The Complete Guide to Re-Caulking Your Bathroom
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- The Complete Guide to Re-Caulking a Bathroom
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In this video, we will walk through the step-by-step process of removing old caulk and applying new caulk to your shower or bathtub. We'll also cover the tools and materials you'll need to get the job done, as well as tips for achieving a professional-looking finish. Whether you're a homeowner looking to rejuvenate your bathroom or a DIY enthusiast looking for a new project to tackle... this video has everything you need to know about re-caulking.
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⏰ Chapter Timecodes ⏰
0:00 Intro
0:45 Caulk Selection
3:56 Removing Old Caulk
7:22 Applying New Caulk
10:11 Caulk Finishing
11:32 Saving Leftover Caulk
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This is a no BS video. There is no idle chat or crappy music, just good, non-stop info.
Appreciate that!
Seconded @@TopHomeowner
I work in the industry, I'm a tile/stone/wood installer, furniture maker, and general everything guy if needed.
I only use Colorfast color matched products on my work. Colored to match any major brand of grout I choose. I only use 3 types, silicone for sinks only, normally white or clear, but I can still color match if desired.
I won't use silicone anywhere else without something signed indicating I am not responsible for the finished outcome. 100% silicone is horrible around grout. It will basically wipe into the texture of the grout and not come out. By the time the joint is clean, the caulked line gets all messed up and your back where you started, just worse off because now your up shit creek.
I only use colorfast siliconized acrylic caulk around tile. I use sanded or non sanded, to match the type of grout. It has a beautiful color that matches any grout and the sand helps fill larger gaps and keed the same look as a sanded grout.
Now for installation practices. 1st clean old caulk and debris. 2nd apply caulk in manageable runs (normally 1 straight line about 8ft max) 3rd wipe with finger @ a sharp angle to try and push it in more. 4th wipe with finger on a hard angle to wipe out excess. 5th wipe with sponge until only the caulk joint is left with caulk. 6th take a putty knife, wrap a damp t-shirt type rag around it, leaving a corner neatly wrapped. 7th wipe the joint square with the putty knife. 8th wipe clean with a sponge. Move to next section.
I recommend working with 2 sponges. One for your fingers, one for the caulk joint. You can lay you gun tip on the finger sponge if it oozes. Also if you get good at applying the caulk, you won't need to push it in. You want to inject the caulk into the joint, rolling a slight visible bead inside the joint in front of the gun tip as you use the contour of the tip to wipe the joint behind it. This will give you a great caulking job, and reduce your work. Eliminating a bit of initial finger wiping and some sponging.
@@brandonhoffman4712WOW! Great information! Thank you!!
Everybody loves Re-caulking. Deborah! 📺😂😂😂💯
Thank you ! For shower I would spray a thin layer of mold remover/inhibitor and let it dry before caulking.
For me, this video was Just In Time. Definitely glad it popped up in my CZcams feed. Thanks!
Really appreciate your video. It went straight to the point in every aspect.
Thanks! About to redo the caulk in the shower surround and haven't done it in about 20 years so needed a refresher 👍
I feel ready to do this now. I'm going to tackle my master bath shower tomorrow!
Great video, if using denatured alcohol and/or vinegar mix them at a ratio of 2 parts vinegar to 1 part alcohol, not only does it help with the caulk residue removal but it kills bacteria, viruses, and molds on the work area.
First time homeonwner here, thank you for the solid info.
Perfect timing thank you!
Excellent presentation, well spoken and to the point with great tips.
This is a great training video! You go from a to z quickly and efficiently, covering all the points in between 💯
Except he has no idea what he is talking about. I have been a professional caulker for over 45 years. I can count the number of times I have used clear on 1 hand. It is an inferior product. End of story. The fact that he uses gorilla silicone and is dumb enough to think that “ lifetime guarantee “ on a consumer product means anything is hilarious. It is a marketing gimmick. The longest true guarantee for premium ( industrial , not readily available to the public )sealants is 20 years. And the caulking tools he recommends do not properly tool the sealant all they do is scrape off the excess. The fact that he says to force the sealant into the joint without even mentioning backer rod is proof he has no idea what he is talking about. You don’t necessarily want to “ force sealant into the joint.” It should never be deeper than ig id wide. And only a moron would use open sealant that is more than a few months old. 2 years is plain stupid. UNOPENED sealant has a one year shelf life.
