Trim Caulking Secrets That Will Change The Way You Caulk!
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Sir, I've been a Finish Carpenter, Lead Carpenter for going on 19 years now. On the field today, we get a bunch of "TH-cam" Carpenters. If they would find your videos, they would all be pros! The detail you put in your videos is spot on sir!
I can't stand most of these tiktok and youtube tradesman. There is one dude on tiktok that is the typical white boy finisher, and he is horribly inefficient. You can tell he has no idea what he is doing, because he thinks mesh tape is bad, and only uses premixed mud. Anyone with real experience knows you only use fast setting joint compound with mesh tape, as you can get a far stronger joint and get your block coat on in one pass before skimming with your premixed bucket mud. Yet all these people are on there worshipping the dude and getting the wrong information. It is frustrating.
Thank you very much
@@JasonEllingsworth Who's the person you're talking about? Thanks.
😅😅😅😊😅😅
TH-cam can get most of us NOVICES in big trouble! What you folks do is as much art as skill…I have been humbled and absolutely understand why hiring a professional for anything that can’t be completed without 3 hours of cussing and eventually spending a minimum of at least what a professional would charge to do it once!!
This has the level of detail that shows that the author knows what he's talking about.
Thank you🍻
Yes, all these tips do work well.
Aside from the fact that you make some very informative videos, i absolutely LOVE that fact that you talk in a very normal volume and not in a 'yelling' tone like most other content creators.
The real deal never needs to raise a voice ...
OMG - the inuendos LOL! I run a construction company and can totally relate. My uncle gave me the best advice ever - you are never to old or to experienced to learn from others that are old or young. Always keep an open mind and share what you know. Thank you so much for sharing a good way to caulk.
Sound advice from your Uncle! If people would just listen to that advice! Most wont but let them learn the hard way!
This video is a sigh of relief. I’m 29 and a first time home owner and grew up with NO handywork experience. But the past few months I had to learn. I hired one too many handymen that either charged me way too much or was more of a headache than anything. So I’ve been doing tons of research and that in its own has been a lot and often times fruitless. But this video..this video is a gold mine! Saving this for sure. Thank you! ❤
I am right there with ya my man!
Good for you! You will save tons of money throughout your life. Most things aren’t rocket science and TH-cam is a great resource.
Samesies
35 years as a glazier, and caulking is a huge part of the job. Everything he says is spot on, so if you're going to try your hand at caulking for the first time, watch this again, and again if necessary. He's speaking the truth.
I am, and I am!
Hello from Canada, Tradesman for 20+ years. This is hands down the best tutorials on how to caulk on the net. I did not know about the different caulking guns or the 230 product. Now I know in less than 10 mins...definitely subbing. One of the jobs I dislike doing, after watching this vid I think things will go a lot easier. Doing it the hard way for 20+ years I think finally I will be able to reach perfection with these tools and techniques. Thank you 😎
I was given a great tip on caulking years ago from a painter friend. Always wet your finger before smoothing the caulk, but instead of just water, put a few drops of dish soap into a small bowl of water and dip your finger in it before smoothing. The caulk never sticks. And you can move it around to fix your gun blunders. After I learned this, I threw away every caulking tool I ever owned.
I've been a remodeler /builder for 15 yrs and still picked up some good tips I'd never heard of before ! Thanks ! Ps- a tip I picked up from a pro painter that I love is using a tile /grout sponge (or 1/3-1/2 of a sponge) and a small bucket of water... Get the sponge wet, wring it out, and use that instead of your wet finger to smooth joint...works great for water based /acrylic caulks to smooth out, and saves your finger when you're doing a lot of caulking !
I'm a stone and tile installer, as well as hardwood and laminates. I often use color matched caulking with professional results.
I like 1/16-1/8" to allow the caulking to fill the joint, but not so much it wants to belly out. I prefer 1/16".
The tools I use are a bucket, 2 sponges, some t-shirt type rags (for smoothness), and a putty knife (I like 1 1/2")
My proces goes as follows. I insert the caulk, trying to achieve an angle to fill the joint. I use the tip like a squeegee as I roll a constant bead in front of the tip. This fills the joint well. On a wider joint that's flat I might do 2 passes hovering the second pass a little. Step 2 I tool the joint if it's flat, or finger if it's a corner. Step 3 I sponge it clean. Normal for corners but flat edges I will try to wipe excess away from the joint delicately. Step 4 I wring out the t-shirt and wrap it around the putty knife, then tool it. I wrap it neatly on the corner I'm tooling with, swapping spots as needed to keep it clean. Step 5 I wipe the area clean.
