problems with silicone caulk

Is that like Heavy duto Liquid nails? If so I have tested that for small wood repairs and it does seem to work well other than it gets really hard.

That should read, "GE Silicone II does *NOT* use acetic acid....

Guess I need to make the coffee stronger in the A.M.

Jon

It's a primitive rundown on the things that Lowe's sells. It doesn't mention polyurethane caulk. I used to be able to get polyurethane caulk at Lowe's and HD, but not for the last year or 3. Now I go to a construction supply place. I can count on this stuff to work and last. Why mess with silicone?

There is a discussion of polyurethane caulk ner the bottom of

I use silicone caulk where I don't want to caulk for another 6 or 7 years. My pool, sky lights, and flashing. Otherwise I use latex. I buy them new then throw away what I don't use. I donno...never had a problem. Has never been a real big issue in my house.

No, not as far as I know. Adhesives tend to get a lot harder than caulks.

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I could have missed them, but I also could not find any PolyU based caulk. I have used the poly glues for making retaining walls and can say those work great. Anyway could not find so I came home with colored Alex Ultra 230 and yes broke down and gave the GE another chance. They have changed the look of the tubes so maybe I did get 2 old tubes. I will test the GE and if it drys will use it for the hard to get to windows (I live on a hill and will need ladders for 2 of the windows) and use the Alex for everything else. Then sit back and see which holds up the best.

Thanks, Fletch

Do a net search and you will see others having problems with the GE. Seems hit or miss but not nice if you get one of the bad tubes. cheers, Fletch

Do a net search and you will see others having problems with the GE. Seems hit or miss but not nice if you get one of the bad tubes. cheers, Fletch

I did one for GE.....And then Dap. About the same

Personally, I think a lot of the problem is expired caulk. Could be storage problems too. I kind of doubt there are huge amounts of bad GE caulk but....

I'll try some polyurethane caulk. Not sure if I haven't already.

None "use" acetic acid. It is a byproduct of the reaction that cures the rubber in peroxide cure formulas. Silicone II isn't peroxide cure so absence of a vinegar smell is normal.

Ah, thanks George, that's something I didn't know before.

Jon

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