https://greenityourself.com.au/category/topics/painting-decorating en https://greenityourself.com.au/projects/watch-now-how-load-caulking-gun <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">WATCH NOW: How to load a caulking gun</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/users/lish" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">lish</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Sat, 09 Mar 2013 - 13:30</span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-sidebar field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Sidebar</div> <div class="field__item"><p><strong><u>Tips and tricks:</u></strong></p> <ul> <li>Caulking guns come in a variety of qualities. Get a decent one if you are going to be doing a fair bit of work with it. Expect to pay between $3 for a 'once every now and then' one and $20 for a high end one. </li> </ul> <ul> <li>I'd get a good quality one. They are much easier to use and generally give you better control and results.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Try and go for a dripless variety. They do seem to stop the 'flow-on effect' even when you have taken the pressure off the trigger.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>If your gun doesn't have a tip cutter, use a knife to cut the nozzle and watch your fingers.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Caulking guns are used for caulk, sealants, liquid nails, silicon. Once you know how to load it, there will be no end to your GIYing.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>This is an Australian video. In America caulking and sealant tubes may be different with a foil cover on the cartridge. Rather than cutting the end off the tube, you can use the little spike on the side of the caulking gun to lance a hole in the top of the tube.</li> </ul></div> </div> Sat, 09 Mar 2013 02:30:25 +0000 lish 177 at https://greenityourself.com.au