Sure, but with filler behind it doesn't adhere as well as the other products. However, it's a matter of price and up to each individual whether to take the chance of having to redo it. Personally, I've stopped using latex, I prefer to spend 50kr extra and use the other products that I know for sure work. It's worth mentioning that my experiences are in new constructions with greater demands for flexibility in the joints as the structure hasn't settled yet.
If you read what I wrote, you understand that I did not mean for latex to attach the molding.jerk said:
I wrote:
"As I interpret it, there's nothing in the opening post about the seal also being used to hold the molding in place."
Hence my recommendation to use latex, to cover the gap - NOT to attach the molding.
Latex is, just as you say, not created to hold things in place, but to serve as a movable joint between two materials, often for purely aesthetic reasons.
Secondly, latex does not become hard like plastic, which brands have you used then?
Press with your nail into a latex joint, and you'll realize it serves its purpose, to be a flexible mass between two materials...
I meant hard as plastic - comparatively - with the others, latex hardens more over time than S30 and the Sikaflex, which is a newer type of product than latex that has been around for a long time now. They work a bit like glue and filler at the same time, i.e., the best of both worlds. I think it's fun with new products and am happy to share my experiences, and what I've found is that it's much easier as a non-professional painter to succeed with S30 and Sikaflex AT as they have better properties than regular latex. Personally, I'm not satisfied until it's perfect, and an advantage of the Sikaflex is that it levels itself after you've run your finger over it and looks completely smooth lacquered, giving a perfect surface. But if you are a professional painter, of course you can succeed with latex since you have a completely different experience and might have found the best latex. But for me and others who just paint occasionally and want a lasting result, I stick with the other products.
