has anyone used loc-tite silicone?

LoyalConvict · 05/25/2009, 10:53 PM

i was wondering if anyone has used loctite silicone before. its all i could find at my local menards store i tried to find the dow corning 795 or the 999a but they didnt carry it. just wondering if its a good silicone or not

THE ROOK · 05/26/2009, 03:57 AM

Check for GE Window & Door #1. It's proven safe & very common. Be careful not to use #2 or bath as it has mold inhibitors which could be harmful.

billdogg · 05/26/2009, 08:24 AM

that should work fine, but must agree with ROOK - GE type I for windows and doors will end up being much less expensive

jetblacksdart · 05/26/2009, 05:55 PM

I have used it, seems just as good as the DOW I've used in the past.

uncleof6 · 05/26/2009, 07:21 PM

Look on the back of it, It is probably manufactured by Dow Corning.

Jim

LoyalConvict · 05/26/2009, 11:38 PM

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Originally posted by jetblacksdart
I have used it, seems just as good as the DOW I've used in the past.

thanks, thats what i was hoping to hear.

Quote:

Originally posted by uncleof6
Look on the back of it, It is probably manufactured by Dow Corning.

Jim

all it says on the back is henkel corporation

thanks to all who replied, i'm just using it to reseal a 30 gallon i used as a hospital tank and a 20 i used as a sump for the hospital tank. so i dont need much, plus its all i could find at the time

05/26/2009, 08:24 AM	#3
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	that should work fine, but must agree with ROOK - GE type I for windows and doors will end up being much less expensive __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

05/26/2009, 05:55 PM	#4
jetblacksdart Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: califonia Posts: 75	I have used it, seems just as good as the DOW I've used in the past. __________________ MOPAR OR NO CAR Current Tank Info: a gutter, now upgraded to a 100 gal foam and rock reef, 50 gal sump divided into 3 chambers, refugium in one, T-5 Lights, Sun Sun Wave Pump X's 2, 2 Mag 7.5 return pumps.

05/26/2009, 07:21 PM	#5
uncleof6 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: AWOL Posts: 12,013	Look on the back of it, It is probably manufactured by Dow Corning. Jim __________________ "Things should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler." (oft attributed to Einstein; most likely paraphrasing by Roger Sessions; compactly articulates the principle of Occam's Razor) Current Tank Info: 325 6' wide Reef

05/25/2009, 10:53 PM	#1
LoyalConvict Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 468	has anyone used loc-tite silicone? i was wondering if anyone has used loctite silicone before. its all i could find at my local menards store i tried to find the dow corning 795 or the 999a but they didnt carry it. just wondering if its a good silicone or not __________________ Contemplating sushifried I Have - Ichthyophobia, Hydrophobia, Hyalophobia, and Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia Current Tank Info: 90 Reef, 55 fuge - 75 FOWLR 30 fuge

05/26/2009, 03:57 AM	#2
THE ROOK Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Springfield, MA Posts: 2,100	Check for GE Window & Door #1. It's proven safe & very common. Be careful not to use #2 or bath as it has mold inhibitors which could be harmful.