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Apply and Tool Caulk in Sections

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Sponge caulking the perfect crack. Caulking new windows.

What happens here

Tools and materials

  • Caulking Gun
  • Open-Cell Sponge
  • Tower Sealants AU1 Caulk

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put backer rod in so that's a little more difficult to deal with right there I'm just going to put my caulking on now in between every wipe of my caulking I'm clearing the caulking off my finger I don't want to wipe with caulking on my finger I want to wipe it off and then lay out my bead [Music] between sponge to get all the caulking out of the sponge now I want my caulking is going to look like here I want to wipe my tip keep my tip always clean my angle of my 45 degree angle I want to lay that down flat I'm going to begin applying the caulking down on the surface don't go too fast because it's not going to fill that Gap I'm just going to be running across looking watching as it goes down in as it's coming towards me I could see the coughing going down inside that Gap and filling the gap if you go too fast you're not going to completely fill the Gap if you go too slow you're going to have a lot of extra caulking I don't need to get too far ahead I'm going to wipe my finger get it wet and when it's wet I can lay out a nice soft bead I'm not going to put too much pressure just enough where I can feel the caulking under the top of my finger just where I can feel it I'm just going to lay it out if you press too hard you're going to pull out a lot of the caulking I can go back over it it's very toolable if I'm going to go back over it just re-wet my finger but you got to make sure it's not starting to dry otherwise it will coagulate and start to dry and you'll mess up your bead if I start again I'm going to wipe my tip make sure it's clean watch and I got a bigger Gap right here I'm watching that's filling that Gap my 45 degree angle is laying down flat on the surface I can see it filling the gap take your time you don't want to go too fast I'm gonna put some up in the corner to work that corner if I move on and I'm going to wipe my finger wet it and you can just keep wiping to make that corner smooth I don't want a whole lot of copying on my vinyl window I just want it in the crack it's going to keep wiping just take your time you don't want to be in a hurry white and wet keep wetting their finger my windows really warm because it's over 100 degrees outside so the window's warm it's going to dry a little bit faster the key is to just keep wiping keep wetting so you can tool your caulking just work those corners keep wiping keep wetting so you can keep working that corner until you get it just the way you like it so it's nice and smooth I can continue on my…

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