Demonstrate Elasticity: Lexel vs. Silicone

not going to get cracking I think that that's that's pretty interesting what you brought up because I I noticed you know over my years of ceiling homes with sealants and caulking that you know when I go back if I've used an inexpensive sealant or an inferior sealant or caulking It's usually the smaller the tiny cracks that are cracked about the bigger ones Bingo if you've got a two inch Gap you can use the cheapest clock out there that's pretty interesting so we we have um so this is a sample of lexel right here and what what's lexel made for well lexell is kind of our use anywhere product so it's super clear it sticks to pretty much everything and folks use it for sealing everything from kitchen and bath applications because of the clarity right right on glass to Windows to sill plates uh it's popular on Roofing even though we have Roofing Products we we even see folks like fill holes in their Kayaks with that they they use it to build turkey decoys and I I fixed some snow boots with it one time that I was going snowboarding with right wow so we have another sample right here this is what a major um manufacturer of um caulkiness sealants this is one of their top end sealants right here it's a silicone so and so it actually snapped and I didn't even stretch it very hard so the maximum amount that you can stretch this is is its elongation okay so I can stretch this about about twice its initial length but see how it's pulling back on me right and you stretch the Lex L see how relaxed that is totally relaxed that has very low tensile strength meaning it's not pulling back on you right this one's pulling back on Me So eventually I'm gonna get that snap that you have right there it goes we're simulating thousands of temperature fluctuations right that siding is moving and and that joint is experiencing that stress and