Now such finishing material as sealant is constantly applied in construction and repair works. Distinguish two types of sealants: acrylic and silicone. Acrylic sealant is used in dry rooms for sealing of joints which can be painted subsequently. It quickly hardens and becomes rigid. Silicone sealant is applied not only to sealing of joints and also as moisture insulating material and glue.
Instruction
1. It is possible to use sealant both for internal, and for external works. The general rules of use of sealant belong to acrylic and silicone. Modern sealant is sold by hardware stores in plastic tubas. For work with it it is necessary to buy construction gun.
2. Before putting sealant it is necessary to process surface. It is possible to degrease it special means, however practice has shown what rather carefully to wipe with damp rag.
3. The field of it sealant is squeezed out in seam by accurate strip, at the same time it is necessary to monitor dense filling of seam. After the seam is filled, it is necessary to level it. It is possible to use various make-shifts, but it is the best of all to wet finger soapsuds and to carry out on seam. Then sealant will become equal and smooth. After full hardening, acrylic can be painted.
4. Sealant can also be used as glue. It is possible to give silicone (aquarian) sealant as example. Its properties are that that it can stick together glasses. And the quality of pasting is so high that maintains water pressure in 100 liters.
5. Acrylic sealant is applied to gluing of ceiling plinth (frieze) and plastic corners practically to any surface.
6. Also acrylic sealant is irreplaceable for work with stretch ceilings as it unlike silicone, does not incorporate the corroding chemicals. Today on sale there are sealants for application in any conditions and temperature conditions.