I'm opening my pool up next week and did a quick inspection of all the joints. After going through the winter here in Northern Virginia all of the joints are fine. No shrinkage anywhere. The Vulkem 45 SSL is now very firm -- not very pliable. My neighbor's pool joints have a sealer that is very soft to the touch. You can push down on it and leave a finger nail impression in it that takes about 30 seconds to completely disappear. I'm not sure what they used on their pool but I like the feel of the Vulkem better. I used the white Vulkem and it is still very clean looking; however, I don't have any trees around my pool area that I have to worry about.

Bottom line eights months after applying the Vulkem -- I'm happy.