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What happens if you paint over un-dried caulk?
Chip McCheckellson:
jQuery(document).ready(function($){jQuery(function(){jQuery("#msg_7186").css("overflow-y", "hidden");});});My crew does it quite a bit. The boss is thorough about caulking, but we don't stop spraying to let caulk dry and we don't prime under it either. ???
ProWallGuy:
jQuery(document).ready(function($){jQuery(function(){jQuery("#msg_7188").css("overflow-y", "hidden");});});Most likely the paint will crack as the caulk dries and draws down tight.
Chip McCheckellson:
jQuery(document).ready(function($){jQuery(function(){jQuery("#msg_7191").css("overflow-y", "hidden");});});Wonderful... my boss has the theory that latex caulk and latex paint will just dry together.
Thanks,
Lynjowoman:
jQuery(document).ready(function($){jQuery(function(){jQuery("#msg_7198").css("overflow-y", "hidden");});});Chip
Tim is right. Also it you are brushing it will make a gooey mess & streak up the paint.
Lynjo
Stever:
jQuery(document).ready(function($){jQuery(function(){jQuery("#msg_7201").css("overflow-y", "hidden");});});The caulk will adhere fine without a prime first but, like they mentioned above me, you will see cracking in the painted surface if you paint before the caulk has had enough time to fully dry. The outer surface, the paint, will dry first and as the interior of the caulk bead sets it will shrink. The shrinking will force the paint to fold and crack.
They may both be a latex, or acrylic, but they are not the same formulation.
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