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"This Old House" tip. ??? mm 11-13-2006
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Posted by mm on November 13, 2006, 10:01 pm


In a 15 second "This Old House" tip, they said don't cut too much off
the tip of a caulking tube and get too big a bead, or it will be hard
to work with.

And then they showed the guy pulling the tube backwards away from the
tip as he applied the caulk. People here, and I agree, said to push
the tube forward. The guy I bought my house from didn't seem to know
that and left a mess everywhere he caulked.

Does anyone pull the tube back?

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Posted by J.A. Michel on November 13, 2006, 10:03 pm



> Does anyone pull the tube back?

I do



Posted by Banty on November 14, 2006, 7:35 am


>
>
>> Does anyone pull the tube back?
>
>I do
>
>

So do I, and this is a (fairly rare) case where I've regretted following
instructions. And I've watched a pro(after vinyl floor installation) pull it
back.

Banty


Posted by kellyj00@gmail.com on November 14, 2006, 8:33 am


the way I do it...and it's probably wrong... is lay a thinner bead than
you think you'll need. Wipe your fingers on a wet rag leaving them as
wet as possible and then PUSH the caulk into the joint with your
finger, this creates a better seal. Remember caulk is water-based and
is really easy to clean up with just plain water or a wipe off with a
wet rag.

I've never met anyone who "pushed" the tub as they're laying a bead...
I like to think of caulking as more a sculpting art that a chore.

And whatever you do, don't go up to the unsuspecting college girl
working the paint counter at home depot and ask her "Where would I find
black caulk?"


Posted by Bob F on November 14, 2006, 3:26 pm



> the way I do it...and it's probably wrong... is lay a thinner bead than
> you think you'll need. Wipe your fingers on a wet rag leaving them as
> wet as possible and then PUSH the caulk into the joint with your
> finger, this creates a better seal. Remember caulk is water-based and
> is really easy to clean up with just plain water or a wipe off with a
> wet rag.

Water based? Is that so? Not the urethane I prefer.

Bob



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