JGolan wrote:
Mark wrote:
I caulked the joint between the bathtub and the ceramic tile surrounding it
about 3 months ago. I used an siliconized latex caulk which was recommended
to me. And I did a very good job of cleaning the area before caulking, and
I used denatured alcohol as a final cleaning agents also.

Now, 3 months later, it appears that the caulking is not sticking well to
the ceramic tile nor the tub, for that matter. In some areas, it's just
loose and in other areas it appears to be lengthening and hence little
curls/bulges every inch or so for about 6 inches.

I'm about to remove all of the caulking and use 100% silicone caulking this
time.

Before I do so, does anyone have any idea what is wrong?

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Mark

When you redo it again, put about 1/2 fill of water into the tub, and
let it cure before you let the water out. This allow the seal to be
installed while weight is in there.


OP-

I use PolySeamSeal brand caulking, this stuff never lets me down. It
is water clean up & can easily be tooled with a wet finger.

The suggestion of adding weight to the tub is a good one. Some
alcohols have other trace ingredients that might effect adhesion

Since the caulk appears to be "growing", are there any bathroom
cleaning agents in use that might be attacking the caulk.

Silicone is really good stuff but IMO it's a bitch to tool, clean up &
remove........I only use it when PolySeamSeal caulking will not do the
job.

cheers
Bob