CornerTape - The perfect template for silicone joints

[infidel]

Yes the product is good, used it last week with black silicone on a spalshback/worktop. Gave an excellent finish.

Slight moan about it though is that it is very fiddly trying to get the middle section out before applying silicone.

[Big-Smudge]

Originally Posted by ps2user

I just wanted to say this is a great product and i have no exprience in using silicon sealent before (complete silcon sealent virgin ). Was told about this product by a mate at work when i said i don't know how to lay sealent between my tiles and kitchen worktop) and tried it today on my kitchen and its 100000% better finish than if i did it by hand Only tricky bit is getting the corners right when laying the cornertape and making sure that i don't have a thick layer of silicon on the silver tape.

Thanks for this great invention I'm happy and most importantly the missus is happy

Many thanks for the feedback and its great that you kept the missus happy after all she's probably one of your most important customers .

We find that CT is like any other tool, the more you use it, the better, easier and more confident you become with it.

If it was 3 way corner that you found difficult we have an alternative method for masking up that type of joint and we are working on some tips/illustrations for a 2way corner as well which i will post on here ASAP. see the illustration below for the 3way.

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Originally Posted by infidel

Yes the product is good, used it last week with black silicone on a spalshback/worktop. Gave an excellent finish.

Slight moan about it though is that it is very fiddly trying to get the middle section out before applying silicone.

Hi Infidel,

Thats great, good on ya, I'm pleased that you were pleased with the results.

On the other comment, I can guarantee that the main reason for the clear part of the tape not coming away easily (i.e maybe pulling off the silver off at the same time)is that the surface may look clean but the chances are that it wasn't. Even wiping down with a dry cloth or similar does not always get rid of all dirt or oily deposits.. The surface needs to be de-greased in other words.

I think that by using CT you have just highlighted a common problem that people were not aware of previously, i.e if CT is finding the surface difficult to stick to then the silicone will also find the same problem (albeit it would not be immediately apparent at the time of application).

We recommend using a 100% ethanol wipe to prep the surface before appling the CT its the only way to be totally sure that the surface is clean and de-greased. It also means that the silicone itself has a much cleaner surface to adhere to which should mean it lasts longer (doesn't help with mould growth though).

As they say its the 6 p's

Proper - Preparation - Prevents - P_ss - Poor - Performance.

I hope this helps,

Best regards
Andy