Those little plastic silicon bead finishing tools seem to be pricey for what
they are.
Are they worth it?

mark

mark wrote:

Those little plastic silicon bead finishing tools seem to be pricey for what
they are.
Are they worth it?

Certainly. I did a bath before Christmas, I was going to fit some
sealing strips, but thought I'd tried a silicone bead first, used the
Fugenboy, and it came out excellent, so saved myself £20 on bath strips.
They are now £8 at Screwfix reduced from £10.
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mark wrote:

Those little plastic silicon bead finishing tools seem to be pricey for what
they are.
Are they worth it?

Fugenboys?
Oh yes!

Google the archives for more.

David

mark wrote:
Those little plastic silicon bead finishing tools seem to be pricey
for what they are.
Are they worth it?

Fugenboy or similar? Without any doubt. Worth several times the asking
price.



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mark wrote:
Those little plastic silicon bead finishing tools seem to be pricey
for what they are.
Are they worth it?

Fugenboy or similar? Without any doubt. Worth several times the asking
price.

Just out of interest - what happens to the excess silicon with these tools?
Does it go all over the place as you run the tool along, or is it collected
nicely to be wiped off the tool?

I am pretty good with almost everything DIY, but applying silicon is
something that is simply beyond me (lack of practice I suppose).

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mark wrote:
Those little plastic silicon bead finishing tools seem to be pricey
for what they are.
Are they worth it?

Fugenboy or similar? Without any doubt. Worth several times the
asking price.

Just out of interest - what happens to the excess silicon with these
tools? Does it go all over the place as you run the tool along, or is
it collected nicely to be wiped off the tool?

Collects on the face of the tool, to be wiped off on kitchen roll or
similar.

I am pretty good with almost everything DIY, but applying silicon is
something that is simply beyond me (lack of practice I suppose).

10 mins with a Fugenboy, you will be a master. You simply wouldn't believe
how well they work.


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A.Lee wrote:
Certainly. I did a bath before Christmas, I was going to fit some
sealing strips, but thought I'd tried a silicone bead first, used the
Fugenboy, and it came out excellent, so saved myself £20 on bath strips.
They are now £8 at Screwfix reduced from £10.

Crikey - I paid about 15 quid less than a year ago. And thought them worth
every penny.

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mark wrote:
Those little plastic silicon bead finishing tools seem to be pricey
for what they are.
Are they worth it?

Fugenboy or similar? Without any doubt. Worth several times the asking
price.

Just out of interest - what happens to the excess silicon with these
tools? Does it go all over the place as you run the tool along, or is it
collected nicely to be wiped off the tool?

I am pretty good with almost everything DIY, but applying silicon is
something that is simply beyond me (lack of practice I suppose).


But oh so much easier than putty: dreadful stuff which I simply cannot do!

S

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mark wrote:
Those little plastic silicon bead finishing tools seem to be pricey
for what they are.
Are they worth it?

Fugenboy or similar? Without any doubt. Worth several times the
asking price.

Just out of interest - what happens to the excess silicon with these
tools? Does it go all over the place as you run the tool along, or is
it collected nicely to be wiped off the tool?

Collects on the face of the tool, to be wiped off on kitchen roll or
similar.

I am pretty good with almost everything DIY, but applying silicon is
something that is simply beyond me (lack of practice I suppose).

10 mins with a Fugenboy, you will be a master. You simply wouldn't
believe how well they work.

Scuse my ignorance, aren't these simply bits of shaped plastic?

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mark wrote:
Those little plastic silicon bead finishing tools seem to be pricey
for what they are.
Are they worth it?

Fugenboy or similar? Without any doubt. Worth several times the
asking price.

Just out of interest - what happens to the excess silicon with these
tools? Does it go all over the place as you run the tool along, or is
it collected nicely to be wiped off the tool?

Collects on the face of the tool, to be wiped off on kitchen roll or
similar.

I am pretty good with almost everything DIY, but applying silicon is
something that is simply beyond me (lack of practice I suppose).

10 mins with a Fugenboy, you will be a master. You simply wouldn't
believe how well they work.

Scuse my ignorance, aren't these simply bits of shaped plastic?

Yep.

My question is what happens if the 2 sides being "shaped" with the device
are not at 90 deg?
Does the mastic slide past the edge of the tool ?

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mark wrote:
Those little plastic silicon bead finishing tools seem to be pricey
for what they are.
Are they worth it?

Fugenboy or similar? Without any doubt. Worth several times the
asking price.

Just out of interest - what happens to the excess silicon with these
tools? Does it go all over the place as you run the tool along, or is
it collected nicely to be wiped off the tool?

Collects on the face of the tool, to be wiped off on kitchen roll or
similar.

I am pretty good with almost everything DIY, but applying silicon is
something that is simply beyond me (lack of practice I suppose).

10 mins with a Fugenboy, you will be a master. You simply wouldn't
believe how well they work.

Scuse my ignorance, aren't these simply bits of shaped plastic?

