What type caulk

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Capt7383

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• Jul 23, 2015

• #1

What type/brand of exterior caulk is recommended ? Is one type good for all applications? I just want to do some preventive maint. On my fiver


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MTPockets

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• Jul 23, 2015

• #2

You can't go wrong with Dicor, but I like Proflex. Proflex seems harder to work with (it's really sticky when wet) but I think it lasts a lot longer.

 

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Capt7383

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• Jul 23, 2015

• #3

Thank you


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jmgratz

Original Owners Club Member

• Jul 23, 2015

• #4

Proflex and sikflex is what the higher end and even the factory uses. It is good stuff.

 

pegmikef

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• Jul 23, 2015

• #5

If the dicor is the self leveling type normally used on the roof, it won't work on vertical surfaces.

 

jmgratz

Original Owners Club Member

• Jul 23, 2015

• #6

pegmikef said:

If the dicor is the self leveling type normally used on the roof, it won't work on vertical surfaces.

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Dicor also makes a regular caulk which we have used. It is good also. Comes in several different colors.

 

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Capt7383

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• Jul 24, 2015

• #7

Thanks for the help


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bsuds

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• Jul 24, 2015

• #8

jmgratz said:

Proflex and sikflex is what the higher end and even the factory uses. It is good stuff.

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My experience with the factory applied caulking is it's crap. I had to redo my roof the first year and the Dicor self levelling I used lasted almost 4 years in comparison.

 

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Mrsfish

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• Jul 20, 2016

• #9

MTPockets said:

You can't go wrong with Dicor, but I like Proflex. Proflex seems harder to work with (it's really sticky when wet) but I think it lasts a lot longer.

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Old thread, but Terry is this the caulk you had use use on the small crack in our caulk last fall?

 

8amps

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• Sep 6, 2016

• #10

Sikaflex is what the factory told us to use.

 

mlpeloquin

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• Sep 6, 2016

• #11

Use Dicor on the roof and 40 year Acrylic Latex with Silicone. It can be reworked, painted over, and will last as long as anything else I have tried. Sikaflex is a one part Polyurethane. Seems to be good stuff from what I just read about it. It still chalks and cracks and the seal on it edges releases. I know this if this is the OEM calking. Same with the Acrylic Latex with Silicone I am now using, but the Sikaflex cost a lot less.

 

8amps

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• Sep 6, 2016

• #12

Sikaflex is what the factory told us to use.

 

jnbhobe

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• Sep 6, 2016

• #13

Any silicone will be hard to remove.

 

mlpeloquin

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• Sep 6, 2016

• #14

jnbhobe said:

Any silicone will be hard to remove.

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The Acrylic Latex with Silicone is easy to remove. It is not straight Silicone. I use it an know. This stuff can be painted and Silicone cannot take paint, but Sikaflex is cheaper. I will look into Sikaflex next time I need to touch up the calking. I would not use it on the roof.