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    About Sealants
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    Select a sealant that can stretch, contract, and expand enough for your joints.

    Backer Rods

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    Provide support for sealants in gaps—insert these backer rods into gaps and fill in with sealant.
    Open/Closed-Cell Foam—Open/closed backer rods are more compressible than closed-cell ones. They also restrict moisture from being absorbed. Use them with uneven joints where self-leveling is needed.
    Open-Cell Foam—Open-cell backer rods are the most compressible and maintain their shape better than open/closed ones. They allow moisture to be absorbed. Although they withstand environments up to 500° F, they shouldn’t be used with hot-pour sealants, which can seep through the large cell size and damage the underlying surface.
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    Open/Closed-Cell Polyethylene Foam
    7/8"1 1/8"16-45160Gray77605T464000000
    7/8"1 1/8"167-45160Gray77605T465000000
     
    Open-Cell Polyethylene Foam
    7/8"1 1/8"100-45500Yellow77605T517000000
     
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