On Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:04:44 -0700, Joe wrote:

On Sep 19, 7:01 pm, "Ivan Vegvary" wrote:
Went to Lowe's (I know, should have gone to a paint store) and asked for
caulk for my new (hardei plank) outside siding. They advised me to buy GE
"Window & Door" 100% Silicone Sealant. After having applied 5 tubes of this
stuff around all window trim, door trim, hardie plank edges etc. etc., I
find that paint does not stick to silicone. Did not know that!!! I've
painted the caulked seams 6 times already and the paint just retracts from
the silicone in about 5-10 seconds.

I can live with the above on all the vertical trim seams, but, on the butt
joints of the hardie plank, in the middle of the wall, the white blotches
look pretty ridiculous.

Any advise appreciated. You're welcome to call me a fool etc., but please
advise.

Thanks,

Ivan Vegvary

Plan now to remove every board in contact with the silicone sealant.
If this means doing over the whole job, so be it. in a word, you're
scr*wd. When the boards are off, get rid of every trace of the stuff,
razor blades where you can see it, methylene chloride paint stripper
on the thin films. Might even be a good idea to re-cover the area with
Tyvek to avoid further trouble. Sincere sympathy on this mishap and
good luck.

Joe

Good grief. I'm surprised you didn't tell him to demolish the house
and build a new one !!!!!

All he has to do it let the silicone weather for a year and it can be
painted, or try the spray paint method.