Caulking for paint I keep the putty knife handy for inside corners only. I don't use the t-shirt much on painters caulk, just a finger and/or sponge.
The 2nd sponge I use to lay my gun tip on to drool and wipe the tip clean as I'm installing the caulk.
As a noob DIY person... I really did appreciate you going over the various guns in the intro! And I also appreciate that you didn't waste a lot of time on it either. It was very concise and I quickly learned something I did not know before. That is what makes for a great help video! Cheers!
That the 90 degree, sandpaper match strike hack made SOOO much sense! Damn!! You are the GOAT in the carpentry game.
Mr. Too Much Material reporting for duty. I needed this video. Thanks.
Any time!
I own and live in a motorhome. Water destroys motorhomes. Caulking is something we never want to do, can't trust anyone else to do, and are always doing - with very mixed results. Personally, I've never caulked so much in my life!
I'm also 68 years old and arthritic. The easy squeezing gun is ordered.
Your tips are fantastic, and I want to thank you. I just found your channel, and I subscribed.
Now, can you make caulking fun? LOL
Aw you poor thing. Are you in UK or USA?
When caulking three ways, remember to pull out. Pro tip right there.
Doesn't need to, he got those tiny little condoms
What a great video!!! No chit chat or background music. Clear, concise directions sprinkled with some humor. Subbed.
I love the humour, the technical expertise,the pace and delivery of the information, I barely ever do any trim work...but I am still compelled to watch every video to learn something...you know for some day when I need it. Love the channel !
Wow, thank you!
Marking the tip is a great idea. I would also recommend caulking the tops of any casings that are visible from a higher perspective somewhere in the home. Great video. Thank you
Great point!
Just squeeze out a bit of caulk when you are done and form a "cap" with wet fingertips . It pops off when you are ready to use it again. I've kept tubes like this for years with no problems. In fact, i have a tube of dark brown caulk that I've used for over 10 years that is still fresh.
You had another video similar to this a while back. Possibly a year or so. You were showing how to do baseboards and that's how I discovered this type of caulk and your tutorial for proper application.
Let me just say I went into this throwing out everything I thought I knew and I took your advice. My results were perfect the first time.
I did new baseboards in my entire house.
The application process was easy and the caulk also can be used on a fingertip to cover up the brad nails.
Very little cleanup was needed and I just had a wet microfiber towel with me mostly just to clean up my fingers.
Thank you for the feedback- it is much appreciated! I always wonder how people make out with the tips in the real word. I was happy to remake this video because there was a bunch of thing I missed and didn’t explain particularly well in the previous versions. Thanks for watching 🍻
@@TheFunnyCarpenter thank you so much for taking your valuable time to educate the masses. Education is free online but people won't go and seek it. I'm doing a home Remodel and I'm learning how to do everything including electrical.
Merry Christmas and thank you so much for your contribution to making the world a better place.
@@_BAD_MERC_thanks buddy, very kind of you to say🍻
I did the same. Bought the dripless gun after the last video which was also awesome!
I did also! @@MrBobisadog
Another pro tip, always store unopened tubes upright. I have had many issues with caulking guns pushing out material even after you release pressure. The tubes have air bubbles in them that if not stored upright will go into the middle of the tube.
I keep mine in a Home Depot bucket on my truck under a canopy, new ones and those used with mini condoms. Works great!
Thank you! I didn't know that
I’ve been putting off caulking my window trim because I really hate it. This video gave me a whole different view of the whole project and now I can’t wait to get started! Thanks for always keeping it fun 🤩❤️🤣
Yes, I started using Dynaflex 230 thanks to your earlier recommendation and also started using the tiny condoms. Yes, some reference to the bevel angle and I just ordered this red caulking gun for early morning delivery tomorrow. Thanks a lot! I really appreciate you!
Thanks buddy🍻
Nice tips. I started learning how to caulk back in the late 90's when I worked for a glass company down in Florida. We built Florida rooms from the ground up and installed sliding glass door units in homes/condos. All we used was polyurethane caulking. Though I had been working in the construction trade since 1985 I had never really learned how to properly caulk until the late 90's. It took me a good 3 years to learn how to caulk like a pro. It's not as easy as people think it is. Now I have my own restoration business that includes painting, all I use mostly is Sherwin Williams Powerhouse acrylic silicone and their acrylic urethane caulking. Great products in my opinion. One thing I also learned over the years is when tooling the caulk to always tool it both ways as to lay it down and into the cracks/seams and to get any air bubbles out that may have formed from tooling it only in one direction.
