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Default Touching up bathtub caulk

On Oct 30, 12:05*pm, Jimmy wrote:
I just re-caulked a bath tub for the first time. *In one spot, I took
off a little too much caulk when smoothing the bead, and when the
caulk dried, a harline gap formed between the caulk and the edge of
the tiles, about an inch long.

I used an acrylic tub caulk. *Is there any way to fix this by adding a
little bit of caulk in the gap, or some other product? *If I do have
to remove everything and recaulk it, can I redo just that caulk line,
or do I have to redo the whole tub?

Jimmy


You might try a little bit of clear caulk on the spot you missed. If
the "hairline gap" is small enough that's all you'll see - instead of
a patch of white caulk.