Danimal
05-17-13, 02:40 PM
I chose to use drylock on this build mostly because I had stalemated myself worrying over what to use on the inside of my current build. Also the walls of this enclosure will be completely covered so I wasn't worried about a pretty finish. I know Antonio used it on his ackie build and seen it on others talking about using it around the net. I heard it was messy but so are other similar products, I assume, because of what it is they do, block moisture. Now I know that it is messy but I learned some things I thought I would share.
It doesn't seem to be made to be brushed on, at least in this application. It's got grit in it, which I think may be meant to fill the small holes in cinder block but on a smooth surface like wood it just clumps. The stuff doesn't thicken super fast but enough to make it really messy so be as quick as you can. After messing with it this is what I did to get the result I was comfortable with.
Most importantly I left the mixer in the can while I was using it. I used a stirrer that attaches to a drill. I would stir then just open the chuck and leave the stir bit in the can. I stirred it frequently, like every 10 mins or so and if I was rolling I used small amounts from the can and just poured more often. I used 2 methods, both work fine. The first was I bought a big thick 4" brush and dabbed. It's the slower of the 2 but the least messy. You can dip straight out of the can, glob it on thick and just work it out evenly. The second was rolling with a foam nap. I still used the brush method to trim it out, rolling was quicker but messy because of the pouring into the tray. I ended up just dabbing the whole final coat.
I put on 2 thin coats, 2 days in between each coat, and dabbed the last one on thicker.
It doesn't seem to be made to be brushed on, at least in this application. It's got grit in it, which I think may be meant to fill the small holes in cinder block but on a smooth surface like wood it just clumps. The stuff doesn't thicken super fast but enough to make it really messy so be as quick as you can. After messing with it this is what I did to get the result I was comfortable with.
Most importantly I left the mixer in the can while I was using it. I used a stirrer that attaches to a drill. I would stir then just open the chuck and leave the stir bit in the can. I stirred it frequently, like every 10 mins or so and if I was rolling I used small amounts from the can and just poured more often. I used 2 methods, both work fine. The first was I bought a big thick 4" brush and dabbed. It's the slower of the 2 but the least messy. You can dip straight out of the can, glob it on thick and just work it out evenly. The second was rolling with a foam nap. I still used the brush method to trim it out, rolling was quicker but messy because of the pouring into the tray. I ended up just dabbing the whole final coat.
I put on 2 thin coats, 2 days in between each coat, and dabbed the last one on thicker.