How to Caulk a Tub - Ace Hardware

you know one place you're going to find a lot of mildew and mold is in the bathroom typically in the Cochran where the tub meets the shower walls you'll see mildew gets embedded inside the caulking it might be due to the wrong kind of caulking being used but typically I see it happening because the actual caulk job is not done the right way now you can do this yourself and the tips are really easy the first thing you need to do is remove all the old caulking don't make the mistake of putting new caulking over the old because the mildew is just going to bleed right through then once it's clean and dry you're going to use some painters tape it's actually going to help you create a guide so you get a professional job every single time and the most important step is to use the right caulking for the job this way you have a better chance of mildew and mold not returning to your bathroom let me show you how it's done you see that separation in the caulk that's the trouble spot because water can get behind the clock causing mildew and mold to form and possibly damage your shower walls take a utility knife like this and try and cut that caulking away and you should be able to just peel it away and remove all that caulking the next step is to use some painters tape as a guide you want to get it about an eighth inch or so away on the tub and 1/8 inch away the wall itself once the taping is done you want to use a silicon eyes de Crillon like this ace label product the benefit of this one in the tube is there's no waste it'll literally do the entire job for you here's what you do squeeze the caulking in between the tape trying to force as much caulk into the gap as possible notice how it's going over the top of the tape that's okay because finally what you're going to do is take your finger and finish it off nice and smoothly remove the two pieces of tape finish it off one more time with a clean finger and you've got a perfect joke every single time you see it's not that hard to take care of those everyday projects in your home with the help from ace you're saving money and you're protecting your investment

Channel: Ace Hardware

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Length: 2min 16sec (136 seconds)

Published: Tue Oct 13 2009