These can be filled with filling materials, like toothpaste, caulk or putty. Butyl acrylate is used in paints, sealants, coatings, adhesives, fuel, textiles, plastics, and caulk. Mortite putty is a brand of rope caulk marketed under the Frost King brand. Installing vinyl siding involves neither paint, stain, nor caulk and thus meets this NAHB requirement. It is easy to hammer or work into watertight designs without caulk or gaskets. The acetate is used in consumer applications, such as silicone caulk and adhesives. This chemistry is used in many consumer applications, such as silicone caulk and adhesives. In modern times, it is used as an ingredient in paint, varnish, and caulk. Pitch was traditionally used to help caulk the seams of wooden sailing vessels (see shipbuilding). A new caulk line can be installed and the drain replaced. To caulk in the building trades is to close up joints and gaps in buildings. The most common type of caulk is acrylic latex for general purpose use. Raleigh himself found immediate use for the asphalt to caulk his ship. Mesopotamians were using bitumen to caulk their reed boats and, a little later, masted sails. Flex Shot was released as an alternative to a caulk gun.