Introduction to Sealant Quality and Its Importance

this is Christy Idaho painter here on paint live TV I got a special guest with me it's Nate here at sasco I've Got The Grand Tour of sasco I've got to learn all kinds of things about sealants one thing I want Nate you to explain to me because I know early on my career you know margins were kind of everything and money was tight because you know I'd always try to buy the best paints but what I put underneath the paints I really didn't care about and if I could find cheap caulking I would buy cheap Caulking and you know not all sealants and caulking are created equal now there's no dollar tubes anymore I think I was paying 96 cents for a tube right inflation you know 20 30 years later a little bit different but you know you have a range five dollars to ten dollars and it I mean do I really need to spend ten dollars on a tube of caulking is it really a difference what is inside this tuba call King can you explain a little bit to us in my audience about the differences it's a great question every homeowner can understand the difference between a 30-year shingle and a 50-year shingle right and they're they think in their mind okay I'm getting more value for the 50 years so I'm going to upgrade but most people would just think of this as kind of an accessory why would I pay a little bit more right and I would tell you that it's actually maybe more important than the shingle right because a shingle if properly lapped is Gonna Last a good long time right you can get hail resistant and all that but this is what's providing your waterproof and your air proof seal in all the Junctions where surfaces are meeting if you skimp on this and you get