I’m repainting my bathroom. When I painted, I had to scrape the silicone off where the sink met the wall. I’ve repaired the damage to the wall. Haven’t primed or painted this part yet. What type of caulk should I be using? I need to caulk where pedestal sink meets the wall. Do I need paintable caulk or silicone?

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No_Carpet7125 t1_jd4ezux wrote on March 21, 2023 at 7:29 PM

Silicone is the right choice because of the water exposure.

Scraping any caulk is going to cause damage, so what you experienced is normal.

danauns t1_jd5phct wrote on March 22, 2023 at 12:37 AM

No it's not. Silicone is a poor choice anywhere up against drywall.

The sink is installed up against drywall. The caulk between the two should be printable.

YamahaRyoko t1_jd4fbwj wrote on March 21, 2023 at 7:31 PM

I would paint and repair fully, then silicone. I like to tape the sink before doing the silicone for a clean line. However, tape will often pull up fresh paint. =(

Popular-History-8021 t1_jd4j8to wrote on March 21, 2023 at 7:55 PM

Color matched silicone

DietPepzi OP t1_jd5k3km wrote on March 21, 2023 at 11:58 PM

Thanks, all! Silicone it is.

danauns t1_jd5pn1b wrote on March 22, 2023 at 12:38 AM

Ugh, bad advice in here. Don't use silicone. You'll hate yourself for it.

congenial_possum t1_jd5w2e6 wrote on March 22, 2023 at 1:26 AM

I agree with you, paintable caulk here. Water won’t be running over it. It’s water resistant enough to deal with the occasional splish splash, just as the dry wall will be fine, unless you’re going nuts with the water. Silicone will just be a mess.

DietPepzi OP t1_jd5szqx wrote on March 22, 2023 at 1:03 AM

Thanks, I was wondering if caulk not silicone would be ok.

danauns t1_jd652t8 wrote on March 22, 2023 at 2:34 AM

Use DAP 230, it's great and printable.