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Caulk for glass and ceramic tile?
I have a cooktop mounted into a ceramic tile countertop. I have
caulked it several times but after several months the caulk comes loose. I clean the surfaces with detergent and then with rubbing alcohol. I use silicone caulk. Is there a better way for me clean the surfaces? Is there a caulk that would be better for this use? Thank you in advance for all replies. -- When I am in the kitchen, I often kick one of my cat's balls. After I kick it, he will sometimes play with it for a few seconds to several minutes. His favorite are the ones that rattle. He'll play with any ball that makes noise. |
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Caulk for glass and ceramic tile?
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: I have a cooktop mounted into a ceramic tile countertop. I have caulked it several times but after several months the caulk comes loose. I clean the surfaces with detergent and then with rubbing alcohol. I use silicone caulk. Is there a better way for me clean the surfaces? Is there a caulk that would be better for this use? Thank you in advance for all replies. Does it get very warm where the caulk is? If so, MAY BE the cause. Find a high heat caulk. Google "high heat caulk" should get you some leads. |
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Caulk for glass and ceramic tile?
On 1/11/2012 4:25 PM, Daniel Prince wrote:
I have a cooktop mounted into a ceramic tile countertop. I have caulked it several times but after several months the caulk comes loose. I clean the surfaces with detergent and then with rubbing alcohol. I use silicone caulk. Is there a better way for me clean the surfaces? Is there a caulk that would be better for this use? Thank you in advance for all replies. rubbing alcohol sometimes has traces of oils in them. try using acetone instead. |
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Caulk for glass and ceramic tile?
chaniarts wrote:
On 1/11/2012 4:25 PM, Daniel Prince wrote: I have a cooktop mounted into a ceramic tile countertop. I have caulked it several times but after several months the caulk comes loose. I clean the surfaces with detergent and then with rubbing alcohol. I use silicone caulk. Is there a better way for me clean the surfaces? Is there a caulk that would be better for this use? Thank you in advance for all replies. rubbing alcohol sometimes has traces of oils in them. try using acetone instead. I have some 70 percent and some 99 percent rubbing alcohol. Is the 99 percent less likely to have oil in it? Is there any way I can test my rubbing alcohol to see if it has oil in it? Am I correct in assuming that nail polish remover would not be good for this use? -- When a cat sits in a human's lap both the human and the cat are usually happy. The human is happy because he thinks the cat is sitting on him/her because it loves her/him. The cat is happy because it thinks that by sitting on the human it is dominant over the human. |
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Caulk for glass and ceramic tile?
On 1/16/2012 3:20 AM, Daniel Prince wrote:
wrote: On 1/11/2012 4:25 PM, Daniel Prince wrote: I have a cooktop mounted into a ceramic tile countertop. I have caulked it several times but after several months the caulk comes loose. I clean the surfaces with detergent and then with rubbing alcohol. I use silicone caulk. Is there a better way for me clean the surfaces? Is there a caulk that would be better for this use? Thank you in advance for all replies. rubbing alcohol sometimes has traces of oils in them. try using acetone instead. I have some 70 percent and some 99 percent rubbing alcohol. Is the 99 percent less likely to have oil in it? Is there any way I can test my rubbing alcohol to see if it has oil in it? Am I correct in assuming that nail polish remover would not be good for this use? Good grief! Oil in rubbing alcohol? Can't be enough to matter. I keep denatured alcohol on hand for solvent/degreasing. Nail polish remover normally does have some oil to counteract the drying effect on nails; it's not a great solvent to use on paintable surfaces. |
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Caulk for glass and ceramic tile?
On Jan 16, 7:37*am, Norminn wrote:
On 1/16/2012 3:20 AM, Daniel Prince wrote: *wrote: On 1/11/2012 4:25 PM, Daniel Prince wrote: I have a cooktop mounted into a ceramic tile countertop. *I have caulked it several times but after several months the caulk comes loose. *I clean the surfaces with detergent and then with rubbing alcohol. *I use silicone caulk. Is there a better way for me clean the surfaces? *Is there a caulk that would be better for this use? *Thank you in advance for all replies. rubbing alcohol sometimes has traces of oils in them. try using acetone instead. I have some 70 percent and some 99 percent rubbing alcohol. *Is the 99 percent less likely to have oil in it? *Is there any way I can test my rubbing alcohol to see if it has oil in it? Am I correct in assuming that nail polish remover would not be good for this use? Good grief! *Oil in rubbing alcohol? *Can't be enough to matter. *I keep denatured alcohol on hand for solvent/degreasing. *Nail polish remover normally does have some oil to counteract the drying effect on nails; it's not a great solvent to use on paintable surfaces.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yeah, I can't imagine how oil would be in rubbing alcohol either. Is it in my Wild Turkey too? As to why the caulk is coming out, that doesn't make sense to me either. Silicone caulk is normally very durable and resistant to a reasonable amount of heat. The edges of my cooktop don't get hot enough where I would think heat is the culprit. I would suspect that the surfaces may not be clean when it's applied. Grease from cooking perhaps? |
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Caulk for glass and ceramic tile?