Just because it looks good doesn’t mean it is. These are just some of the reasons that residential sealants last an average of 7 years and commercial sealants last an average of 20 years plus. Ignorant people like this acting like they know what they are talking about. Installing sealants is usually something a homeowner definitely can do. But it is exceedingly difficult because of guys like this.
Except the proper point. When using caulk around tile work. You use a color matched tub and tile caulking.
I basically only use colorfast brand. They make caulk to match any major brand of grout.
The thing is, you want a high quality caulking that blends in seamlessly and won't wind up looking like trash in 5 years. This can't be found in the paint department @ home depot. You want a caulking that is sanded if you grout is sanded and if your wondering, you grout is probably sanded unless it's 1/16th of an inch.
I only use colorfast products on my installations. The only place I use or see silicone is kitchen sinks and glass.
Thank you! CZcams University professor!
Thank you for creating such an informative video! It was extremely helpful to me.
Wow. Solid video. Very efficient information delivery.
I have to this.
Again.
After a year.
Because I didn’t take the excellent advice and instructions given here.
Thank you for taking the time to post this helpful video.
Buddy, you are the man. Excellent video! You answered all of my questions and made it very easy for me to caulk my bathroom tub and shower.
Really great, like the eco friendly alcohol and vinegar options to remove the bathroom caulk. Thank you!
Great stuff dude. Definitely feel confident going into this job now. Thank you!
Thank you so much for the great tips! Very helpful 👍😊
Thank goodness! that worked!
I love my tub!
Excellent video. Thank you
Great informative video. I feel less nervous as I try to tackle removing and applying calk around my tube. Hopefully, applying the painter’s tape as a guide will help.
Great job! Thank you very much!
Awesome video! Very, very useful! 👏👏👏
thank you! great video!
Great and helpful video. I'm ready to start caulking!
Thank you so much very helpful.
Fantastic straight to the point video. Excellent tips for DYI caulking. Thank you.
DYI? Driving yourself intoxicated!?!
Here is a tip for the DIY group. Never use 100% silicone on tile. Only use siliconized acrylic. For anyone who cares about their tile. Use colorfast branded caulk that is color matched to your grout color. Get sanded if your grout is sanded or non sanded if it isnt.
Your video was so helpful!!!
Very helpful, thanks!
very helpful, thank you
Thank you very much! Really useful tip!!!
Excellent video with lots of good tips. If you don’t have a heat gun, you also might consider using a hair dryer. I have an acrylic bathtub and was hesitant to use a heat gun so I tried my hair dryer and it worked. My caulk was old and it was a slow job, but I didn’t melt the tub. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge.
Great job, thanks!
The no drip caulk guns are so nice , and easy for beginners . Always use a small cut for the tip, a micro tip is even best. Mark your tip so you can turn the tube and keep it in the right direction. Then use sand paper and take. Iths idea down so the tip will lay properly and it will go on so much better.
Also most us caulks don’t have a foil seal. It’s ok.
Great instructional video. Even though I've caulked my shower and tub many times in the past, your tips made the job much easier when I just did it. Mahalo!
You have caulked your tub and shower MANY times in the past ? When installed correctly silicone will last about 30:years. If you have caulked them many times in the past you are doing it wrong.
right to the point
Very concise and informative. Thanks.
You're welcome!
I never comment. This helped me more than any of the other videos I watched. The tape tip -- was great. The other videos were good -- but this one pulled it all together for me. Thank you.
Great video 💥🔨❤️
So appreciative for the details. I've never done this but have to learn task by task. It helps you didn't make assumptions that your audience already had a base knowledge of this stuff (I don't). I'll check out your other videos...I have to replace my toilet and that is more intimidating than caulk, but it has to be done. Thanks!
