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Apply Clear Caulk Bead (Alternative Method)

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HOW TO CUT IN CEILINGS. DIY home improvement cut-in hacks and tips

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What happens here

As an alternative or for extremely rough ceiling-to-wall transitions where scoring isn't enough, apply a thin bead of clear caulk. Load a tube of clear caulk into a caulking gun. Cut the tip of the caulk tube at a 45-degree angle, making a very small opening. Apply a continuous, thin, and consistent bead of caulk along the entire ceiling line. Immediately after applying, use your finger to smooth the caulk, creating a perfectly rounded and smooth corner. This provides a pristine, straight surface for painting once dry. Allow the caulk to dry completely for at least 24 hours before proceeding with painting.

Goal: Create a perfectly smooth and straight corner on extremely rough or textured ceilings.

Tools and materials

  • Caulking Gun — Dispensing caulk evenly
  • Ladder Werner — Reaching the ceiling line
  • Clear Caulk — Creating a smooth, straight edge

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method. So if not now we're going to do this option when it comes to coauling and this would be in extreme cases where it's really bumpy and they've got the spray texture or the texture up into that 90° um corner up there. I would take and cut my cocking I'm going to cut my tube at a at a nice 45° angle there and really small. And then I'm going to put a small bead of clear cocking up there. I'm just going to I don't want it to be very big, but it's just going to be a nice tiny little bead along there. And then I would just take my finger and then just smooth that out. And then I'm going to let that dry and it'll have a nice smooth rounded corner right there. And it's going to make it so your cut end, your brush will run along a smooth edge and give you a really, really nice straight line.

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