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Default Residual caulk

On Sep 25, 3:28*pm, Lou wrote:
On Sep 25, 1:36 pm, "desgnr" wrote:

I installed a new Vinyl double hung window.
After i caulked around the window,the next day i noticed residual caulking
smeared past the caulk joint.
I tried to clean it off with a Razor scraper,but the blade kept digging into
the vinyl & would not let me scrape it off.
Any suggestions how to remove the excess caulk?


I'm curious, did the manufacturer recommend caulking vinyl?
* * * * * Lou


Lou,

How would you seal the gap between the window and the rough opening
without caulk? Caulk, both inside and out, serves to create a dead-air
space around the window, which is a great insulator.