Hello again to all… i need to replace the caulk from around windows on a brick house. any feedback? Caulk Is clear silicone between the brickmold & the brick on about 8 windows. i also need to replace the brown caulking on the rest of the brown aluminum wrapped brick mold on about 8 windows. thanks ahead of time!!
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Heat gun or propane torch for the brick.
Aluminum? Replace it.
Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
"If you want something you've never had, do something you've never done"
why do you recommend replacing the aluminum? am i going to scratch thru the color when removing the caulk?
Most certainly you'll scratch the color. Plan on painting afterwards.
So convenient a thing it is to be a reasonable Creature, since it enables one to find or make a Reason for everything one has a mind to do. --Benjamin Franklin
yep.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
"If you want something you've never had, do something you've never done"
Hot air gun (pro model, not some K-Mart toy) and whatever combo of scrapers works. A linoleum knife is often handy for digging the stuff out, but you'll need other scrapers as well. Visit the local HW and buy an assortment.
I'd suggest you not replace the clear caulk with clear, but use a good quality butyl or siliconized latex, paintable. (And then paint the caulk.)
why not clear silicone? i thought that would be best...
you should need a liscense of some sort to buy silicone, too many folks really mess up with it.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
"If you want something you've never had, do something you've never done"
This is best
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Yep. Dynaflex 230. It's all I use...
Love it.
Oh, and on the wood surfaces that have been scraped clean (and DO scrape them CLEAN), be sure to prime before caulking. Caulk will not adhere to bare wood.
So convenient a thing it is to be a reasonable Creature, since it enables one to find or make a Reason for everything one has a mind to do. --Benjamin Franklin