last night it got seriously cold, 15 below with wind chills (depending on where you were in the state) of near 40 below
I’ve had to change my priorities a bit, from bulding the house to sealing up the cold air leaks.. does anyone know if I can use silicone now and have it still hold and work as if normal?
I mean I’ve got some tubes inside and all warm, what will happen if I were to run a bead and get it in place before it were to freeze?
Edited 1/6/2004 10:21:16 AM ET by frenchy
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Unless you put heat on it while it is setting I think you will have a hard time getting it to set .Take a tube and put some on a board and set it out side for a while and see what happens.
ANDYSZ2
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I'd put it on where ya need it...then open the door to the microwave and aim it at it. Should be just fine.<G>
how about foam in a can. I just looked and that had no information about temp except for not getting it to hot and to shut of all the pilot light until it set. or storing at 225° f. It might work for what you are doing better then the stuff you are thinking about.
just for future reference, the foams can shrink back and not bond well when they hit a surface less than about 25-35°F
About the same way your scrotum would if you sat on a block of ice..
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Frenchy, I have a tube of 100% silicone caulk that says for best results caulk in temps between -35 f and 140 f. I have used in winter b4 and it seems to set ok. Mike
Don't forget silicone is unpaintable, if that matters to you. There are some urethane caulks rated for cold weather application. They are more commonly available from mason suppliers.
There's a silicone now that is a little more expensive, but is paintable.
the reason I'm using clear silicone is because I don't want it to show very much, You see the trim on the outside of my house is black walnut and I'd really rather not paint it, thank you very much..
Its not a rumor. yesterday was seventy, right now its low thirty and I,m within a mile of the gulf of mexico
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then don't use silicone.. it sucks.. it will peel and discolor.. you'll be sorry..
get some of the other clear caulks... like Phenoseal.. or even better
find out who can get you Sika-flex.. they have some great colors and the boatbuilders and yacht restorers love it.. Sika -flex is a one time caulk.. silicone should never have gotten near a construction siteMike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
Y'all got LEXEL up there? Really good stuff. Clear, strong, and imposssible to get off when ya goober it up where ya dont want it.
thanks Mike,
I can get sika flex right at the local hardware store (I live on Lake Minnetonka and they cater to boaters) do you know if they offer a clear?
Lexel gets my vote too.
You can put it on a wet surface, even.
And it dries crystal clear.
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quittintime
Lexel gets my vote too.
WADDYA SAY? Lets all get in the boat too? eh?
Long as it was caulked with Lexel.
: )
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quittintime
Long as it was caulked with Lexel.
No...I dont want to talk with NEXTEL!!!!
I gotta quit this..<G>
>> I gotta quit this.
Please.
I will make it so Captain.
frenchy.. don't know if they do clear... but then ... i've never heard of lexel
but hey, whadda i no ?Mike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
http://www.sashcosealants.com/home_improvement/products/index.shtml
Mike, here is a link to lexel..they class it as a glue
i've seen Big Stretch, but none of the other Sashco products..
thanks for the linkMike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
they have both Lexel and Sika Flex
Lexel is reasonable but Sika flex is really expensive ($18.00 a tube) what would you do?
I hope he says lexel..I have used alot of it..open a tube and use it all tho..there ain't no saving one after a day or two..I tried every thing (at least everything that did not work)..if the nozzel gets hard, all ya can do is cut the tube and scoop it out.
For your walnut trim..the cats azz. and ya can go back over it if ya have to..
tanxs!
i'd probably order my sika flex from Jamestown Distributors.. since i've never heard of nor seen lexel
http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/eserv/eclipse.ecl?PROCID=WEBDISP.WOEB.MAIN&ID~1=11&ID~2=648&ID~3=670&CLEV=4&TRACKNO=J7739382423
Mike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
Edited 1/7/2004 9:23:17 PM ET by Mike Smith
Mike,
Don't be a stick in the mud. Get a couple tubes of lexel and give it a try. I think you'll be pleasantly surprized.
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quittintime
One tip I can share with you (BTW you can use it in cold weather) is to make sure the surface you are applying it on is dry. AND that includes frost!
Gabe
just like you up in Minnasota im up here in Maine and always have heard you get real cold too.The last two days it hasnt gotten above 3 degrees and thats tops by three in the afternoon and they said the wind chill was about 37 below at times / i was out side yesterday by my garage and it wasnt too bad no wind biu when i went arround back of house where the land drops of down to a stream the wind was whipping up over the hill and it was bitter , drove by some guys up on a roof today and all i can say is im not that crazy. I just focused on kepping the house warm.
Dogboy
But isn't Maine near a nice warm ocean? One that enjoys having the benefits of the gulfstream cruising by with all the heat brought up from the Gulf of Mexico?
Here in Minnesota we are in the American Siberia, surrounded by the northern tundra and the mountains to the east and west.. our only salvation is that the mississippi valley is less than 1500 miles from the gulf and on rare occasions the Gods smile on us and allow the wind to blow from the south raising our tempurature above freezing!
stay warm and bundle up next spring is less than 27 months away! ;-)
Yes it is true we do have the ocean , but we live inland about 50 miles and do not benifit from warm gulf breezes. about 12 years ago i lived in portland Me. and was amazed that i could be walking arround in dry 35 degree air with no snow on the ground and drive 2 hrs to bangor to see my kids and there would be 20 ins of snow on the ground and 20 degrees colder . but I do not dispute you when you say you are in the American siberia I remember one winter on Dec 26 my friend Robert and I were doing a roof in t shirts it was that warm. today is not the same. last year we had a cold feb and the temp didnt rise above 10 degrees for 26 days that is the norm. stay warm and good luck sat forcast low -17 high 0 wind chill 42 below
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