RETAIL MATTERS ADHESIVES AND SEALANTS
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Adhesives or sealants? Educating shoppers about the differences between adhesives and sealants
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Secateurs Range Aluminium Bypass Secateurs 15mm cutting capacity • Ergonomic Soft-Grip Handles • Non-stick coating • Precision ground blades • 15mm cutting capacity • No Break 10 Year Guarantee Bypass Secateurs 15mm cutting capacity • Built-In Safety Lock and Hand Grip • Ergonomic Soft-Grip Handles • Precision Ground Blades • 15mm Cutting Capacity • No Break 10 Year Guarantee Anvil Secateurs 15mm cutting capacity • Ergonomic Soft-Grip Handles • Adjustable Hand Grip • Non-stick Carbon Steel Blade • 15mm Cutting Capacity • No Break 10 Year Guarantee Consumers often walk into a hardware
Sealants
store and are faced with a wide range of
The main aim of a sealant is to seal
sealants and adhesives, sending many into
assemblies and joints or gaps.
a quandary as to what to choose.
Sealants have a paste consistency to
Sales staff are sought out for advice and
allow filling of gaps between substrates,
guidance, and it helps the sales staff to know
like Acryl-W, used to seal cornices to
some basics to enable them to give their
ceilings. They cure to form a durable,
customer the right advice and solution. Den
tough rubbery seal and have good
Braven shares some basic points and tips.
weather resistance. Some sealants,
A good starting point is to find out what
such as Silicone-Sanitary are fungal
the customers problem and need is.
resistant ideal for use on sanitary ware – in the bathroom and the kitchen.
SEALANT OR ADHESIVE? • The main difference between adhesives
Adhesives
and sealants is that adhesives are
The adhesive’s main purpose is to bind
primarily used to bond materials together.
one surface to another, not to seal the
• Sealants are made from flexible material
space in between the objects. High Tack
which makes them ideal for areas where
is a permanent adhesive, ideal for
expansion and contraction are of concern.
bonding dissimilar substrates.
// Sales staff are sought out for advice and guidance, and it helps the sales staff to know some basics to enable them to give their customer the right advice and solution //
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