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saumon posted 05-02-2013 09:09 AM ET (US)
Thought some might be interested.
A really well done chart with the specs for the most common marine sealants, from BoatUS
http://www.boatus.com/magazine/2013/April/assets/img/sealant-table.gif

weekendwarrior posted 05-03-2013 10:37 AM ET (US)
Sweet thanks! We recently had some work done on our house and the guy used Sikaflex around the windows and doors. I noticed it felt significantly more sturdy than anything I have ever found at home depot, but I had no idea it was the same basic chemical that is in 3m 4200/5200! That explains it!
swist posted 05-04-2013 09:28 AM ET (US)
The use of marine sealants for non-marine projects makes a lot of sense, although obviously at some cost. The sealants in big-box and hardware stores now come in a dizzying array of witches brews of some of this, some of that, and some stuff I've never heard of. It's very hard to come up with a table like this for products that are combinations of all of them in an attempt to eliminate the disadvantage of a particular type. "The only sealant you'll ever need". Right.

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Author	Topic: Sealant reference chart
saumon	posted 05-02-2013 09:09 AM ET (US) Thought some might be interested. A really well done chart with the specs for the most common marine sealants, from BoatUS http://www.boatus.com/magazine/2013/April/assets/img/sealant-table.gif
weekendwarrior	posted 05-03-2013 10:37 AM ET (US) Sweet thanks! We recently had some work done on our house and the guy used Sikaflex around the windows and doors. I noticed it felt significantly more sturdy than anything I have ever found at home depot, but I had no idea it was the same basic chemical that is in 3m 4200/5200! That explains it!
swist	posted 05-04-2013 09:28 AM ET (US) The use of marine sealants for non-marine projects makes a lot of sense, although obviously at some cost. The sealants in big-box and hardware stores now come in a dizzying array of witches brews of some of this, some of that, and some stuff I've never heard of. It's very hard to come up with a table like this for products that are combinations of all of them in an attempt to eliminate the disadvantage of a particular type. "The only sealant you'll ever need". Right.