Until now I've always used the end of various kitchen wooden spoons etc, or
more recently, pieces of plastic ch pipe (which if, off a roll, have a handy
curve). Looking at the pictures of the Fugenboy, I can see there might be
advantages of using the flat bits of plastic as this ought to help scrape
the excess off the walls etc. Might not glide as easily as my spoons
though...

Incidentally, has anyone worked out how to get sealer down the inside of a
roughened window pane (our bathroom windows have a sort of granular faceted
surface which picks up all the dirt) to reduce condensation penetration?
Making the seal is one thing: cleaning the excess off the glass afterwards,
quite another! Luckily I chose to use transparent sealer this time!

S

mark wrote:
Those little plastic silicon bead finishing tools seem to be pricey for what
they are.
Are they worth it?

Yes. Absolutely, don't even think of not buying one, you will never look
back.

The Fugi ones are my preferred set:

http://www.plumbworld.co.uk/sealant-1847-0000

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mark wrote:
Those little plastic silicon bead finishing tools seem to be pricey
for what they are.
Are they worth it?
Fugenboy or similar? Without any doubt. Worth several times the
asking price.
Just out of interest - what happens to the excess silicon with these
tools? Does it go all over the place as you run the tool along, or is
it collected nicely to be wiped off the tool?
Collects on the face of the tool, to be wiped off on kitchen roll or
similar.
I am pretty good with almost everything DIY, but applying silicon is
something that is simply beyond me (lack of practice I suppose).
10 mins with a Fugenboy, you will be a master. You simply wouldn't
believe how well they work.

Scuse my ignorance, aren't these simply bits of shaped plastic?

Of sorts, yes. They are made from a slightly elastic material that wipes
clean of most sealants, and they have a nicely shaped and feathered
edge. They work so well because they wipe the adjacent surfaces so
cleanly that you don't get thin wisps of sealant left all over the
place. The material is hard enough to wear well, but flexible to act a
little like a squeegy.

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Of sorts, yes. They are made from a slightly elastic material that wipes
clean of most sealants, and they have a nicely shaped and feathered edge.
They work so well because they wipe the adjacent surfaces so cleanly that
you don't get thin wisps of sealant left all over the place. The material
is hard enough to wear well, but flexible to act a little like a squeegy.

What about behind taps and other 'obstructions'? Are these areas 'blended
in' with a wet finger?

Cheers

John

RW wrote:
My question is what happens if the 2 sides being "shaped" with the device
are not at 90 deg?
Does the mastic slide past the edge of the tool ?

If the corner is 90 then you can you tip the tool so that it presents
the required angle. Obviously greater than 90 would require two passes -
the first using slightly larger bead size than the second.

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Of sorts, yes. They are made from a slightly elastic material that wipes
clean of most sealants, and they have a nicely shaped and feathered edge.
They work so well because they wipe the adjacent surfaces so cleanly that
you don't get thin wisps of sealant left all over the place. The material
is hard enough to wear well, but flexible to act a little like a squeegy.

What about behind taps and other 'obstructions'? Are these areas 'blended
in' with a wet finger?

Its worth buying the set of tools with a narrow version included for
this purpose. In extreme cases you may have to manufacture a tool from a
bit of ice cream tub.


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mark wrote:
Those little plastic silicon bead finishing tools seem to be pricey
for what they are.
Are they worth it?
Fugenboy or similar? Without any doubt. Worth several times the
asking price.
Just out of interest - what happens to the excess silicon with these
tools? Does it go all over the place as you run the tool along, or is
it collected nicely to be wiped off the tool?
Collects on the face of the tool, to be wiped off on kitchen roll or
similar.
I am pretty good with almost everything DIY, but applying silicon is
something that is simply beyond me (lack of practice I suppose).
10 mins with a Fugenboy, you will be a master. You simply wouldn't
believe how well they work.
Scuse my ignorance, aren't these simply bits of shaped plastic?

Until now I've always used the end of various kitchen wooden spoons etc, or
more recently, pieces of plastic ch pipe (which if, off a roll, have a handy
curve). Looking at the pictures of the Fugenboy, I can see there might be
advantages of using the flat bits of plastic as this ought to help scrape
the excess off the walls etc. Might not glide as easily as my spoons
though...

Incidentally, has anyone worked out how to get sealer down the inside of a
roughened window pane (our bathroom windows have a sort of granular faceted
surface which picks up all the dirt) to reduce condensation penetration?
Making the seal is one thing: cleaning the excess off the glass afterwards,
quite another! Luckily I chose to use transparent sealer this time!

Place masking tape down the glass first. If you need to clean wet
silicone off a surface then use a can of IPA (available from CPC in
aerosol form).

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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:
In article ,
A.Lee wrote:
Certainly. I did a bath before Christmas, I was going to fit some
sealing strips, but thought I'd tried a silicone bead first, used the
Fugenboy, and it came out excellent, so saved myself £20 on bath strips.
They are now £8 at Screwfix reduced from £10.