Thank you for teaching me all the tips and tricks for filling my cracks with caulk.
Action-packed! So much good information, great audio, camera angles, and pacing.
Thanks Scott I appreciate it!🍻
Just wanted say a big “Thanks” for making and posting this video. I am a beginner to caulking and, following your video, as well as caulking type and gun recommendations, my baseboards and trim look fantastic! Cheers 👍🏻
I hit the tip with a hammer to flatten it a little. Makes the caulking seam more narrow for a nice fine line on window and door trim
Thank you for this helpful video. Was using my dad's levered gun. Got the dripless one now.
Having just (almost) finished the bedroom/bathroom remodel, I will apply these techiniques to the one remaining door casings! Excellent info...
Thank you, this is the most comprehensive and useful tutorial I've seen. I wish I'd have viewed it before I started. "Keep your tip clean." Best advice ever.
OMG hysterical! I had to keep going back and replay what I was trying to learn!
VERY well illustrated and described. Thank you :)
I watched a previous video of yours that helped so much as a complete newbie to caulking, and my bathroom looks fantastic thanks to your advice! Appreciate this one as well! Love the humour, there is no way of doing these videos without something coming out creepy, your subtlety had me in stitches!
Great to hear!
Wow, these are good tips. I stink at this. This is tremendously helpful.
As a very amateur diy’er, this is this is the best instructional video I have seen! I also appreciate the extra info on the gun and caulk types.
Great instruction! Thank you
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Your video allowed me to do the best caulking job I've ever done. Not even close in quality to any previous attempts of mine.
Came here to learn about caulking, ended up with a free lesson on playfully dirty pillow talk too ^^__^^
Your the best at showing us what you do. I love to watch these, so clear and honest.😊
Thank you, I appreciate you watching.
Very helpful and well presented thanks
Super super videos! Very informational and easy to understand. Great personality, easy and comfortable to listen to. Thanks a ton!
What a Christmas treat! Not only a masterclass in caulking but an absolute laugh fest. I had hoped you would go for an innuendo home run and complete the top with a “go slow and put more in for the large gashes” but it was pure gold regardless. Thanks for a great bit of entertainment and education again, a merry Christmas and all the best for a prosperous 2024
Good stuff! It's the little things that cause unnecessary trouble.
What have I stumbled upon! As a new homeowner, your page is literally what I need.
Thank you for the tips on the types of guns. Been struggling with the old type long time and you just enlightened me. I will gladly pay the difference for the dripless one. Also for pointing out difference in elasticity of the DAP caulking types. Worth knowing.
Thanks for the great video. Some things I've never seen before, for the set up of a caulk gun. I'll definitely be trying some of these methods.
Thanks for sharing you secrets. Lots of good information.
Much appreciated, brother. Great video, great info. Keep your tip clean, life advice for any man. Be well and take care.
And here I was, thinking I already knew everything there was to know about caulk!
“Pull out”
“Wet it down, smooth it out”
“Make a bit of a mess”
“Fill in this big gap”
“Drip less”
“…Before you stick it in the crevice area”
“Keep your tip clean”
There’s simply waaaaay too much funny in this video. Thank you. Just thank you! 😂
Excellent video, thanks!
Awesome video! I'm replacing my windows and tried these tips. Worked great.
I always enjoy your videos and I always learn something. This one was definitely giggle worthy.😁
Thanks for watching 🍻
I have been caulking for almost five decades, great video, have been hired just to caulk for painters, general contractors, homeowners, use the techniques described also cut tip only as large as needed, have two different guns one for small gaps and large also watch the flow of caulk in the area that I would call the blind spot, if it gets wider than the tip you will get squeeze out on both sides, caulking is a skill that requires many hours to master, but these techniques will definitely make it easier.
Merry Christmas
Thanks for better ways to get tip to fill the crack better this holiday!!!
Your videos are perfect.... Renovating as you go... 😂
Hope you will do the accent wall and the slat wall soon
Great video..thank you. learned much
Can not stress enough how important a clean tip is.
Ive had problems with my skin on the fingers when swiping caulk with em.
I bought those nice little silicone slabs and those helped me alot.
Good video man keep it up
I like that angle using the sand paper! Like a light bulb went off! Lol
that caulking gun, dripless, is the EXACT one ive been using since jump, really a great value
Seamless commentary to go with seamless caulking. Loved the straightforward information and tips. You're great on camera.
I appreciate that!
