Understand Project and Materials

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