Crikey - I paid about 15 quid less than a year ago. And thought them worth
every penny.


£7.82 at Screwfix this afternoon.

On 16 Jan, 19:29, "mark" wrote:
Those little plastic silicon bead finishing tools seem to be pricey for what
they are.
Are they worth it?

Fugenboy is, even for a tenner. Don't know what it's made of, but it
does just work better,

In article ,
Brass Monkey wrote:
10 mins with a Fugenboy, you will be a master. You simply wouldn't
believe how well they work.

Scuse my ignorance, aren't these simply bits of shaped plastic?

Not really - they're a strange soft plastic almost like hard rubber and
much thicker than a filling knife or whatever - and have a chamfer to one
side.

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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:
In article ,
A.Lee wrote:
Certainly. I did a bath before Christmas, I was going to fit some
sealing strips, but thought I'd tried a silicone bead first, used the
Fugenboy, and it came out excellent, so saved myself £20 on bath strips.
They are now £8 at Screwfix reduced from £10.

Crikey - I paid about 15 quid less than a year ago. And thought them worth
every penny.


£7.82 at Screwfix this afternoon.

I just bought a set today too, Screwfix. Worked out a lot better than
my finger would have. The only grief I had was with the grout between
the tiles. A tiled wall above a work surface, as I went past each line
of grout a bit of silicon was forced up there, seems to peel off again
when partially set though.
Now looking forward to re-doing the seal around the edge of the bath!
Sad the things DIYers look forward to doing eh?


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mark wrote:
Those little plastic silicon bead finishing tools seem to be pricey
for what they are.
Are they worth it?

Fugenboy or similar? Without any doubt. Worth several times the asking
price.

Look at:
http://www.tradetiler.com/acatalog/info_silicone.html

Also, the Karl Dahmn is is supposed to be the best.

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mark wrote:
Those little plastic silicon bead finishing tools seem to be pricey
for what they are.
Are they worth it?

Fugenboy or similar? Without any doubt. Worth several times the asking
price.

Look at:
http://www.tradetiler.com/acatalog/info_silicone.html

Also, the Karl Dahmn is is supposed to be the best.

http://www.trades-direct.co.uk/modul...ode=kdsilicone

Bill wrote:
Bruce writes

£7.82 at Screwfix this afternoon.

I just bought a set today too, Screwfix. Worked out a lot better than
my finger would have. The only grief I had was with the grout between
the tiles. A tiled wall above a work surface, as I went past each line
of grout a bit of silicon was forced up there, seems to peel off again
when partially set though.
Now looking forward to re-doing the seal around the edge of the bath!
Sad the things DIYers look forward to doing eh?


Same here, I'm afraid. I made what I thought was a reasonable job of
the seal around the bath. Now I look at the superb job the Fugenboy did
last night behind the washbasin, and I know my partner will expect me to
re-do the bath to the same standard, ;-)

"Doctor Drivel" wrote:

Also, the Karl Dahmn is is supposed to be the best.

http://www.trades-direct.co.uk/modul...ode=kdsilicone


£10 is cheap enough, but £7.95 for delivery?

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"Doctor Drivel" wrote:

Also, the Karl Dahmn is is supposed to be the best.

http://www.trades-direct.co.uk/modul...ode=kdsilicone


£10 is cheap enough, but £7.95 for delivery?

They are available in other places. The inferior Fugenboy was £15 not long
ago. This is the best.

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"Bruce" wrote in message
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"Doctor Drivel" wrote:

Also, the Karl Dahmn is is supposed to be the best.

http://www.trades-direct.co.uk/modul...ode=kdsilicone


£10 is cheap enough, but £7.95 for delivery?

They are available in other places. The inferior Fugenboy was £15 not long
ago. This is the best.


I am not commenting on the quality of the item, just the ridiculous
charge for delivery.

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Doctor Drivel wrote:

"Bruce" wrote in message
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"Doctor Drivel" wrote:

Also, the Karl Dahmn is is supposed to be the best.

http://www.trades-direct.co.uk/modul...ode=kdsilicone


£10 is cheap enough, but £7.95 for delivery?

They are available in other places. The inferior Fugenboy was £15 not
long ago. This is the best.

Yet something else you 'know' by just reading an advert, given your
history.

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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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In article ,
Doctor Drivel wrote:

"Bruce" wrote in message
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"Doctor Drivel" wrote:

Also, the Karl Dahmn is is supposed to be the best.

http://www.trades-direct.co.uk/modul...ode=kdsilicone


£10 is cheap enough, but £7.95 for delivery?

They are available in other places. The inferior Fugenboy was £15 not
long ago. This is the best.

Yet

Please eff off as you are a total idiotic plantpot.

mark wrote:
Those little plastic silicon bead finishing tools seem to be pricey
for what they are.
Are they worth it?

Video here http://www.plumbworld.co.uk/fugi-app...iece-172-13240

They really do work as shown on the video.


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