Caulk or silicone? New Kitchen

[berty3000]

Hi all,

I have had a new kitchen fitted. Where the new wall cupboards meet the painted wall, and where the upstands along counters meet the same painted walls, I need to know whether to:

a) use No Nonsense decorators caulk and then paint it. Bearing in mind that the caulk bead will be half on the cupboards (white) / upstands (wood effect), and half on the adjoining walls so painting it might not look quite right?

b) use clear silicone, or maybe a light grey like manhatten as the walls are a very light grey colour.

Thoughts?

Many thanks

 

[Old Salt]

Where the wall cupboards meet the wall I would paint first then run a bead of silicone, either clear or colour matched to the cupboards. If you decide on caulk, to enable over painting, I would run a bead after painting so that it looks neat.

 

[berty3000]

Thanks for the reply.

The walls are already painted. Done a week ago. Walls are a light grey sort of colour and cupboards white.

Which would your preference be, silicone or caulk that then gets painted?

 

[Old Salt]

I would use white silicone.

 

[opps]

Silicone should never be used any near a surface that needs to be painted (or repainted).

I would recommend either caulk, or a MS polymer. The latter being more flexible (eg CT1). Use very thin tape when applying it to maintain a straight edge. Remove the tape whist the MS polymer is still wet and smooth it again.

BTW, I am a decorator.