The World of Sealants
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Sealants
Silicone is a compound which is popularly known as a sealant in construction industry. This chemical is typically used to prevent the entrance of air, gas, dust and liquid into other materials.
Sealants usually function as fillers in the construction process. They fill the small openings, which are by and large very difficult to seal with any other concrete material and makes the surface waterproof and airtight. The best sealants are insoluble and corrosion resistant and the adhesion quality is also very important.
Sealants are not only used in the construction trade but also in many other industries, such as the automobile and aerospace industry.
These products are widely available in the market in a ready to use condition.
Sealants usually function as fillers in the construction process. They fill the small openings, which are by and large very difficult to seal with any other concrete material and makes the surface waterproof and airtight. The best sealants are insoluble and corrosion resistant and the adhesion quality is also very important.
Sealants are not only used in the construction trade but also in many other industries, such as the automobile and aerospace industry.
These products are widely available in the market in a ready to use condition.
“Whether it's internal, external, joinery or kitchen and bathroom there is a sealant for the job!”
Multi-Purpose Silicone
Advantages of Multi-Purpose Silicone are:
* It has brilliant adhesive properties to glass, ceramics and porcelain
* Excellent temperature resistance
* Easy to apply
Low Modulus Neutral Cure Silicone
Typical uses include:
- Perimeter pointing and weathersealing of PVCu, wood and aluminium frames
- General high movement bonding application
- Sensitive surface bonding - mirrors, lead, plated, brass, copper etc.
Features
- Suitable for double-glazed units
Sanitary Silicone
For sealing baths, showers, ceramic tiles and sanitary ware.
Features
* Fast cure
* Highly flexible
* Low dirt pickup
* Contains anti-fungal agent
* 25 year life

If only it was this simple!
Paintable Silicone
It is a one component, ready to use sealant which cures at room temperature into a flexible, strong silicone seal with excellent adhesion.
Features
- Ideal for most sealing situations where painting is required
- Highly flexible
- Fast curing
Silicone Sealant
Watch as the silicone sealant quickly repairs a cup. Why you would ever want to fix a broken plastic cup, I don't know. But at least now we all know that you can!
Fire Rated Silicone
Typical Uses
Fire Rated Sealant is especially suited to producing fire stop seals and sealing and bonding in construction and glazing applications, notably for:
- Heavy construction and traditional masonry.
- Curtain walls, panels and facades, metal and PVC joinery.
- Air ducts, cable or piping passages.
- Terrace or fireplace seals.
- Elastic seal in glazing, on aluminium, wood, PVC, etc.
Lead Mate
- Sealing and jointing lead flashing
- Sealing joints in gutters and down pipes
- Sealing overlaps in rigid sheet roofing
- Joints on roofs, chimneys, walls
- Sealing joints in venting.
In addition, it can be used for expansion joints on curtain walls,perimeter joints around windows or doors and glazing joints on aluminium, wood and uPVC

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Pro-Bond 2000
Pro-Bond 2000 is a universal flexible construction, shop fitting, marine adhesive and sealer based on advanced MS-Polymer technology. Pro-Bond 2000 will seal and bond to most surfaces without priming, on solid, dust free and non-porous surfaces.Pro-Bond 2000 is paintable and can be applied in damp conditions. Pro-Bond 2000 is ideal for use in below ground tanking situations for sealing around service pipes. Being an adhesive and a sealer that contains no solvents or iso-cyanates this product is ideal for bonding double glazed units into PVC frames.
Features
- A variety of colours including Crystal Clear
- Fully paintable
- Can be used below ground and in damp conditions
- Will bond most surfaces including non-porous surfaces
Decorfill
Decorfill acrylic sealant is an easy-to-apply, waterborne, permanently flexible acrylic emulsion sealant, which provides an efficient seal between materials where slight movement is likely to occur.Features
* Highly flexible decorators filler
* Easy to apply
* Paintable
* Fast-curing
* Can be used externally or internally
Intumescent Acrylic
Intumescent Acrylic is a one part, water-based sealant suitable for low movement joints in most internal applications. An integral part of the FIRESTOP System of passive fire rated products.The smokeless, non toxic features of Intumescent Acrylic Sealant makes it very desirable in areas where safety is important, i.e. public areas, transport terminals, commercial buildings and confined areas like tunnels.
Intumescent Acrylic Sealant is also generally recommended for most internal applications such as door casings, acoustic sealing and partitions where a low movement, fire-rated joint is required.
Features
* Highly flexible decorators filler
* Easy to apply
* Paintable
* Fast curing
* Can be used externally or internally
* Intumescent therefore suitable where fireproofing is a consideration
“OOOPS! Lucky there's products to remove it too if you go wrong!”
Silicone Wipes
Digester Gel
* Readily digests silicone.
* Does not contain halogenated solvents.
* Does not contain heavy metal or cyanide.
* Does not contain water.
* May be used on most types of aluminium and its alloys, copper and its alloys, iron and steels, glass and ceramics, epoxy composites etc. without adverse effect.
* Has little attack on rubber and other elastomers.
* Has little effect on most painted surfaces.
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