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Critique and Recommendation of Traditional Methods

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Caulking Without a Gun?! Is this Caulking Tool Worth Your Money?

What happens here

After multiple attempts, the presenter expresses his strong opinion that these reusable caulking tubes are 'gimmicky' and do not provide the desired results. He champions the traditional method of using a standard caulk gun, where one can cut the tip at any angle for the desired bead size, and then smooth it with a finger. He emphasizes that fingers provide essential tactile feedback, allowing for precise pressure adjustments and feeling surface irregularities, leading to a professional-looking bead. He notes that these tubes, lacking such feedback, are limited and prone to inconsistency, ultimately causing more frustration than convenience.

Goal: The presenter concludes that the reusable tubes are 'gimmicky' and reiterates his preference for traditional caulk guns and finger-smoothing due to the superior control and professional finish they offer.

Tools and materials

  • Reusable Caulking Tube
  • Standard Caulk Tube
  • Traditional Caulk Gun

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and you know i'm there's a lot of there's other little like tools out there caulking tools to lay out your caulking i just don't understand you know uh why you would use a tool like that because it just once again your finger pads and you can once you get good you can literally use all your finger pads so i can i can apply caulking and i can use you know a middle finger a side finger i can use this finger i can use that finger i've got multiple fingers i can smooth my caulking out so i got a really nice bead of caulking right there so you know maybe it just takes a little bit of time and effort learning how to use it um but once again i'm not sure like a caulking tube just go getting right back to old-school caulking i mean the caulking that stays usable inside this tube it doesn't dry out unless it's a 100 silicone it will as soon as you cut the tip open but the old school caulking gun you can cut it at any angle you want according to the bead you want i can trim it and re-trim it if i need to but i usually typically cut it at a 45 degree angle and apply my caulking and i've been talking for 20 some years and i'm a firm believer and your fingers for caulking they will allow you to get a professional looking bead this is just going to cause me more frustration than it's even worth is it you do it yourself um item i would prefer even a do-it-yourselfer just going old school using i mean you know whether that's old school or newer school this is kind of like new school caulking gun ergonomic easy trigger pull caulking gun right there and i just think as a professional painter as a do-it-yourselfer you're going to get superior results with a caulking and not trying to use um some little gimmicky tool like this so there's my opinion from the idaho painter right here on paint

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