On Mon, 11 Sep 2006 22:10:19 GMT, "Mikey S." wrote:

I don't know how common it is but I had the same experience, I bought 3
tubes of the same GE Silicone II , used 2 and saved one of them about a
year. It was hard to get out of the tube, lumpy, and never cured, I finally
gave up after a week, scraped it off the door frame I had caulked, washed it
with solvent

What solvent do you use for that stuff? Nothing seemed right to me.


I too have had old GE silicone that wouldn't harden. When I'm
careful, some glues seem to keep 10 or 20 years before use, but this
doesn't seem to be one of them, except see next paragraph.

Although last week, I opened a 3 oz. or so tube of stuff that looked
the same, a clear RTV Silicone Sealant Addhesive and Gasketing, that
was still good, excellent, after maybe 5 or 10 years in an unheated,
uncooled ministorage locker. This tube still had the metal seal at
the bottom of its metal 'nozzle?'.

Is RTV in general the same thing as GE silicone?

So I wouldn't throw any of this stuff away just because it's old,
without trying it first.

I also acquired 2 more tubes of clear and 5 caulking tubes of white
silicone, and I hope it is still good too^^. This came from the
ministorage my friend runs, and the burglar alarm company owner
retired maybe 5 years ago or even ten years, put this stuff in
storage, then died a few months ago and his children all took what
they wanted, and left a lot of stuff behind.

I sold, for 1 to 3 dollars an item, and otherwise dispersed the
burglar alarm stuff at a hamfest, and

^^I also found black silicone for sale at Advance Auto, by Permatex.
I should have looked there in the first place it seems.

, and recaulked with new caulking.