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Caulk Smoothing with a Spoon

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What happens here

The creator prepares a caulk gun with a fresh tube of caulk. He then tapes a small teaspoon onto the nozzle of the caulk gun, positioning it so that the curved back of the spoon will smooth the caulk. He attempts to apply a caulk bead along a wooden joint (simulating a baseboard or countertop backsplash). The objective is for the spoon to scoop away excess caulk and create a clean, uniform line. He notes the importance of the spoon's orientation to scoop rather than spread the caulk. After application, he observes the result.

Goal: This step evaluates a hack that suggests taping a spoon to a caulk gun nozzle to achieve a perfectly smooth caulk bead.

Tools and materials

  • Caulk Gun
  • Caulk Tube
  • Tape
  • Teaspoon
  • Wood Pieces

What they say

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have a lot of views. It's 45,000 views, but he's got a spoon taped to it. What? He's spreading the coaul with the spoon attached to it. So, this one's kind of nice. So, the way he's got it positioned, the spoon is caving out. So, you're scooping out all the coaul versus get spreading it all over the place. I think this works. The only thing I'm hesitant about is how tight of a grout line that is that's finished. Cuz that looks that looks like 38 of an inch thick. I mean, I got a spoon, I got a caulk, and I got a cocking gun. So, let's let's see what if this actually works. So, I got a little teaspoon here for all the tea parties at the home. Um, got a fresh caulk. Got my cocking gun. Uh, in the video looks like about an eighth to 3/8 of an inch of gap there. And it has to be scooped this way cuz you have to scoop the caulk away. So, let's see. We're going to simulate here. This is, let's say, our baseboard or maybe a countertop and backsplash. And you need to seal it. So, okay, that's too much. Let me try going a little bit less. Angle it down. And I'm pressing into it. Okay, that's complete horse crap. Did it do the job? Yes. I was right. It's too thick of a bead. That's going to look horrible on your kitchen countertops or baseboards. And still, the way it turned out, you still have to use the old finger, push it in, and wipe it off. I think this is a dumb party trick that doesn't work at all. We wasted probably a really good spoon. This looks like dog crap. It's just a dumb idea. Don't This

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