What is Latex Caulk in "Australian" ;)

[wjstix]

Not sure "noogie" (the term) is Australian anyway. I first heard it used by Bill Murray on Saturday Night Live 30 years ago when his character Todd would give "noogies" to Lisa Lupner (played by Gilda Radner).

BTW the same Todd and Lisa sketches also popularized the term "NOT"...as in "Wow Todd, you really are a genius...NOT!!!"

[alfadawg01]

"Lytex caulk, mate!"

[shawnee]

Geez, I was going to make a seemingly harmless joke about latex caulk and vegemite, but I guess I'm much more culturally sensitive than that!  

A couple of things I'll say about Oz...when I was there, I thought it was one of the most stunningly beautiful countries I've seen, and the people were warm, friendly and delightful. It's like a best mixture of English tradition and sensibility with American optimism in a Asian-style landscape. I think it's one of the nicest countries in the world.  And with among the best wine, an added bonus of course.

Now Canadians, they're like Americans with manners, right? 

Just kiddin'...

[selector]

Shawnee, if it were only true about Canadians....  Fact is, we, in some snooty groups, can be as pedantic, deprecating, and self-congratulatory as the worst in any culture.  Frankly, and I don't want for this to develop into anything more than this single personal observation, some of our Liberal Party of Canada membership have recently delighted in opportunities to try to make you Americans look bad for their own personal political aims.  I would have barfed had I been present...but it was bad enough to see it on Mother Corp., the good old CBC in the evening news.

Suffice it to say that we Canucks have no monopoly on civility or good breeding.   I guess, though, that it makes us no better, no worse, than any other group.  If the Liberals could only get that......

(deep breath....) let's get back to trains.

[betamax]

Hey all, I'm ready to lay my track, and I want it to be semi-permanant (ie maybe pull it up again in the future to re-use) I was thinking to tack it down with spikes, but I've been reading through that caulk topic and it sounds pretty cool. I'm just not sure what we call it in Australia (almost everything seems to have a different name here!) Are you US guys talking about what we call "gap filler"? Basically "A flexible Acrylic Sealant" you use a caulking gun with right? I'm also worried that the bond may be really strong, like liquid nails? and end up ripping off the ties?

 Anyways, thanks for reading my ramblings! And also for the advice!

 

 

The stuff I got is Mono brand Latex caulk. (Made by Tremco, an RPM company).

Basically, it's like silicone caulk that they sell for sealing gaps between things like the sink and the countertop, around the bathtub, that sort of application.

This stuff comes in a tube for your caulking gun, and it says LATEX on it. Not Acrylic or Silicone. Latex.

http://www.rona.ca/product/sealant_mono_p0330119_sealants-caulking_strippers-thinners-cleaners-sealants_paint_shop is about the only place I see something like it.

(Alternate link: http://tinyurl.com/2e866q )




You can pull up stuff that you've affixed with this product, easily. Takes a while to set too. So you have a chance to change things.

[mikelhh]

  Good question, Mr Milkman, and I too am grateful for the replies.

   As for Grubby - it strikes me as odd that one who supports all things Australian would claim to live in some joint called Brisvegas. Where's that??????

  We Queenslanders may be very parochial at times, but generally we're very easy-going.

 Mike 

[Alantrains]

Hi all,

as another Brisbaneite (the local music papers and evening paper often call it Brisvegas and I'm not sure why, perhaps it is our laid back attitude to life) I agree with Mikelhh that we are usually a very easy-going lot. Why not, when you live in the sunshine state where our saying is 'Beautiful one day, perfect the next'.

I too appreciate knowing what latex caulk is know as here in Oz. I've even used it to lay my branch line with out knowing it.  I may never be able to pull it up as it sounds like I used way too much of the stuff.

For those that don't know, Brisbane is about half way down the east coast of Australia and is the gateway to the Gold Coast (1 hr drive to the south), Sunshine coast (1hr drive to the north), the great barrier reef further north and capital city of Queensland which has some of the greatest 3 foot 6 inch gauge trains in the world.

[selector]

You "blokes" lend a nice flavour to the place....here on the forum, I mean.   I studied Australia in Grade 9 at a boy's school I attended (only the one year), and our instructor was  Mr. Gibbs, an Australian.  He was clearly fond of his homeland, and I remember thinking he was right to be so.  After this thread, I see no reason to revise my understanding.  And that is fair dinkum.

[Grubby]

"BrisVegas" for the same reason red haired people are often nicknamed  "Bluey" or quietly spoken people "Rowdy" ?

Brisbane is as quiet as you can get without living in Toowoomba ;)

 

[ngartshore350]

Hi John,

I've had plenty of used flexitrack from a previous layout that had to be dismantled for size reasons. Simply didn't have the room at the new place!

I use the old track pins every tenth sleeper, give or take a few and use a large aluminium square against the track to work out where it needs to be straightened. Then I just use a nail punch on the side of the pin to knock it over slightly. After a bit of practice you can generally knock it over in one hit!

Hey Mr Milkman, l used Selleys, Liquid Nails Acryllic for styrene to timber/lumber on a backdrop and it worked fine. As for our accent, last time I spoke to a freind of mine from Oz who moved to Texas I was told, "You have no idea how Australian you sound!" Guess it is a case of differing perceptions?!

Regards,

Nigel

Hi Mr Milkman

Try. "No More Gaps" available at your local Bunnings or similar shop or warehouse.

By the way I am old fashioned and use track pins and Ballast with good old 50/50 water PVA.

On the basis most track once lay-ed will not be easy to recover in one piece, I have not yet found a way to straighten used flex track successfully

regards John