Gorgeous
So for a toilet. I recommend a siliconized acrylic caulk as a minimum. But I still prefer colorfast branded products, they have never let me down on my installations. Colorfast makes caulk to match every major brand of grout. It is a superior product that stands the test of time.
I only use 100% silicone around sinks. 100% silicone will never fully wipe out of a grout joint.
You are very knowledgeable on caulk.
A verified caulk master.
🤣@@glitch177k
Thanks for the video, helped me plan my bathroom job
Great to hear!
Am I grateful I watched your entire video! I had white caulk on a stainless steal kitchen sink with a brown and black granite counter top. I followed all of your recommendations and after careful work got moldy and icky old caulk out and dried the wet part carefully with a paint scraper and paper towels to throughly dry under the counter top before using the 30 minute Gorilla Waterproof caulk and seal. The cleaning of the old caulk took at least 3 hours to do right. I am so glad I did not take any short cuts! Thank you. Thank you for this very informative video.
You're welcome! Glad it was helpful!
Clear or white silicone is perfect around a sink. (My mom has a white sink, so white silicone)
Though I never recommend silicone on tile work. For showers and such, I only endorse colorfast brand products. They make color matched caulking made to match every major brand of caulking. You can find it where pros shop for material that's beyond the scope of home depot. Dal tile might be a good place to look (the material area, not showroom)
Awesomeness! This looks just like my shower
My late husband would lather me up in the shower and then......😰💋😉
Super helpful thank you!
You're welcome!
Damn straight and to the point 😂 I like that
Great Video , made me giggle couple of times specially "Caulk keeper"😂 but seriously thanks for thr tips
I recently tried the painters tape trick and it’s important to note REMOVE THE TAPE BEFORE ANYTHING DRIES. Google gave me mixed answers here, I waited about 30 minutes, and completely ruined my job as the surface was pulled at. Luckily my tub needs refinishing so it was only intended to be a temporary job anyway.
Great point! Yes I always remove the tape as soon as I finish putting the caulk down
thanks brother, good job
You bet!
Wish I saw this 4 hours ago
#1 tip: clean surfaces first, wipe with alcohol. #1 tip: Use the minimum amount of caulk to seal crack. More will not make it better, it'll just be sticking out and potentially providing a lip for moisture to rest in. (yes I know there are two #1s) #1 tip: wet your finger and press caulk smoothly into gap making it firmly adhere to surfaces and look good while removing excess caulk - use a rag or your pants wipe excess caulk off your finger. (yes I know there are three #1s)
Ty!!!
Denatured alcohol works good.
Oh my GOD! I just spent 4 straight hours scraping silicone out of my shower, WHAT A NIGHTMARE! Now the next NIGHTMARE getting it on straight. Tape is a pain to get straight for the average person. This is a good video, but next time, I'm hiring someone 😅
Thank you CZcams Dad, from where do I come from we dont use caulk. Now that im married and living in the USA, this is a thing. Thank you for your video, i saw some videos where alcohol was used but you explained which step to use.
kudos!
Glad it was helpful!
I have silicone caulks at home - didn't know I could use them for the bathroom!
Just wrap tape around the caulk tube tip. Seal it good. Done!
Any advice on sealing travertine with a product like MS 511 Impregnator prior to recaulking? I'm recaulking under the glass shower wall that's at least 15 years old (debonded on the travertine side, not the glass side). The alcohol tip was great! All kinds of micro pieces of silicone coming out from that gap!
Theres alot of caulk talk here very useful
Thank you for this video with gobs of good info. I have one question. My kitchen sink was caulked with a substance that dried very very hard. I think I will have to use an oscillating tool. Any suggestions for removing whatever this hardened substance?
I'd start by trying to scrape it off with a putty knife or a utility knife and then go from there. If it's super hard, my concern is that they used some sort of epoxy which would be a pain. And yeah I'd probably try an oscillating tool but go slow to minimize any potential damage the countertop.
