"The No-Tape Approach to Sealing Windows with Sikaflex" 

i hope it help...good luck on your project

You can slap Sika 295 wherever possible 😉

You're welcome mate..good luck on your project.

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You are welcome...good luck with your project.

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A master at work,maybe you can come round and do my caravan awning rail lol

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@@leoncaputolan I shouldn't laugh Mike, but if I don't laugh I'll cry. I used to work on the tools and when ever it was time to caulk anything, baths etc I would get all the things out and run from my boss and hide. it's like the twilight zone when I caulk anything. I've rebuilt a vintage motor home and sure enough I did make a mess and yes my windows are leaking boo hoo. So thank you so much Leon, I learnt a lot from your video, very interesting about the bubbles and the sun I did not know that. So we're in covid lockdown here in Melbourne Australia, hopefully no one notices me outside doing my windows lol. It's urgent as water is getting in and having knee surgery in 5 days so won't be doing it then .

Yahh you're right...but this one in particular is a no soap project...

@@leoncaputolan as long as it’s dry when you apply the caulking, you can spray whatever you want, water, spit, snot, cola, beer, wine… caulking won’t stick to wet, and will profile off with the tool.

Absolutely wrong. EVERY major quality sealant manufacturer in the USA says to dry tool. As a professional caulker the use of soapy water voids the warranty. Anyone showing up to a quality professional caulking company’s jobsite with soapy water is typically fired on the spot. Every quality major manufacturer says not to use liquids to tool with, if you look close enough at their tech manuals. Here is what DOW ( one of the largest sealant manufacturers in the world) says: “NOTE: Do not use liquid tooling aids such as water,soap or alcohols. These materials will interfere with cure, adhesion and create aesthetic issues.” Page 75 of Dow Construction Sealants Technical Manual. Sika at one time had a proprietary tooling agent. But they state in their Sikaflex general technical manual “ IMPORTANT NOTE: Tooling products such as solvents, detergents and other cleaners may cause tacky surfaces and accelerated aging” Then there is this …….Limitations: “on transparent or translucent substrates ( like glass) the adhesion of the bond line will fail if exposed to UV” He has zero knowledge of sealants. From the same Sikaflex technical guidelines manual.

@@mckeem1080absolutely wrong. You are right the sealant won’t stick. But you are absolutely wrong to think it’s ok to use soapy water. Every major sealant manufacturer in the USA says to dry tool They all say not to use liquids to tool with if you look close enough at their tech manuals. Here is what DOW ( one of the largest sealant manufacturers in the world ) says: “NOTE: Do not use liquid tooling aids such as water,soap or alcohols. These materials will interfere with cure, adhesion and create aesthetic issues.” Page 75 of Dow Construction Sealants Technical Manual. Sika used to have a proprietary tooling aide. But in their Sikaflex general guidelines technical literature they say “ IMPORTANT NOTE: Tooling products such as solvents, detergents or other cleaners cause tacky surfaces and accelerated aging.” Sika says similar things in various technical manuals.( they have many) Anyone showing up with soapy water to a professional caulking company’s jobsite would most likely be fired on sight.

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You can't go wrong with the 295UV, it's a all rounder you can use for sealing and bonding with a lots of different materials...

i am not sure of what your project looks like, and to be honest with you i only used sika 295 on all my sealing job outside, is used it to seal our big bridge windows sometimes the bead is over an inch wide, they held well until now...maybe try sanding or give it a good scratching the area to be sika so the primer and the sika got something to hold on to, primer and sika doesn't bond well on a shiny surface ,and make sure you use a multi primer for the sika.

yahh i do sometimes..but his time i did not do it...i usualy do it if i do the sika with tapes around the area.

So far after all this year's of using the Sika 295 UV..I never have any problem mold and moisture, few years back our boat have spend lots of time in the Caribbean and Florida...the 295 is very versatile product I have used is on most of my sealing job.

Thanks for the info it has been helpful.

Was that 295 uv white

@@larrywilliams5313 I have used white and black depending on where I need them

Yes it will..

Yes I use multi surface primer...but this particular project I did not use, reason 1..we did not digout completely the original seal which is still very good, so this sika is more of for aestistic, but mind you with primer or not this sika still sticks like shit in a blanket... Reason 2....if you put primer on this type of project without using tape ..first you have to apply the primer on much smaller width than your intended sika bead width otherwise the excess primer will show and it will not look good...

You can seal the nozzle with tape as much as possible, but it will eventually hardened,it start from the tip of the nozzle and then to the main tube..when you use it again..take the old nozzle off and clean the cured Sika or put a new nozzle if you have extra lying around,and when you open it if the hardened Sika is already on the tube, you can try stab is it with screw driver or any pointy object and try reach the still soft part then you will be able to squeeze it out..

Been using 295 on all my exterior project for a long time,works for me I have some windows that is been done 10 years ago..still holds well.

Just clean it up with a white spirit or alcohol.

295 UV is a multi purpose sealant and sticking things together ..im sure you can use them on all type of surfaces.

you can get it on any big hardware store that sells all type of sealant, or any marine chandlery., they come on any brand with different look and color, shape...but they do the same job, they are very cheap.

@@leoncaputolan what is the name of it?

@@WinterTechIN theres a few names, grout scraper tool, profiling tool, plastic spatula...i will share here the link the one brand that we use onboard.. limasupply3.com/herramientasmaquinaria/maletines-kits-de-herramientas/kits-de-herramientas/joint-boy-kit-espatulas-plasticas-perfilar-4-un.html?srsltid=AR57-fD7lEQGQn3N0qgUTQusdnpITDsh_fN2SaNViwsF52yLJ1RN8dQEAOk

Pwede siguro,this product is very durable..dko pa na try, pag pwede sa yate I'm sure pwede din sa auto cguro.

Salamat...

Salamat...

Yahh you're right..I wish I had shown how to do the corner...my trick to do the corner is as soon as you hit the corner try keep your composure as steady as you can and make sure you don't have too much excess sika on your profiling tool when you arrive in the corner..do it as steady as you can and let the tip and shape of your profiling tool do the rest..good luck 😉..and if you make a mess of it...do it again, practice is the key😉😉

@@leoncaputolan Hi Leon, Thanks for the quick reply and tips! That's my job for tomorrow, to sika the windows. I'll keep in mind what you say and hope the 90's go better today. Good tips! You have some good skill, especially to roll and tip such a large area on you other video!

That's what I do most of the time ..this is just another way of doing it without putting a tape....

Waste is the price you pay if you want to do your job once and almost perfect....if you make your nozzle small and you end up not putting enough sika..once you pass your profiling tool over it and not enough material then you will find out why 🤞.