Description
Silk™ Patching & Finishing Compound
A fast-curing, calcium aluminate based, patching and finishing compound that provides a smooth finish to a variety of substrates prior
to the installation of floor coverings. Formulated with Controlled Cure Technology,™ Silk helps eliminate installation problems of bond failure, crumbling, mildew and staining of resilient flooring due to freemoisture found in traditional underlayments. Its rapid setting formula allows installation of most floor coverings in as little as 30 minutes. Mixing Ratios: combine 2 parts powder to 1 part water.
Key Features
- Superior mixing and handling
- Excellent for skim coat patching applications
- No additives required
- Apply from feather edge to 1″
- Install flooring in as little as 30 minutes
Suitable as an Underlayment for
- Carpet
- Wood, parquet
- Vinyl composition tile (VCT)
- Sheet vinyl flooring
- Laminated flooring
- Pavers, brick
- Stone, terrazzo tile
Suitable Substrates
- Absorbent concrete
- Lightweight concrete
- Gypsum-based underlayments
- Existing ceramic tile
- Primed cement terrazzo
- Exterior grade plywood & OSB
- Cutback adhesive residue
- Resilient flooring
- Embossed vinyl
- Approved and prepared moisture control membranes
Composition of Product
- Silk Patching & Finishing Compound is a blend of cements, inorganic fillers and polymers.
THICKNESS: MIN COVERAGE / MAX COVERAGE
As a Skim Coat: min 100 ft² (9 M²) / max 300 ft² (27 M²)
1/8″ (3 mm): min 33.3 ft² (3 M²) / max 35.9 ft² (3.3 M²)
1/4″ (6 mm): min 16.6 ft² (1.5 M²) / max 17.9 ft² (1.6 M²)
1/2″ (12 mm): min 8.3 ft² (0.7 M²) / max 8.9 ft² (0.8 M²)
1″ (25 mm): min 4.1 ft² (0.3 M²) / max 4.4 ft² (0.4 M²)
1-1/2″ (38 mm): min 2.7 ft² (0.25 M²) / max 2.9 ft² (0.27 M²)