I got some glossy white tub silicone and it looks amazing on our glossy tub surround completely invisible so far.
Could you please add information here on how to clean up the tools and the hands after caulking? How do you get the extra caulk off of the smoothing tool? And if you wear latex gloves, how to clean the gloves.
There's a shelf life with silicone caulk. After a while it either goes rock hard which isn't a problem bc you'd just throw it away but neutral curing silicone will remain soft but will never cure and that's a huge pita.
Agreed. After all the prep work required for a rarely performed task like this, it is well worth it to just spend the couple dollars for a fresh tube. Maybe I'd risk using an old tube for caulking a baseboard. But for a critical performance job like a shower, no way.
Nice caulk :)
I have a 1/4” gap at the floor to wall in my stand-in shower. It’s where some grout came out after cracking. Should I seal that up somehow before caulking or just fill that in stages or…? What do you think? Thank you!
Typically 1/4" wide and deep is the largest crack you can fill without backer rod. If it's any bigger than that you may want to re-grout that area. I wouldn't apply the caulk in multiple stages because it won't stick properly.
Don’t mix grout tile with caulking I see some that caulk the bottom and even corners of grout joints tile work and that’s just wrong
It's hard to not giggle at some of the sentences throughout 🤣... Sorry... Immature me sometimes. But amazing video!! I'll be much more confident tackling this, this weekend! Thank you!!
I like to screw a screw into my leftover calk and then put electrical tape over it. Saves it pretty good
me too
Thanks for this! Quick question - we had some bathroom repair and they recaulked the tub/shower. Not sure what they used but it started to yellow pretty fast. Anyway to whiten it up or will it have to be all redone?
Redone
nice caulk
My caulk hasn’t been opened,but it says expired in 2022,now it’s May 2024, can I still use it? Thanks for the great video, I already subscribed.
I HATE silicone!!! Peals off. I only use polyurethan caulk, like Lexel (ace hardware). Lexel is the very stickiest and does not peal off in years.
We just had colored siliconized acrylic caulk applied between the wall and floor in our shower, but there are small cracks appearing in it. Any recommendations?
Cut it out and replace it with Super Grout Additive epoxy or 100% silicone. Siliconized Acrylic Caulk is not rated for the transition joint at the base of the shower, says so right on the tube (usually)..not for use on continuously wet surfaces. The cracks are because it is shrinking since it is water based. The installer probably did it too wet (like with a sponge for example) which weakens it. Color Rite Inc in OK matches every grout manufacturers colors and even has a satin finish and sanded finish. I've been re-grouting/re-caulking showers for 20+ years.
Two questions:
1- is been 7 months since the video, how is the caulk holding up? (trying to decide if I should buy gorilla or not).
2- wouldn't the tape leave a ridge or lip where the moisture could start getting in?
It's holding up great! As for the tape, I don't really have a ridge and forcing it into the crack makes for a better seal
Great video only tip missed is using soapy water on finger or finishing tool. :)
NO soapy water because caulk will not adhere where the water-based soapy water comes into contact with the wall/floor. Will eventually peel away at the edges of the caulk.
Wet tooling is for clueless wankers
RTV, a very popular caulk, has orange/ pink mold within a few months no matter what you do to maintain it.
Can you put 2 coats, and if so when should you apply? Thank you
You could do 10 coats if you wanted to but no it's not a good idea to do 2 coats
I giggled all the way through the video. Yes I am immature.
English is no my first language so I did the same 😂😂😂😂😂
Hi. Question. Applied caulk 6 months ago, today noticed there are tiny gaps in few places between the tile and caulk mass. Do I have to recaulk everything or can I bend the rule and reapply over to cover the tiny gaps?
The bond wont be as strong as if you applied it fresh... although you can try it and see what happens. Worst case scenario you'll have to redo it but that's the same boat you're in now.
Spit on your fingertip before running it down a seam. Your finger will glide over the caulk and not stick to you. Works good if you’re doing a small seam.
