There was a time that one could use a part of a tube, then store it.
When attempting to re-use, one could unscrew the tip, clear it out and
use the rest of the tube. Now I can't even find a tube of silicon with
a removable tip.
Does anybody have any tricks to store those things for re-use?

On Fri, 13 Aug 2010 07:05:29 -0700 (PDT), Robatoy wrote:

There was a time that one could use a part of a tube, then store it.
When attempting to re-use, one could unscrew the tip, clear it out and
use the rest of the tube. Now I can't even find a tube of silicon with
a removable tip.
Does anybody have any tricks to store those things for re-use?

I put a 3 inch screw in the nozzle, the next time I use the tube
it gives something to pull the plug of set up silicone out with.

basilisk

On 08/13/2010 09:05 AM, Robatoy wrote:
There was a time that one could use a part of a tube, then store it.
When attempting to re-use, one could unscrew the tip, clear it out and
use the rest of the tube. Now I can't even find a tube of silicon with
a removable tip.
Does anybody have any tricks to store those things for re-use?

Throw away those stupid tips and and caps plugs and whatever else. Keep a roll of good
quality clear packing tape nearby. When it's time to seal the tube, tear off a 2" section
of packing tape, wrap it around the nozzle and mate the adhesive surface back together on
itself, and snug it all up tight so it makes an airtight seal. Best friggin' method I've
ever used for resealing tubes of almost any gooey caulky material.

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On 8/13/2010 9:11 AM, basilisk wrote:
On Fri, 13 Aug 2010 07:05:29 -0700 (PDT), Robatoy wrote:

There was a time that one could use a part of a tube, then store it.
When attempting to re-use, one could unscrew the tip, clear it out and
use the rest of the tube. Now I can't even find a tube of silicon with
a removable tip.
Does anybody have any tricks to store those things for re-use?

I put a 3 inch screw in the nozzle, the next time I use the tube
it gives something to pull the plug of set up silicone out with.

Ditto ...

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"Robatoy" wrote in message
...
There was a time that one could use a part of a tube, then store it.
When attempting to re-use, one could unscrew the tip, clear it out and
use the rest of the tube. Now I can't even find a tube of silicon with
a removable tip.
Does anybody have any tricks to store those things for re-use?

Dip the end in Plastic Dip or equivalent. Once dry, it forms an airtight
seal. To reuse, peel away the seal. This even prevents caulk from
hardening in the nozzle.

Good Luck.

Robatoy writes:
There was a time that one could use a part of a tube, then store it.
When attempting to re-use, one could unscrew the tip, clear it out and
use the rest of the tube. Now I can't even find a tube of silicon with
a removable tip.
Does anybody have any tricks to store those things for re-use?

Lee Valley sells a pack of nozzle caps for this purpose.

http://www.leevalley.com/US/garden/p...=2,42194,40727

scott

On 8/13/10 1:27 PM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
writes:
There was a time that one could use a part of a tube, then store it.
When attempting to re-use, one could unscrew the tip, clear it out and
use the rest of the tube. Now I can't even find a tube of silicon with
a removable tip.
Does anybody have any tricks to store those things for re-use?

Lee Valley sells a pack of nozzle caps for this purpose.

http://www.leevalley.com/US/garden/p...=2,42194,40727

Caulk condoms?

--
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The system will be down for 10 days for preventive maintenance.

On Fri, 13 Aug 2010 07:05:29 -0700 (PDT), Robatoy
wrote:

There was a time that one could use a part of a tube, then store it.
When attempting to re-use, one could unscrew the tip, clear it out and
use the rest of the tube. Now I can't even find a tube of silicon with
a removable tip.
Does anybody have any tricks to store those things for re-use?

I always buy small tubes, 2 at a time. If I can't reuse the first one
the second time, I'll always have a spare.

I adore these caulking condoms, and get a real kick showing them to
new clients, but they don't work well on 100% sillycone, only on
partials and acrylics. http://fwd4.me/KZf

On Fri, 13 Aug 2010 07:05:29 -0700 (PDT), Robatoy
wrote:

There was a time that one could use a part of a tube, then store it.
When attempting to re-use, one could unscrew the tip, clear it out and
use the rest of the tube. Now I can't even find a tube of silicon with
a removable tip.
Does anybody have any tricks to store those things for re-use?

