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Weather Restrictions: Silicone Caulking / Sealant

Connect to your favourite weather forecaster and look for the following conditions:

 

Category: Sealants (Caulking)     Product: Silicone Caulking / Sealant

Temperature Limitations: Above +5 C (+40 F) and below +27 C (+80 F)

Rain Limitations: Apply to a clean, dry surface - no rain for 30 minutes

Wind Limitations:  n/a

Humidity Limitations: Low humidity slows curing

Continuous Conditions: No freezing for 24 hours

 

Comments: Most pure silicone caulkings do not stick well to masonry and cannot be painted -- although special products are made specifically for masonry and some specifically for painting.  If humidity is below 30% RH, mist fresh silicone to help create a skin and avoid dust collection.

Weather limitations on most renovation products can be located on the WEATHER tab above.

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 APPLICATION / INSTALLATION DETAILS

Most pure silicone caulkings do not stick well to masonry and cannot be painted -- although special products are made specifically for masonry and some specifically for painting.

If humidity is below 30% RH, mist fresh silicone to help create a skin and avoid dust collection as silicone cures by reaction to moisture, not by drying.

There is a lot of information on caulking and caulking techniques on this web site; this will get you to most of it. First, what is a Sealant and what is a Caulking? Click here for Vocabulary. Then a brief overview might help with Which Caulking Should I Use? Click here for the right technique in using a caulking gun. Here is more for caulking in cold weather and keeping the product warm. And click here for more than you ever wanted to know about caulking .


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