Sikaflex Email
Here is the full text of my e-mail with Sikaflex, not much by way of customer service... In a message dated 11/9/2006 4:31:38 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, padgett.steve@sika-corp.com writes: Sorry Robert, I was on vacation when you responded and may have accidentally deleted your e-mail when I was cleaning up several hundred received while I was out. Sikaflex 291 is normally fairly easy to extrude. However, with a DIY level caulk gun, it is less easy. Without other info, all I can do is guess about why it was hard to gun. As with all polyurethane sealants, Sikaflex has a shelf life. Beyond that shelf life, or if stored in extremely hot conditions the product will begin to cure in the tube becoming hard, then impossible to gun. I hope that is a better explanation. Regards, Stephen R. Padgett Technical Coordinator Sika Industry Division 888-832-7452 www.sikaindustry.com B2069@aol.com 11/08/2006 04:17 PM To: padgett.steve@sika-corp.com cc: Subject: Re: Sikaflex Well I am guessing from your lack of response the consumer doesn't mean much to the Sikaflex company, and your just going to blame it on the caulking gun. I will post all of the e-mail text on Hunterowners,com as well as Sailboatowners.com, and go back to using 5200, its easier and less costly. In a message dated 10/26/2006 12:18:12 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, B2069@aol.com writes: I believe it was the medium strength, most often recommended for windows and hatches. I think it was #291, but I threw the tubes away. But for the record I can squash basketballs with my right hand, when I say this wasn't coming out of the tube, I could hold the gun upside down, and step on the handle to no avail, and it was dated within the three months prior to my use. I did also use a long nail to perforate the interior seal, through the tube opening. In a message dated 10/26/2006 11:22:12 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, padgett.steve@sika-corp.com writes: Robert, Which product are you using? Some are more difficult than others and require a very strong mechanical ratio gun. Please advise. Steve Stephen R. Padgett Technical Coordinator Sika Industry Division 888-832-7452 www.sikaindustry.com ----- Forwarded by Steve Padgett/Sika-Corporation/US/SIKA on 10/26/2006 11:20 AM ----- SIKA Webmaster/INT/SIKA@SIKA 10/18/2006 06:55 PM To: tsmh@sika-corp.com cc: Subject: Transportation contact from sikasolutions.com Mailform request via a contact form on sikasolutions.com: -------Typa of Application----------------------------------------------- Type of Application: MarineCommercial -------Personal Data--------------------------------------------- Name: Firstname: N/A Address: City: State: MA Country: United States Email: Phone: Fax: N/A Sika User: Yes Not a Sika User:N/A -------Message--------------------------------------------------- I keep hearing great things about sika-flex. I have tried to use it on three occasions on my boat to replace ports or hatches. On each occasion, trying to get it out of the tube, was like pushing a golf ball through a garden hose. I always check the expiration date on the product when I buy sealants or adhesives, and this was current. In each case I wound up throwing an almost full tube, and soaking my hand in hot water. It doesnt matter what kind of calking gun I use, its like concrete in a tube. I have used 3M #5200 for a number of applications and it is easy to use and work with. What gives? ------------------------------------------------------------------- Request date: 19.Oct.2006 - 00:55 -------------------------------------------------------------------
