I’m looking for some brand recommendations for siliconized acrylic latex caulk. I’m re-caulking the shower tile/tub joint.
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Use the Dap Kitchen/Bath caulk.
Get caulk to match your grout. HD will have Customs in a limited number of colors. A real tile store will have it to match almost all grouts. It comes sanded or unsanded depending on the width of the joint.
I had gotten TEC820 Accucolor siliconized acrylic latex caulk at a tile store. I didn't have the grout color so I was off a little in the color match. I bought the caulk a little over a year ago and applied it yesterday. It went on and tooled fine. I was googling around checking shelf life guidelines. I was curious and called the manufacturer and they told me how to read the code. My tube was manufactured in Feb 2017. Tech support recommended removing yesterday's application and starting over. I will redo but don't know how long it will take to get another tube of the TEC stuff so I figured I'd switch to a more readily available brand. The caulk removal process took quite a while and I had to use a heat gun to soften the old stuff.