is there an concrete epoxy that can be used with regular caulk gun

05-31-2011, 08:44 PM	#1
rocketdoctor dIYHell   Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: East Bay, California Posts: 220	is there an concrete epoxy that can be used with regular caulk gun I need to install to Post bases into a concrete slab. Id like to epoxy threaded rods but wondering is there a way to do this without buying the expensive Epoxy gun to do the Job. I think I saw Simpon had a product in a Single Tube is that correct?

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05-31-2011, 09:04 PM	#2
Willie T Old School     Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: St. Petersburg, FL Minds of moderate caliber ordinarily condemn everything which is beyond them. Posts: 3,065	is there an concrete epoxy that can be used with regular caulk gun Most masonry dealers (they sell blocks and lintels) will carry caulking tubes of epoxy that fit a regular caulking gun. __________________ "True eloquence consists in saying all that is necessary, and only that which is." François Duc de La Rochefoucauld Willie T

05-31-2011, 10:58 PM	#3
cweb2ny Newbie   Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 10	is there an concrete epoxy that can be used with regular caulk gun Yeah, I just picked some up at one of the big chain stores this past weekend. Fits the large caulk gun, which cost about 7 bucks (1qt maybe??) Think the epoxy itself was about $11-12 tube; only color available was grey.

06-01-2011, 06:15 AM	#4
itsreallyconc Member   Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: north atlanta suburb Posts: 2,023	is there an concrete epoxy that can be used with regular caulk gun i gotta see this - a single part epoxy ? at an apron/vest store ? masonary OR paint aisle ? haven't seen a single part epoxy yet ! thanks ! __________________ taxpayers voting for obama are as idiotic as chickens who voted for Col. Sanders ! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. if you hear it from a guy in the apron store, be VERY suspicious the mtl/method will work,,, when it time to build something together, they won't answer phones NOR help To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

06-01-2011, 06:54 AM	#5
cweb2ny Newbie   Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 10	is there an concrete epoxy that can be used with regular caulk gun Quote: Originally Posted by itsreallyconc i gotta see this - a single part epoxy ? at an apron/vest store ? masonary OR paint aisle ? haven't seen a single part epoxy yet ! thanks ! Well it's actually polyurethane, not an epoxy... Whoops. And that stuff is found by the masonry supplies in the Lowes near me. http://www.quikrete.com/productlines...ingSealant.asp

06-01-2011, 06:59 AM	#6
itsreallyconc Member   Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: north atlanta suburb Posts: 2,023	is there an concrete epoxy that can be used with regular caulk gun thanks - you saved me a trip about all we can use from those places is 6mil plastic, rolls of perforated hdpe pipe, & marking pencils altho we will pick up a small tub of hydraulic cement now & then - that mtl is a sealant w/specific width/height rqmts - its not an adhesive __________________ taxpayers voting for obama are as idiotic as chickens who voted for Col. Sanders ! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. if you hear it from a guy in the apron store, be VERY suspicious the mtl/method will work,,, when it time to build something together, they won't answer phones NOR help To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

06-01-2011, 07:19 AM	#7
Aggie67 Licensed P.E./Home Insp     Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 585	is there an concrete epoxy that can be used with regular caulk gun Hilti HVU chem anchor capsules don't require a gun. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

06-01-2011, 07:19 AM	#8
kwikfishron Moderator     Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Kansas/Oregon Coast Posts: 4,511	is there an concrete epoxy that can be used with regular caulk gun This is what OP is looking for. Uses a standard caulking gun, I’ve used it a few times. http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...cStoreNum=3021 __________________ A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words Especially In The DIY Chatroom -NEW MEMBERS- Please include your basic location in your profile. Some of the answers given are specific to a Region or State.

06-02-2011, 09:57 AM	#9
SteelToes Member     Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Chicago Illinois Posts: 185	is there an concrete epoxy that can be used with regular caulk gun Quote: Originally Posted by rocketdoctor I need to install to Post bases into a concrete slab. Id like to epoxy threaded rods but wondering is there a way to do this without buying the expensive Epoxy gun to do the Job. I think I saw Simpon had a product in a Single Tube is that correct? Depending on the market we also carry Sika Anchoring Adhesive Iⅈ http://usa.sika.com/en/solutions_pro...2a013sa07.html Last edited by SteelToes; 06-02-2011 at 10:00 AM.