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Bought this tube of KWICK SEAL kitchen and bath adhesive caulk for adhering some flex track to cork roadbed. In the store I didn't see any mention of Silicone listed on the tube, but after getting it home, of course, I read in the fine print that is has Crystalline Silica in it. I assume this would not be good for track laying. Am I correct? I have been using Vinyl Latex Caulk which has been working well except for one area of the flex track that want's to spring free. So I wanted an adhesive caulk to maybe hold it better. Thanks.
Paul
Paul, there's not much difference between adhesive caulk that you buy in the little tubes and latex caulk you buy in the big tubes except the little tubes cost a lot more.
The small amount of silica is trapped in the caulk and shouldn't affect trains. If you have a problem area, use some Elmer's Yellow Carpenter's glue and weight it down good for 24 hours. You can also use Liquid Nails for Projects, although it's more expensive than the Elmer's glue. The key is to pile on a bunch of weight (books, bricks, whatever) and then don't fool with it for at least 24 hours. It will be held down good and tight after that.
I've been using the exact same product for 2 years now, and have NEVER had a problem.
i think thats what i use as well (red/white tube, right?)
i think thats what i use as well (red/white tube, right?)
That's it, thank guys.
Paul
I have been using liquid nails for about everything and had a guy tell me at the train show yesterday that their club had used liquid nails on their foam and it caused some kind of reaction with the foam and caused it to swell insecesantly. He said they had to keep trimming the foam off the module to get it to go together every so often. Anybody else had that problem? I personally have not just curious.
You have to get the Liquid Nails for Projects. It's styrofoam safe. The regular Liquid Nails is solvent based and will do just what you've described. Unfortunately, the best way to solve the problem is to cut out the foam that has the Liquid Nails and replace it, since it will continue to erode the foam forever.
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