In my apartment, some thresholds and baseboards have been glued with some kind of silicone or latex. It is transparent (but yellowed), elastic, rubbery, and easy to pull or peel off.
Is it something that's usually done sometimes - attaching with silicone/latex instead of mounting glue? If so, which exact product is typically used?
The reason I'm asking is that it's tempting to do the same in certain places where I need to install thresholds, etc., precisely because it's so easy to remove without damaging the surfaces.
Is it something that's usually done sometimes - attaching with silicone/latex instead of mounting glue? If so, which exact product is typically used?
The reason I'm asking is that it's tempting to do the same in certain places where I need to install thresholds, etc., precisely because it's so easy to remove without damaging the surfaces.
Sounds like Tec7 or some other sealant, it is definitely not silicone - guaranteed! However, Tec7 does not yellow, we have used it for both baseboards and in bathrooms many years ago, it works perfectly fine and it is completely OK to glue with it.
How can you guarantee that? Maybe it's unorthodox but if you can glue toilet seats with silicone then why not thresholds? "transparent (but yellowed), elastic, rubbery" sounds exactly like silicone to me, but it could of course also be some other type of sealant/glue. Impossible to know, I say.MrJay said:
Simple, I've used silicone before to glue skirting boards. It gets harder over time, is tricky to remove, and damages the surface as it contains acetic acid (not all).Alfredo said:
One of the few who glued and replaced some month afterAnd you can guarantee that you are the only one in the whole world who has done it?
Is TEC7 colorfast?
White TEC7 can yellow slightly if it does not get UV light during curing. The other colors are color stable Relekta | Relekta (tec7.se)
Correct, if you have used white Tec7. In TS's case, the goo is transparent.T tergo said: