Please recommend a quality, flexible, paintable caulk
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I used dow corning's painters mate for years but it kept cracking- I now use the everbuild 125 from toolstation.co.uk, about 92p per tube.
its even cheaper than their own brand!!!
Good stuff and stoopidly cheap... priced at more than double in most places
If you need a very flexible filler then look at the silcone free Sika Flex- about £5 and difficult to smooth
its even cheaper than their own brand!!!
Good stuff and stoopidly cheap... priced at more than double in most places
If you need a very flexible filler then look at the silcone free Sika Flex- about £5 and difficult to smooth
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Think I've tried just about all makes of caulk and I too and now using Everbuild 125. Overpaintable in one hour but still needs a coat of oil based undercoat if using matt emulsion on top of it otherwise you still get very fine hairline cracks .Great price though .[/list]
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EverBuild is good. Their Everflex 195 is the most flexible which gives 12.5% flexibility. Siroflex Contractors caulk is good as well.
Both available at under £2 per tube (380ml trade size) online but much cheaper if bought in bulk.
The rest are much of a muchness really.
Both available at under £2 per tube (380ml trade size) online but much cheaper if bought in bulk.
The rest are much of a muchness really.
i also agree the everbuild 125 is great product.other alternatives are dulux ,fat hog(johnstones),no nonsense etc.caulk comes in different consistancies.fat hog,no nonsense seem rather soft and loose,although easy to spread can be messy in the wrong hands and not very good for larger gaps.dulux is better but everbuild is better for larger gaps.personal choice really
When I talked about the Down Corning cracking- I meant even before it is painted!!!! It went from being good to utter crap.
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