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Prepare the Caulk Tube Nozzle — Prepare the Caulk Tube

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Bathtub Caulking · Step 4 of 8

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Prepare the caulk tube by cutting its opening. Use a utility knife to cut the nozzle at a 45-degree angle. Make sure the opening is small to allow for a thin, controlled bead of caulk. After cutting the angle, 'square off' the top of the nozzle with the knife to create a flat, 'shoe-like' shape. This specialized cut helps guide the caulk and makes smoothing easier during application.

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thing we're going to do is cut our opening on it and we don't want real big one so we cut an angle a 45° angle so that when we put the on it flows on nicely the other thing we do is square off the top and make like a shoe out of it because when we go around and

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