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Caulk and Prepare for Painting

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Installing New Window Trim On The Exterior Of A House.

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What happens here

With all new window trim installed, the final step before painting is to caulk all joints and nail heads. Load a caulk gun with an exterior-grade caulk. Apply a continuous bead of caulk along all seams where the trim meets the siding and where the trim pieces meet each other. Also, dab caulk over any exposed nail heads to seal them. This process fills gaps, creates a smooth surface, and provides weather protection, ensuring the trim is ready for painting.

Goal: Seal all joints and nail heads on the new trim for weather protection and painting

Tools and materials

  • Caulk Gun — Applying caulk to joints and nail heads
  • Exterior-Grade Caulk 950 — Sealing gaps and nail heads on the trim

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you take it down and recut it. Now, I got this the window trim all installed and we're out here painting and I'm going to get this thing caulked right now. The joints got little gaps on the joints and caulked nail heads prior to painting that. So, this is the last process of installing this new window trim.

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