Caulks & Sealants
Here is our chaulking guidelines and suggestions. Please use the following chart to select the type of caulking you would need to for a specific job.
| Siliconized Acrylic |
Silicone | Butyl Rubber |
Polysulfide | Polyurethane | Latex | Silicone Latex |
Acrylic Latex |
|
Flexibility |
+/- 10% to 20% |
+/- 10% to 20% |
+/- 10% |
+/- 25% | +/- 25% | +/- 5 | +/- 25% |
+/- 10% to 20% |
| Adhesion | Good | Excellent | Good | Good, designed for immersion |
Excellent | Fair | Excellent | Good to porous surfaces, poor to nonporous ones. |
| Paintablility | Excellent | Poor | Poor | Good | Good | Good | Good | Excellent |
| Years Service |
Indoors, 20; outdoors, 10to15 in low stress situations. |
Minimum 20 |
10 | 15 if protected from the sun. |
15 if painted or protected from the sun. |
5 to 10 |
15 | Indoors, 20; outdoors, 10to15 |
| Clean Up |
Water | Solvent | Solvent | Solvent | Solvent | Water | Water | Water |
| Shrinkage | 20% | <2% | 1% to 20% |
<5% | <5% | 10% to 20% |
10% | Clear, 20%; pigmented, 10% |
| UV Resistance |
Good | Excellent | Good | Poor | Low; better if painted. White lasts longerest in sun. |
Fair | Excellent | Good |
| Best Use | Interior, paintable surfaces |
Outdoors, bathrooms, kitchens |
Gutters joints and metal-to-masonary joints. |
Outdoors, where there is moderate movement. |
Joints subject to abrasion. |
Low- movement interior joints. |
General purpose, indoors/out. |
Patching interior cracks, joints and small holes. |
This information is here for reference only. Please check your local building codes.