Great video and info!! Another useful tip, most caulking guns come with a “tip cutter”, usually around the handle area. Discovered that a few years back and blew my mind, lol.
As someone with arthritis in my hands, I completely agree with the recommendation.
Absolutely great tips, innuendos are a plus! 🤣😂😆
Happy Holidays buddy🍻
Nice job. Some good little tidbits!!!
I bought one of those caulk spreader tools that gives you a fillet bead (right triangle bead) when caulking inside corners and it really does make a solid uniform bead with all the caulk being concentrated in the right place and not spread too thin. The only catch to those tools is you have to be dragging the tool on a perfectly smooth surface because bumpy surface will cause the spreader tool to leave chatter marks in the caulk down the length of the bead. I saw somebody had made a roller/wheel tool attachment for that very reason. The spreader tool clips into the roller guide and keeps the spreader in a fixed position and eliminates the chatter marks along the bead. I havent been able to find that roller guide since I saw it on internet.
I watched this video a week or two ago and then today got a chance to rip out the old caulk and re-caulk one of our windows using a bunch of tips I learned in this video. Turned out beautifully, way way better than I did before watching this. Had to come back to find the video to say something
Thanks for commenting buddy, always happy to hear the tips are useful🍻
Great info as usual. I've found after owning a handyman business for a decade, that the foil tape for duct work works incredible to seal up the caulking tubes. Merry Christmas!
Great tip!
No pun intended
Excellent video ❤
Almost 30 years and still prefer old school dripless basic sheet metal style caulk gun.
Extremely cheep and easy to use
Can't wait for the big deck jokes.
There’s a lot of big deck energy when it come to caulking videos😂
Nice tips, I tend to like the tape method myself
Thank you for this video. I can't help but to notice the giggles....*one new subscriber
This man is a legend!
This is the best video in awhile! The innuendos abound! 😂💞
The sandpaper tip is killer! Thank you for that!
O.M.G. mind blowing. THK U!
Christmas gift!!
Great morning laugh , thanks for keeping things entertaining
very helpful trick thank you
This was very helpful and amusing. Thank you. I think the word you were struggling to find was Gap. lol
Much appreciated.
I wish I would have watched this before doing every inch of my moms house. Lol
Good info. Keep them coming.
Thank you.
Great video, Awesome tips
Great video. Well done and great pace. Greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪
Thank you very much!
🇦🇺 Merry Christmas. All the best for the new year. 🎉
Thanks Maria:) hope you and your family a lovely holiday🍻
Easy great video! Thanks! Cheers
Glad you liked it!
Thank you sir, for showing us you caulk.
Man! Ty! Where were you when I built
My house! Oh wait, YT didn’t even exist
Use the tip to fill in the crack, pull out... Followed by the giggles, gotta love some unintentional dirt 😂 great videos. I will be doing repairs in my house after the builders damaged the skirting board installing new windows and doors in the house as well as plastering under the window ledges.
Looks easier than done. I tried several techniques and every time the result varies, so my problem is lack of consistency. Thank you for tips on preparations and links to good tools, I'll definitely try them. With experience I learned that in DIY, or any task for that matter, the result hugely depends on the quality of the tools and materials you use, not only on your skills.
Nice trick on sanding the tip with the homemade angle block
The editing and audio transitions are amazing on this video.
Thank you very much
Talking of Innuendoes I just had lunch with my father-in-law He was oblivious to what was happening but the whole table was cracking up 5,6,7 innuendo's one after the other and he had no idea 😂 my personal favourite was " The faster you go the harder it gets" Obviously he was talking about being able to see whilst driving 😂
😂😂😂😂the innuendos!!! The more is he tried to avoid them, the more the stage was set😂
#keep the tip Clean # 😂😂
Thank you so much that was great
I’m glad you commented on the innuendo. I feel better about myself 😂
Heres a trick for ya. Just cut the tip dont worry about being to small or big do your best to get it close. Get a Sponge (the curved edged orange ones from Home depot) dapen the sponge and a small pail of water wont hurt. apply the sealant as clean and best as possible dont worry about any errors just keep applying.
Next Take the sponge squeeze out any water start at the top and just drag it down over your sealant, its theres a thick spot drag a few times down eard till it even. continue a fill in and spots as your going with the caulk gun.
Rinse out sponge in pail every so often. Best job you will ever do in your life.
Works on all caulk and sealant except WINDOW non water cleanup stuff.
Sinks, bath tubs you name it PERFECT beads every time. YOUR WELCOME. Once you try it you'll never go back. the rag wipe up isnt the same.