Silicone holds up when exposed to water or high humidity and is a good insulator.
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Applied properly it usually lasts one to two years.
It has a mild pleasant odor and cleans up easily with soap and water.
However silicone caulk cannot be painted and silicone can attract dirt if used on an exposed surface.
Use pure silicone for sealing around plumbing fixtures such as sinks toilets and faucets and for any caulk joints on the tile in wet areas.
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Silicone is also one of the more expensive caulk options.
Latex latex caulk also goes by the name of vinyl sealant vinyl caulk and acrylic caulk.
It can handle the largest range of applications and doesn t contain any volatile chemicals.
It can be used as a finish trim to cover sloppy paint on ceiling and wall corners as a caulk strip to keep moisture from seeping through gaps around a sink along a backsplash bathtub or shower as tile edge trim in bathrooms and kitchens or as a flexible quarter round moulding on baseboards and floors.
It s also a general purpose sealant and waterproofer for things like holes in exterior walls sealing around pipe and wiring penetrations and filling gaps between exposed materials of almost any type.
Unlike the caulking around your bathtub or kitchen sink exterior caulking is not meant to ever come off.
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The right caulk or sealant for your interior and exterior projects will create long lasting durable seals.
Very much like coats of paint fresh coats of caulking are formulated to be applied to previous coats and use the previous coat for additional adhesion.
It also helps smooth just applied caulk sealant for a clean finish.
It is not possible to remove it without damaging the surface.
They re good for easy touch ups around the house such as sealing shower tile or the kitchen sink.
This water based caulk is the least expensive of the different caulks available and is the easiest to use as well.
Cured caulk is mildew resistant.
It is fast drying and can be painted with latex and oil based paint.
It comes in rolls and is used most often for weatherstripping windows and doors.
This long specialty spatula helps remove old caulk sealant without scratching tile or other surfaces.