I have a question about color matched caulking but first I would like to tell you about a really neat product our there for people who do cabinet, trim, millwork installs.
At my company we fabricate custom millwork and do our own installing. After the install is complete we are most of the time responsible for the caulking if the painter does not have caulking in his contract. We use a color match caulking system. It's really nice to be able to mix a tube of caulk to match your product or the color of the walls. It makes the job look a lot nicer and it kind of makes the job go a little faster. Typically we would caulk our product and then the painter would come in behind us to do his final coat and paint over the white latex caulking that would normally be used. Now, the painter or ourselves can do the caulking at any point because it's already color matched. The system we use is made by Red Devil. It's called Create-A-Color Caulk. Basically, they make a special formulated caulk that will accept paint. You ask the painter for some of his water based paint, about 10 cc. Remove the bottom of the caulking tube and insert the paint. The kit comes with a syringe. You then take the mixer that comes with the kit and mix it. It's quick and easy and when your done mixing, you put the bottom back in and your ready to go.. It's a really nice system. The mixing kit is $30 and each tube of caulk is $5 or $60 per case. Now that is really expensive but when you need color matched caulk to get out of a jam, then it's worth it.
My Question is, I had a idiot installer just use a regular tube of DAP paintable latex sealant caulking and mixed it with paint instead of using the Red Devil caulking that is designed to accept paint. He caulked the whole job with this stuff. Does anyone know if I will have problems later on down the road with this job because my installer used regular DAP latex caulking mixed with paint? I'm going to e-mail DAP and see what they say but it can be weeks before I get a response.
Anyway, I just wanted to let you guys know about this product, it can save your but some times, make a job look really good and it could speed things up.
CLICK HERE for the link to RED DEVIL
-Dave
At my company we fabricate custom millwork and do our own installing. After the install is complete we are most of the time responsible for the caulking if the painter does not have caulking in his contract. We use a color match caulking system. It's really nice to be able to mix a tube of caulk to match your product or the color of the walls. It makes the job look a lot nicer and it kind of makes the job go a little faster. Typically we would caulk our product and then the painter would come in behind us to do his final coat and paint over the white latex caulking that would normally be used. Now, the painter or ourselves can do the caulking at any point because it's already color matched. The system we use is made by Red Devil. It's called Create-A-Color Caulk. Basically, they make a special formulated caulk that will accept paint. You ask the painter for some of his water based paint, about 10 cc. Remove the bottom of the caulking tube and insert the paint. The kit comes with a syringe. You then take the mixer that comes with the kit and mix it. It's quick and easy and when your done mixing, you put the bottom back in and your ready to go.. It's a really nice system. The mixing kit is $30 and each tube of caulk is $5 or $60 per case. Now that is really expensive but when you need color matched caulk to get out of a jam, then it's worth it.
My Question is, I had a idiot installer just use a regular tube of DAP paintable latex sealant caulking and mixed it with paint instead of using the Red Devil caulking that is designed to accept paint. He caulked the whole job with this stuff. Does anyone know if I will have problems later on down the road with this job because my installer used regular DAP latex caulking mixed with paint? I'm going to e-mail DAP and see what they say but it can be weeks before I get a response.
Anyway, I just wanted to let you guys know about this product, it can save your but some times, make a job look really good and it could speed things up.
CLICK HERE for the link to RED DEVIL
-Dave
the color is white but dries clear. This is normal for ALL clear acrylic caulks. The Data Sheet is Dated July 1, 2009. So we are talking about the same caulk, it seems you were unaware of some of its characteristics.
