Painter's Caulk, Inside and Out

Siliconized acrylic latex

One siliconized acrylic that grabs wood, drywall, trim and siding, then stretches with the building instead of splitting away from it. Paintable in two hours with latex or oil base. Rated ASTM C920 Class 25 and ASTM C834, and it works outside as well as in.

10 fl oz / 300 mL · Hyper Stretch™

2 hour paint readySuperior adhesionUltra flexible seal
Octogun All Purpose Hyper Stretch premium paintable acrylic latex sealant, white, 10 fl oz cartridge

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Benefits
  • Paintable in two hours
  • Professional adhesion on wood, drywall, trim
  • Permanently flexible after cure
  • Low odor, professional-grade
  • Inside and out, siding to crown molding
Product details
Elongation
700%+
Skin Formation
10 minutes
Tack-Free
Under 1 hour
Paintable After
2 hours
Paintable With
Latex or oil base
Service Temperature
-20°F to +185°F
Application Temperature
+40°F to +110°F
Meets
ASTM C920 Class 25
Also Meets
ASTM C834 Type OP, Grade-18C
How to use
  • Apply between +40°F and +110°F.
  • Water clean-up while it is wet. Nothing else needed.
  • Skin forms in 10 minutes, so tool it promptly.
  • Paint after two hours, latex or oil base. Test alkyd resin paints first.
Where not to use it

From the manufacturer's datasheet.

  • Apply between +40°F and +110°F.
  • Not for continuous water immersion
  • Not for surfaces subject to vehicular or foot traffic
  • Test paint compatibility first. Alkyd resin based paints may take longer to dry over it

Allow a minimum of two hours before painting, with latex or oil base.

Documents

Elongation: 700%+ · From the datasheet

Pack Pricing

One ladder, per-tube price on every row. The ten-case tier is the floor: a quarter off, and no further.

Pack sizes, price, price per cartridge and discount from single-cartridge price
PackOrderContains PricePer cartridge Saving
SingleM-PC-WHITE1 cartridge$8.99$8.99
6-packM-PC-WHITE-6PK6 cartridges$50.99$8.495% off
Case of 12M-PC-WHITE-12PK12 cartridges$89.99$7.4917% off
5 casesM-PC-WHITE-60PK60 cartridges$426.99$7.1121% off
10 casesM-PC-WHITE-120PK120 cartridges$809.99$6.7425% off
Stretch, to scaleRest length to 700%+
  1. 1x
  2. 2x
  3. 3x
  4. 4x
  5. 5x
  6. 6x
  7. 700%+

Diagram, drawn to scale off the datasheet figure: the bead reaches seven times its rest length before it breaks. Not a photograph.

Compare It With The Others

Elongation at break on one scale. Pick any other formula in the line and the bars show how far each stretches from the same rest length, so a 350% bead and a 700% bead read as different here as they are in the joint. More stretch is not always the answer, which is why the facts underneath say what each one is for.

Compare with
Painter's Caulkthis one
Kitchen & Bathwhite formula
Painter's CaulkKitchen & Bath
Elongation at break700%+600% (white formula)
Movement capability±25%, ASTM C920 Class 25 and C834±25%, ASTM C920 Class 25
PaintableYes, latex or oil, in two hoursNo, it is silicone
ChemistrySiliconized acrylic latexNeutral-cure silicone
Per tube$8.99$13.99
Reach for it whenthe joint gets paintedthe joint gets wet
Painter's CaulkCrystal Clear
Elongation at break700%+300–350%
Movement capability±25%, ASTM C920 Class 25 and C834±35% (ASTM C719), Class 25
PaintableYes, latex or oil, in two hoursAfter tack-dry, test first
ChemistrySiliconized acrylic latexSilyl-terminated hybrid
Per tube$8.99$15.99
Reach for it whenthe joint gets painteda white bead would show
Painter's CaulkWindow & Door
Elongation at break700%+1,000%+
Movement capability±25%, ASTM C920 Class 25 and C834±50%, ASTM C920 Class 50
PaintableYes, latex or oil, in two hoursYes, house paint, once tack-free
ChemistrySiliconized acrylic latexHybrid sealant
Per tube$8.99$15.99
Reach for it whenthe joint gets paintedthe joint moves a lot

The Jobs It’s For

One siliconized acrylic, and the three jobs a painter runs it on. Inside and out, painted over in two hours.

AI shot reference standing in for photography. A real room. Baseboard meeting drywall, white bead tooled and not yet painted.

Baseboard and trim

Before the first coat

Caulk the trim out, then paint over it the same morning. Two hours is all it needs, with latex or oil base, which is what lets a painter finish the room in one visit.

AI shot reference standing in for photography. Interior. Crown molding or window casing after the coat, the caulked joint painted over.

Crown and casing

Interior finish

Crown molding, door and window casing, and every wood-to-drywall transition where the joint has to disappear under the paint instead of showing through it.

AI shot reference standing in for photography. Exterior, daylight. Siding or exterior trim joint with the white bead run.

Siding and exterior trim

Outside as readily as in

It goes outside on the same tube. Siding, exterior casing and soffit joints, through wet, heat and cold, from minus 20 to 185 degrees once cured.

Caulk for Every Interior and Exterior Application

Interior trim, baseboards, drywall transitions, window and door finishing, and siding outside. One professional-grade formula works everywhere.

  • Superior adhesion to wood trim
  • Flexible with wood movement
  • Paintable finish
  • No sagging or movement
  • Handles drywall settling
  • Clean wall-to-trim transitions
  • Disappears into the wall
  • Professional-grade finish
  • Frame finishing inside and out
  • Handles seasonal movement
  • Low odor formula
  • Paintable in two hours
  • Premium adhesion to wood
  • No cracking as the wood moves
  • Paintable with latex or oil base
  • Professional finishing detail

Why Other Caulks Fail

Other brands have unnecessarily many variations of Painter's Caulk. This confuses homeowners and contractors, and adds cost without adding performance.

Our approach:

  • One formula engineered for wood, drywall, and trim adhesion
  • Paintable with latex or oil base, no secondary coatings needed
  • Professional flexibility handles building movement inside and out
  • One application per job. Professional durability every time.

Elastomer Engineering

Elastomer content is the ingredient that keeps a caulk flexible and stops it cracking, and it is what a joint is relying on every time the building moves or the humidity swings.

Our approach: paintable in 2 hours with full elastomer strength. We engineered this formula to be fast enough for professional job sites while keeping the flexibility that lasts the life of the joint.

A word on fast-dry caulk

Fast-dry caulks get their speed by giving up elastomer. It is the part of the formula that lets a cured bead stretch, and taking it out is what lets a label promise paint in minutes. What is left dries quickly and then behaves like it: with little in the bead to carry movement, it is far more prone to cracking, and often within the first season after the paint goes on. This formula keeps its full elastomer content and is still paint-ready in two hours. Fast enough for a job site, and flexible for the life of the joint.

Why Professional Painters Use It

700%+ elongation, paintable in two hours with latex or oil base, and it goes outside as readily as in.

Pillar one

Grabs

Superior adhesion to wood, drywall, and trim. No sag, no movement. Professional-grade grab.

Pillar two

Stretches

700%+ elongation. Permanently flexible, and it handles building settling, wood shrinkage and temperature swings without cracking.

Pillar three

Holds

Backed by the Newborn guarantee through humidity cycles, temperature changes, and interior moisture exposure.

Which gun

Octogun red, drip-free

Use the 930-GTD or 208D with this one, because a thinner acrylic runs on after you let go, and the drip-free mechanism is what stops it.

How to choose a gun →
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