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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

Warren, please educate me on why silicone caulk would be bad for  
sealing metal roof nail holes.


On Mar 8, 2009, at 9:52 AM, Mogrits wrote:

> A polyurethane caulk like NP-1 would be the best caulk (silicone is
> about the worst) but the product you are describing is called "peel &
> seal"- is a rubber membrane with an aluminum foil outer backing and an
> adhesive on the other side- you cut it to size with scissors and stick
> it on the holes. They also sell it in round patches. Here's a long
> link to it:
> http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&q=%22peel+%26+seal%22&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=gPezSfnKGY_ftgeR3NzDBw&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&resnum=4&ct=title