Decorators caulk for beading in bathroom or silicone?

[burnie35]

Laid some beading to finish off the LV flooring in showerroom and realise I don't have any more silicone sealant to smooth over the top of the beading however I do some no nonsense decorators caulk. Would that be viable, shouldn't really be any contact with water other than moisture.
Cheers

 

[cwhaley]

No it won't work. Caulk is designed to be painted over -- it's just a flexible filler. Plus it'll start going moldy with all that moisture in the air.

 

[EddieM]

You could try Everbuild everflex175 acrylic caulk, overpaintable and mould resistant. Note I've not used it myself.

 

[burnie35]

Cheers guys, used stixall which was the stuff I used to stick it down with, never realised you could use it as a sealant too.

 

[opps]

Cheers guys, used stixall which was the stuff I used to stick it down with, never realised you could use it as a sealant too.

Stixall is a great product. It is one of a number of MS Polymers (modified silane polymer). They are almost as flexible as silicone but can be painted over (with waterbased paints as a primer).