Supplier SKU: SILK10T
East Bay Supply SKU: CBPSILK10T
CustomTech Silk is a fast-curing, premium 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, mildrew and staining of resilient flooring due to free-moisture found in traditional underlayment. Its rapid setting formula allows installation of most floor covering in as little as 15 minutes.
Features:
- Superior mixing and handling
- Excellent for skim coat patching applications
- No additives required
- Apply from featheredge to 1"
- Install flooring in as little as 15 minutes
Suitable Substrates:
- Absorbent concrete
- Gypsum-based underlayment (meets ASTM F2419)
- Exterior grade plywood and OSB / APA or CANPLY Group 1
- Flooring manufacturer's approved wood underlayments
- Existing ceramic tile
- Resilient flooring
- Embossed vinyl
- Cutback adhesive residue
- Primed cement terrazzo
- Approved and prepared moisture control membranes
Curing Time:
- LVT, LVP, VCT, sheet vinyl, and carpeting can be installed when the surface can be worked on without damage (usually about 15-30 minutes)
- Parquet, athletic flooring, and flooring requiring special adhesives (such as epoxies and urethanes), which can be sensitive to the presence of moisture, can be installed after 16 hours.
- Drying time depends on ambient conditions and thickness.
Coverage per 10 lb bag: Coverage will vary depending on the texture of the surface being smoothed.
- As a skim coat: 100-300 sf
- 1/8": 33.3-35.9 sf
- 1/4": 16.6-17.9 sf
- 1/2": 8.3-8.9 sf
- 1": 4.1-4.4 sf
Technical Data Sheet