Stick with the regular tube applicator, those "toothpaste" style bottles are literally a pain to use. And better yet, invest in the battery-powered applicator for whatever brand of power tools you're collecting. I think just about all the major brands have them now.
Thanks. I've always inserted a nail and wrapped electrical tape around. But re how long caulk lasts, some do not claim lifetime. For the one you used that does, is that the lifetime of the user or the lifetime of the Gorilla? 😉
I use a deck screw to seal a used tube.
I've tried using a screw before but I never had much luck for long term storage
The cack cap is crucial for saving the extra cack
While having a lifetime guarantee is good to see and gives a warm fuzzy you should have also mentioned it basically means nothing since they don’t really do anything for you about it when it fails or grows mold.
I've never had to file a caulk warranty claim so that's good to know
Skip the tape unless you just can't get the application on evenly. It leaves raised edges on the caulk lines. Mold sets in
faster. Use alcohol or an alcohol/vinegar mix vs. water to clean and smooth areas. Wear latex or nitrile gloves.
Don't cheap out on caulk. Sit in tub while caulking or fill it with water. Be very careful on acrylic tubs with chemicals. Read the labels before using.
WD stands for water displacement. Most of the lubrication that occurs is from water coming to the surface that can be wiped away. The alkanes and light mineral oil are relatively volatile and not lasting. When applying grease or oil to something it is best practice to spray WD-40 which will extract moisture from the pores of even smooth metal then wipe it down and then apply the oil which can now seep into those tiny pores and provide much better, longer lasting lubrication.
If using it prior to caulking or painting, after wiping away the moisture and WD-40, apply alcohol and wipe that down to remove any of the residue from the WD. Now the paint and caulk can adhere much better and not trap moisture within the pores underneath.
WD (formula) 40 was developed for NASA by the Rocket Chemical Company space program to wipe down parts of rockets, especially at the joints, because once they reached high altitude the freezing temperature would turn water into ice and expand, potentially splitting open a gap such as those between stages and fuel systems. That is what happened to space shuttle Columbia. Someone didn't use the WD-40 on the o-rings which sealed the booster rocket, they stiffened, then expanded and kablooey! (yeah, there's more to it but that is the sort of thing it was made to prevent)
Thank you for this information
@@keylockwood9487 more of an advert really
@@-opus Any other recommendations other then WD-40? Anything you recommend?
@@keylockwood9487 I use isopropyl alcohol
@@-opus Awesome. Thank you
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Can anyone confirm how many times he said “caulk”?
Yeah the ole lifetime warranty. Who keeps a receipt for an item costing under $10 for years, then having to contact the manufacturer and do they go by your word only? Then if it doesn't work you get a whole $10 back and get to do it all over again. Manufacturer gimmicks just like paint, roofing, etc.
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Alcohol is only needed for 100% silicon. I only tend to use that on a sink.
Showers, toilets, backsplashes, and transitions all get a color matched, caulking from colorfast.
I only use and recommend colorfast products for professional use. I also recommend it to homeowners. I get mine @ independant tile stores. Dal-tile is a big box place that has it. Colorfast literally makes a caulking to match every brands color of grout.
I won't install anything else. If the homeowner dictates a product, they can install it or return it. I won't stand behind it and need to stand behind my work.
Appreciate the comment!
8:15 Or just get a dripless caulking gun
I miss crank yankers
I thought any silicone caulk WAS mold resistant.
By golly I’m all caulked out.
Not quite the "complete guide", should have included info about finishing corners (the hardest part of the job).
Watch this video stoned. Absolutely hilarious!
That’s what she said 😅. Sorry.
Great video, thank you
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DAP makes a product called ‘Kwik Seal Ultra’. It’s all I use when installing tiles in bathrooms
Latex is the lowest quality caulk available. Period. And DAP us one if the lowest quality manufacturer. I have been a professional caulker for over 45 years. Only total amateurs use latex in ANY wet environment.
100% silicone is all I ever use in wet areas. Bar none. 💪🏼👍🏻