How to Use Silicon in Home Repair

Silicone comes in several, surprising forms. Silicone is weather resistant and waterproof. It is used for and in many objects that we take for granted everyday in just about every field. From the dry cleaning fluid to the seal around your airplanes windows it is used to protect and seal.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Use silicone sealer to keep the wind and elements outside where they belong. Use a caulking gun and outdoor silicone window sealer to keep the heating and cooling bills down. The silicone is playable and will expand and contract with the heat and cold, keeping the seal around your windows tight.

2. Paint a silicone sealer on to your patio and home and keep the weather damage at a minimum. Silicone enhanced paint provide a barrier to keep the freezing temperatures from cracking paint while enhancing the paints adhesion properties

3. Caulk bathrooms and kitchens with silicone based caulking to provide water protection to your cabinet and walls. Since it is water resistant it will prevent water from dripping or seeping into the walls and creating mild.

4. Wrap your pipes and outdoor electric lines with silicone self fusing tape. It is UV, weather and chemical resistant to keep your equipment lasting longer saving you money in the long run.

5. Apply silicone grease to nuts and bolts outdoors to ensure that you will be able to undo the brackets and after a few years in the elements. Satellite dishes undergo a beating from the weather everyday, all day, and silicone grease applied to the hardware connections weather protections as well as the knowledge that you will be able to remove the dish without breaking or damaging it.

6. Fix the crack in the aquarium so that Nemo can move back home. Silicone is clear and will fix up his water filled home in no time, almost good as new.