Quiet Seal Pro Acoustical Sealant one 28 OZ each tube

Received on time, product was in perfect condition.One tube covers a lot, and fairly easy to work with. The one downside is that it is a major PITA to get out of the tube. I highly suggest getting an electric caulking gun. (They arent cheap, but it woulda been worth saving myself the trouble. For the past week my hands feel like theyve been run over by a truck.)

Copied and pasted the below comments from the first review. I was going to put one star because of the extreme difficulty in squeezing out the contents but since the other review had the same difficulties as I did, then I guess it is what it is. I was thinking that the tube maybe old and probably still is old and has sat on the shelf for awhile. I just feel it shouldn't be this difficult to squeeze. I had to use both my hands to get the contents out. I just hope this damn thing works as advertised. Also, with the 28 oz tube, it makes it more difficult as you now have to contend with the weight. Nothing is easy."This sh!t is so hard to get out of the tube, it seems like there's got to be something wrong... Still, I didn't send it back because it does seem to have good enough consistency, it sticks, and it's not chunky or anything. It dries to about the same flexibility as the butyl rubber caulking I've used before (which was also difficult to get out of the tube, but not this difficult (though it was also in a smaller 10oz tube)). Still, this stuff is supposed to stay flexible longer, so whatever."

On the Quietseal website you will find fine print: First, the shelf life of the product is 12 months, so check the manufacture date on the stopper of the tube. Also, it should not be stored below 40 degrees. What construction warehouse in a wintery region do you know that keeps their warehouses above 40 degrees? I bought 2 tubes at 4 months beyond the shelf life (i hadnt checked, not knowing) and it was almost impossible to get out of the tube. It could barely be squeezed out of the tube in a caulk gun wielded by a 6'2" man with strong hands. We had to ditch the nozzle and use a palette knife to cut off chunks of caulk and smoothe them into the cracks between seams. Major pain in the ass.

This stuff works great. it is thick. That's how it works. The only other option is green glue sealant, which they have made to flow out of the tube almost like regular caulk, great to work with, while applying it.. BUT you have to wait 48 hours before you can do anything with it!! And even then the green glue sealant will shrink up causing you to have to mud back over several times as it cracks your joint compound. I've tested both and with quietseal at least it's hard enough that you can start mudding probably the same day, definitely next, and it won't crack out your mud if you have it applied right. The main keys with this stuff is one, to check the batch date sticker on the bottom. A lot of suppliers are shipping out old batches. (even saw some at lowe's like almost 2 years old!) Anything over a year, really over 8 months, will start to putty up. It still works but is harder to make stick and will have to be smashed on with a putty knife to do so. (And probably what most here are experiencing.) The other key is to add this stuff (or any sound sealant) to the edges as you go, before adding your next sheet, so that the next sheet butts right into the caulk. adding afterwards will definitely not give enough space to get enough in there and you'll definitely be needing a putty knife to cram more into the seam, and have too much of this on top of your seal and mess with your mud. Probably best to use a knife to spread it either way, but you'll have a much easier time adding to the open edge and will get it all the way to the bottom of the seam. I don't know about the specs of how this matches up to green glue sealant but if you get the stuff down, I think it definitely works just as good if not better.

This sh!t is so hard to get out of the tube, it seems like there's got to be something wrong... Still, I didn't send it back because it does seem to have good enough consistency, it sticks, and it's not chunky or anything. It dries to about the same flexibility as the butyl rubber caulking I've used before (which was also difficult to get out of the tube, but not this difficult (though it was also in a smaller 10oz tube)). Still, this stuff is supposed to stay flexible longer, so whatever.

You have to apply it using a caulking gun! You don't squeeze the tube! Duh! Comes out easily with a caulking gun. Good product.