Sealing floor to wall gap on the outside

[madjack]

ED, what about using regular painters caulk(siliconized acrylic)...I know it can be painted over...after all that is what it is designed for..........
madjack

[EZ]

Now that's what I'm talking about, MJ. Something that is waterproof, can just use a calking gun and you can paint. Maybe I can pick up one tube of that and be done with it. I think the stuff cures fairly quickly too. Thanks.

Ed

[madjack]

Now that's what I'm talking about, MJ. Something that is waterproof, can just use a calking gun and you can paint. Maybe I can pick up one tube of that and be done with it. I think the stuff cures fairly quickly too. Thanks.

Ed

...the buck .98 quick cure ...read the labels, most have a 20+year guarantee and some have an adhesive property as opposed to just a sealing property...the adhesive(minimal) type stuff is probably better at sticking and would probably withstand bumps and vibration better but they both should work for your application....
madjack

[kayakrguy]

Ed,

I happened upon some workmen renovating a store front this weekend. They were putting something pink colored where trim boards met in butt joints. I asked what they were using--it was Bondo--which is fiberglass stuff for patching automobile sheet metal. I asked them about using it for the kinds of joints you're doing (I was thinking of the roof/wall joint) They didn't think it was good for that use--not flexible enough they said. I have no experience witrh Bondo but I thought I would pass that along....

Jim

[Artificer]

I've been using Bondo every day lately to fill nail holes and seams. It just doesn't seem like it would make the best filler for this. I want something I can squirt or squeeze in. I could try it but it has been 85 degrees for days and the Bondo goes bad in 10-15 minutes it seems.

Ed

If its hot, you can use less hardener to slow the reaction down. As long as the stuff hardens in an hour or so, you're good to go. If you really skimp on the hardener, and it takes all day, then you've got a bit of a problem.

Another thing I do is to try to spread out the bondo as soon as its mixed. The more you have in a pile, the hotter it gets, and the faster it sets. By spreading it out you get less heat buildup.