Chalk Questions

At lowes and HD there seems to bea chalk for alsmost everything but what I need. I need to seal aluminum w/ a white surface to brick or mortar. Which chalk should I use?

Is there a chalk out there that is the color of mortar that is a[[lied between brick?

Thanks,

Jack

Reply to
Tom
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There's almost ever color of chalk in the rainbow.

Caulk, otoh, is available in much less variety of colors.

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Reply to
dpb

I suppose you could take chalk, crush it into powder with a mortar and pestle then mix it with a binder until it's the consistency of a thick paste and use it to fill cracks. Depending on what you use as a binder would determine the durability of your home made caulking compound. There is always a way.

TDD

Reply to
The Daring Dufas

Yes, any good school supply store will have colored chalk. Once you color it in, put a sealer over top because rain can wash chalk away.

Reply to
Edwin Pawlowski

Get some of those boxes of big fat sidewalk chalk. Then rub them real hard on the place you want to fill. A spritz of water sometimes helps.

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Reply to
Steve Barker DLT

Gosh, everyone got to make fun of you before me. :( But the market went up

11%, so I will be generous.

There is caulk for cement that is probably the color you want. Look around.

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Reply to
jack

Personally, I like Binney & Smith, although I know a lot of people are partial to Crayola. Have never tried to seal anything with it though...

Reply to
Robert Neville

I use that white caulk that dries clear on everything.

Reply to
Claude Hopper

Soda water? tap water? distilled water?

Reply to
Tom

Crayola is probably the way to go.

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Tom

Jack

What's the name of it?

Reply to
Tom

just tap water with a drop or two of dish detergent.

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Reply to
Steve Barker DLT

Robert Neville wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@news1.newsguy.com:

Use for plugging. Put eylinder end on hole and pound with hammer. Gets a tad dusty though.

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Red Green

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