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Apply Sealant (Sponge Caulking Method)

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Trailer Repair. Resealing Your Traveling Trailer from LEAKS.

What happens here

Tools and materials

  • Caulking Gun
  • Caulking Sponge
  • Clean Water N/A

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it looks like to sponge caulk with this au1 cln now I'm going to just take clean water I'm gonna have my sponge extremely wet want to clean my tip now putting on the right amount of sealant is really important I'm going to just start off I'm going to start pressing my trigger watch as it's feeling the Gap not too much if you do too little you're not going to actually seal the Gap so I'm pressing just cruising right along my Gap and taking the time this is one of those things it definitely takes time and it takes patience you don't want to be in a hurry I want to make sure I fill my gaps if you don't fill your gaps it's going to crack over time once I've gone about a distance that I'm comfortable with if it's really hot outside the surface is really hot it's going to dry coagulate really fast now this is the process you got to have just a light finger a light touch I'm going to be pushing my caulking in this is going to be pushing it down in the crack I'm keeping my finger wet constantly all the time smoothing this bead out making it look nice trying to keep it off the block as much as I can if I keep wiping I'm going to get a nice smooth bead just keep working it until it looks super nice if you mess up just take your sponge wipe it out and redo it that's what's nice the au1 sealant is a water-based construction sealant that bonds amazingly well to all kinds of substrates it's going to bond to this very very well it's going to withstand the movement of this travel trailer also just getting a nice clean beat I want this to look really really nice before it looked really ugly getting it sealed you can see I'm keeping my finger wet if I start to get too much caulking on one side of the sponge I'm gonna flip it over keep it off the black is starting to dry and coagulate right there so I'll work it get it wet again it's like that now my bead right there is done I'll continue working right up once I get ready to do another run want to clean my tip I want to clean my sponge I'm constantly cleaning my sponge it's

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