On 1/16/2012 5:37 AM, Norminn wrote:
On 1/16/2012 3:20 AM, Daniel Prince wrote: wrote: On 1/11/2012 4:25 PM, Daniel Prince wrote: I have a cooktop mounted into a ceramic tile countertop. I have caulked it several times but after several months the caulk comes loose. I clean the surfaces with detergent and then with rubbing alcohol. I use silicone caulk. Is there a better way for me clean the surfaces? Is there a caulk that would be better for this use? Thank you in advance for all replies. rubbing alcohol sometimes has traces of oils in them. try using acetone instead. I have some 70 percent and some 99 percent rubbing alcohol. Is the 99 percent less likely to have oil in it? Is there any way I can test my rubbing alcohol to see if it has oil in it? Am I correct in assuming that nail polish remover would not be good for this use? Good grief! Oil in rubbing alcohol? Can't be enough to matter. I keep denatured alcohol on hand for solvent/degreasing. Nail polish remover normally does have some oil to counteract the drying effect on nails; it's not a great solvent to use on paintable surfaces. yes. from wikipedia: Isopropyl rubbing alcohol USP/B.P. contains 68–99% of isopropanol (isopropyl alcohol) by volume, the remainder consisting of water, with or without color additives, suitable stabilizers, and perfume oils. 99% doesn't usually have the additives that the 70% does. |
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On Jan 16, 7:37 am, Norminn wrote: On 1/16/2012 3:20 AM, Daniel Prince wrote: wrote: On 1/11/2012 4:25 PM, Daniel Prince wrote: I have a cooktop mounted into a ceramic tile countertop. I have caulked it several times but after several months the caulk comes loose. I clean the surfaces with detergent and then with rubbing alcohol. I use silicone caulk. Is there a better way for me clean the surfaces? Is there a caulk that would be better for this use? Thank you in advance for all replies. rubbing alcohol sometimes has traces of oils in them. try using acetone instead. I have some 70 percent and some 99 percent rubbing alcohol. Is the 99 percent less likely to have oil in it? Is there any way I can test my rubbing alcohol to see if it has oil in it? Am I correct in assuming that nail polish remover would not be good for this use? Good grief! Oil in rubbing alcohol? Can't be enough to matter. I keep denatured alcohol on hand for solvent/degreasing. Nail polish remover normally does have some oil to counteract the drying effect on nails; it's not a great solvent to use on paintable surfaces.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yeah, I can't imagine how oil would be in rubbing alcohol either. Is it in my Wild Turkey too? As to why the caulk is coming out, that doesn't make sense to me either. Silicone caulk is normally very durable and resistant to a reasonable amount of heat. The edges of my cooktop don't get hot enough where I would think heat is the culprit. I would suspect that the surfaces may not be clean when it's applied. Grease from cooking perhaps? When you rug the skin, the oil helps it from drying out. Most alcohols do not contain oil but attract moisture, ok with silicone type 1 . Greg |
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Caulk for glass and ceramic tile?
Daniel Prince wrote:
chaniarts wrote: On 1/11/2012 4:25 PM, Daniel Prince wrote: I have a cooktop mounted into a ceramic tile countertop. I have caulked it several times but after several months the caulk comes loose. I clean the surfaces with detergent and then with rubbing alcohol. I use silicone caulk. Is there a better way for me clean the surfaces? Is there a caulk that would be better for this use? Thank you in advance for all replies. rubbing alcohol sometimes has traces of oils in them. try using acetone instead. I have some 70 percent and some 99 percent rubbing alcohol. Is the 99 percent less likely to have oil in it? Is there any way I can test my rubbing alcohol to see if it has oil in it? Am I correct in assuming that nail polish remover would not be good for this use? Leave the alcohol dry and see what's left. A good degreaser, Greased Lightning.... Greg |
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Caulk for glass and ceramic tile?
Daniel Prince wrote:
I have a cooktop mounted into a ceramic tile countertop. I have caulked it several times but after several months the caulk comes loose. I clean the surfaces with detergent and then with rubbing alcohol. I use silicone caulk. Is there a better way for me clean the surfaces? Is there a caulk that would be better for this use? Thank you in advance for all replies. True rubbing alcohol has oil. Citrus degreasers leave oil too. Beware. Greg |
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