On 3/27/2018 4:55 PM, -MIKE- wrote:
On 3/27/18 3:48 PM, Meanie wrote:
On 3/27/2018 3:17 PM, John McGaw wrote:
On 3/27/2018 1:59 PM, -MIKE- wrote:
Finally someone came up with a great solution re-using your half-used
caulk tubes.
This is a really cool product and is cheap enough to make reusing caulk
worth it.
https://www.tubeanew.com

I'm going to order a 5-pack of these to keep in the work van for
several
reasons.
1.Â* I'm not a fan of filling landfills with perfectly good caulk,
adhesives, roofing tar, and other stuff.
2.Â* Even though I pass the cost on to the client, I would rather be
able
to use one tube of caulk for several jobs, than buy a new one for each
job.
3.Â* Most importantly: whether in the shop or on the job site, I hate
when I have to run to the store to get some tube-based product that I
know I have a used tube of on the shelf or under the seat of my van,
but
I can't use because the tip is all dried up and/or it's been cut too
big.
4.Â* I've used every single "caulk saver" product out there and while
some of them work ok, none of them completely solve the problem and all
of them cost as much or more than this Tube-A-New.

I'm not that concerned about wasting a $3 tube of painters' caulk (even
though I still don't want to have it in a landfill) but some of the
specialty adhesives and most of the pure silicone products are up near
and over 10 bucks a tube, now.

A buck and a half to be able to use silicone caulk more than once is a
no-brainer for me.
Also, the design makes it pretty easy to push the caulk out the
Tube-A-New backwards and reuse it again on another tube.

Can't wait to get these.Â* I'll report back with a review as soon as I
use one.


Seems kind of excessive but I guess YMMV. Personally, I've been using
these:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1



A local hardware store sells hard rubber caulk caps that I started
using a few years ago. I've never had a problem with hard caulk using
them. Prior to that I used the pinky finger from a latex glove and
electrical tape, also with no problems.


That doesn't get you a smaller hole if needed.

I usually don't use a larger hole for most caulking jobs. It's easier to
go slower using a smaller opening and fill a larger gap than to have a
large opening trying to fill a smaller gap.


The topic product appears to waste a fair amount when cutting the top.
Considering the hardness is usually within the plastic stem and
rarely, just below that at the surface, cutting that much off is a
waste, IMO. Wasting good material drives me bananas regardless how
cheap it may be.


Their demonstrations are for, well, demonstration purposes.Â* :-)
I'm sure it could be cut off closer to the nozzle.
Some water-based product can harden well into the tube.
Either way, cutting it off too far is still saving more material than
throwing the tube away because you can't use it.



Agree with that but after viewing the video, I'm under the impression if
one cuts near the top and apply the cap, it'll be too long for the gun.
Though, I didn't pay close attention.