GENERAL PURPOSE SILICONE

Ensure all surfaces that will be in contact with the sealant are clean, dry, and free of dust, dirt, rust, oil, and other contaminants.

Non-porous substrates should be clean with solvent and wipe dry immediately with cloth before the solvent evaporates from the surface. Porous surfaces should be roughening with a stiff-bristled brush, rubbed down or sandblasted.

Complete all painting before applying. Use masking tape each side of the joint to simplify clean up and protect surfaces. 

Application

• Unscrew cap and pierce end of tube with reverse end of cap to open. 
• Apply on surface in steady flow by hand pressing.
• Tool off/smooth off before skin forms. 
• If used, remove masking tape immediately until sealing tolling is complete. 
• Sealant surface will skin in approx. 10 minutes and is touch dry in 30 minutes.
• Content fully cures in 48 hours.

Cleaning

• Remove excess uncured sealant with a mineral turpentine-soaked cloth.
• Fully cured excess sealant can be removed by trimming with a sharp knife.

Important

Oxime silicone sealants (both standard and sanitary grade versions containing fungicide) will tend to display a slight colour shift with age and exposure to ultraviolet light.  Typically this colour shift, or yellowing, is not visually significant in the field.  Also it is not necessarily confined to translucent coloured materials, and the fungicide itself does not have any adverse impact.  This is a worldwide phenomenon affecting this cure type of silicone sealant.

Misapplication or contamination of an oxime sealant whilst curing will exacerbate the inherent condition.  Specifically, chemical exposure to certain agents such as chlorinated cleaning solutions (ie, bleach), chemical solvents, and the fumes of some paints (enamel or solvent – containing types where not fully dried) may tend to magnify this yellowing change particularly where the sealant is still curing.