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Do any of you guys out there have a prefered silicone sealent to use?

Basically, i want to know is...What is the BEST????

Thanks for advice guys

Mutley
 
Have a look at ct1... Have a look on youtube. I did a post here a while ago about it, after shaun repaired his "paddling pool" with it..... unbelievable
 
The best stuff I met was Dow Cornings as said. I tried to take some washbasins down that had been bedded with Dow. I took all the supports away and disconnected the pipework and they still stayed stuck to the wall. In the end it was a sledge hammer job and all it was was Dow Corning Silicone holding them on.

But its dear!

Don't forget Silicones come in a few varieties make sure the one you get suites what you want to do with it. Not all stick to PVC either and things with high movement such as window frames you are recommended to use Low Modulus, Neutral Cure Silicon. The lower the modulus the more movement it can take. Neutral cure is better adhesion to most things. And so on.
 
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I tend to use Dow Corning for general use and and use BAL or Mapei when I want a match to their grouts. They are both expensive but are a perfect colour match.

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with a stanley knife and a silicone gun you to could achieve this
 
silicone is silicone cheap crap stinks and thay all do the same job ..ow and dont fall for dunlop ÂŁ15 a tube anti mold,,trust me it still getts moldy b&q,s own ÂŁ3 quid a tube !

Ow and invest in a palupad
 
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