Prepare Materials and Tools

right today we're going to give you some tips and tricks when it comes to the art of sponge caulking we've got a window right here at some new windows installed in this garage and we've got to caulk them we got brand new vinyl right here um like a high gloss or semi-gloss new vinyl then it's going to be going up against this um drywall right here and I'm going to be using a product from Tower sealants called au1 and this is a product that can be used on vertical and horizontal surfaces Comes In Colors it's white it's an excellent commercial grade sealant for a project like this and it'll span you know large gaps and stuff we don't have any situation where we have to put in the back a rod on this window some of the windows needed back or Rod but this one does not so when it comes to sponge Caulking and getting a really good bead of caulking on a window like this I'm gonna be using you definitely want to use a good product Now power sealants au1 I really like the product how soft it is because it has a real buttery feel to it very smooth and it is what I call very tulable and so you can tool it very very well and sponge coffee very well I always use a um Sponge right here a caulking sponge right here um it's an open cell sponge and I get this thing wet and you don't want it too wet too much water will kind of make a mess too little water and it's going to be just dry you're going to soak in water and I like to just completely wring it out wipe my hands off you want to have clean hands at all times when you're doing a sponge caulking otherwise you're not going to get lay out a nice bead I don't wear gloves when I want to get a perfect caulking bead now it's I'm going to be starting off by like Caulking and cutting my my tip on my caulking tube now I'm just going to be taking my knife and I like cutting my caulking tube you don't want it flat I want it in a 45 degree angle and if you cut it too far down too much caulkings can come out if you cut it too far up then not enough it's going to come out kind of just there's that like middle ground so I like cutting it at a 45 degree angle there's my Angle now I'm ready to caulk I'll be using this sponge to always keep my hands clean and always keep them wet if your hands are wet you can't um what I call tool the caulking and typically in between Windows when you get too much caulking on the sponge sometimes you're putting on too much caulking so you got to take off a lot of caulking make sure this spine stays nice…