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General
Information about Caulk
There are several common types of caulk. Silicone-based
caulk - bonds to almost anything, but isn´t paintable.
Acrylic or latex-based caulk - similar to silicone-based
caulk, but is paintable. Clear caulk - primarily good for
allowing the project surface to show through. Concrete or
Masonry caulk - ideal for concrete and masonry surfaces.
Caulk comes in cylinders or squeeze tubes. Cylinders
requires the use of a caulk gun while squeeze tubes can be
applied directly to a project surface.
Many types of caulk come in colors for matching the caulk
color to the surface color.
Caulk can only fill in spaces about 1/4 inch deep, so
large holes or voids must be filled in with some other
material first. Then, caulk can be applied on the surface
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