon caulk would not be affected by water much at all. But they are more difficult to tool. The "Goldilocks" compromise is a siliconized-latex. A little more water durability than a pure latex, but not as difficult to tool as a pure silicon. What you're describing sounds more like a latex caulk than a S-L. I don't use Mapei caulks on a regular basis, but I'd venture a guess that the Mapei would be a S-L, so I'd think that it would be more durable than fluffing out after a weekend's worth of water exposure. But anything is possible. Mongo...See MoreExterior door caulking
Comments (4)Randy is true about the Lintel Iron above the window. With no disrespect we see these daily. We use an angle grinder to knock off the rust and scale. We then coat it with a rust inhibitor and then a good coat of primer and exterior Rustoleum paint. Let it dry and caulk up the gap with Quad urethane caulking. You also have to make sure the Lintel Iron front edge is caulked and made water tight. If this is done right we've never had the problem re-surface. If you've never used an angle grinder have someone else do it or have proper eye & ear protection. This is very important!!!!!!!...See MoreInstallers used non-paintable caulk for exterior
Comments (8)Thank you, everyone! To answer the questions by skydawggy, the windows are vinyl. I haven't had the wood wrapped (yet)--have thought about it, just hesitating because of expense and so many other home improvement projects. And the wood is in decent shape yet. As for caulk: owner of company assured me that they do not use unpaintable caulk. One of the company's employees confirmed that this is the caulk that was used for the exterior: OSI VP-275. It says on the label that it is "not paintable" and "paint surface before applying." Seems pretty clear to me. To answer fusion866: thank you for the info. I know that many painters do routinely remove old caulk anyhow before they paint, since caulks do wear, crack, and so forth, and so they wouldn't want to paint over anything like that. I will not do anything to that caulk until a painter works on the trim (and that isn't in my plans in the near future--current paint job is ok)--in addition to risk of wood rot, I do want to keep water out from between window and wood,which is the point of caulking. I am just mad at the window company--they lied about quite a few things (how installation would be done was a biggie although of course that is a one-day nightmare that is now over). Maybe many window companies are bad -- a local resource that provides information about all kinds of home improvement and other companies noted in an article that most people are miserable with their window installers. Anyhow, thank you all for "listening" and for your responses....See MoreBad Caulk Job, blue caulk turning pink?
Comments (19)What a messy, ugly job. That's junior-grade handyman level work you have there. In my experience, regardless of the material, most tradespeople don't follow the installation instructions to the letter. However, experienced ones read them so they know what they should do, and through that experience they've learned what they can do and still get an acceptable job. It doesn't appear that your installer is one of them. "Certified installer," yeah, right. So he screwed up, and now he's stonewalling you about making the job right. That's money out of his pocket, and he thinks bluster and BS will discourage you enough that you'll give up.. Time to call an attorney. I expect you're going to need one....See Moremacybaby
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