I use surgical gloves for finishing. when i need to preserve sily-cone
I cut the tip off one finger of the gloves and use it like a condom.
it works short term.

skeez

On Aug 13, 1:43*pm, FrozenNorth
wrote:
On 8/13/10 1:27 PM, Scott Lurndal wrote: *writes:
There was a time that one could use a part of a tube, then store it.
When attempting to re-use, one could unscrew the tip, clear it out and
use the rest of the tube. Now I can't even find a tube of silicon with
a removable tip.
Does anybody have any tricks to store those things for re-use?

Lee Valley sells a pack of nozzle caps *for this purpose.

http://www.leevalley.com/US/garden/p...=2,42194,40727

Caulk condoms?

--
Froz...

The system will be down for 10 days for preventive maintenance.

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh THAT is what those are for. I found some of those in the
old shop and I ...well.....I..... nebber mind.

On Aug 13, 7:05*am, Robatoy wrote:
There was a time that one could use a part of a tube, then store it.
....
Does anybody have any tricks to store those things for re-use?

It's catalyzed by moisture, so exposure to air will do it in. What
you really need, is a dessicator. With a paint can
and CaSO4 dessicator, I've kept an open tube of silicone
for months with no accidental curing.

I'm told Gorilla Glue (almost all the polyurethane glues) catallyzes
with any OH group (water, alcohol, etc), so it'd probably work on
that, too.

"Robatoy" wrote in message
...
There was a time that one could use a part of a tube, then store it.
When attempting to re-use, one could unscrew the tip, clear it out and
use the rest of the tube. Now I can't even find a tube of silicon with
a removable tip.
Does anybody have any tricks to store those things for re-use?

These work good for me.

http://www.woodcraft.com/Catalog/Pro...0-82105a409565

I'm told Gorilla Glue (almost all the polyurethane glues) catallyzes
with any OH group (water, alcohol, etc), so it'd probably work on
that, too.

I can tell you from experimentation that Gorilla Glue will not sure under
water. At least not in the time I allowed.
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FrozenNorth writes:
On 8/13/10 1:27 PM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
writes:
There was a time that one could use a part of a tube, then store it.
When attempting to re-use, one could unscrew the tip, clear it out and
use the rest of the tube. Now I can't even find a tube of silicon with
a removable tip.
Does anybody have any tricks to store those things for re-use?

Lee Valley sells a pack of nozzle caps for this purpose.

http://www.leevalley.com/US/garden/p...=2,42194,40727

Caulk condoms?


Notice the extra space after 'nozzle caps'? Caps wasn't my first choice....

scott

"Swingman" wrote in message
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On 8/13/2010 9:11 AM, basilisk wrote:
On Fri, 13 Aug 2010 07:05:29 -0700 (PDT), Robatoy wrote:

There was a time that one could use a part of a tube, then store it.
When attempting to re-use, one could unscrew the tip, clear it out and
use the rest of the tube. Now I can't even find a tube of silicon with
a removable tip.
Does anybody have any tricks to store those things for re-use?

I put a 3 inch screw in the nozzle, the next time I use the tube
it gives something to pull the plug of set up silicone out with.

Ditto ...


Tritto

Subject

The liquid plastic trick is to----------o much.

Better vliving thru chemistry as DuPont would say.

Lew

On 8/13/2010 9:37 AM, Steve Turner wrote:
On 08/13/2010 09:05 AM, Robatoy wrote:
There was a time that one could use a part of a tube, then store it.
When attempting to re-use, one could unscrew the tip, clear it out and
use the rest of the tube. Now I can't even find a tube of silicon with
a removable tip.
Does anybody have any tricks to store those things for re-use?

Throw away those stupid tips and and caps plugs and whatever else. Keep
a roll of good quality clear packing tape nearby. When it's time to seal
the tube, tear off a 2" section of packing tape, wrap it around the
nozzle and mate the adhesive surface back together on itself, and snug
it all up tight so it makes an airtight seal. Best friggin' method I've
ever used for resealing tubes of almost any gooey caulky material.

Ok, I've read all the other responses, and I've tried pretty much all the other
solutions. Mine's the best. I win.

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On Aug 13, 11:03*pm, Steve Turner
wrote:
On 8/13/2010 9:37 AM, Steve Turner wrote:

On 08/13/2010 09:05 AM, Robatoy wrote:
There was a time that one could use a part of a tube, then store it.
When attempting to re-use, one could unscrew the tip, clear it out and
use the rest of the tube. Now I can't even find a tube of silicon with
a removable tip.
Does anybody have any tricks to store those things for re-use?

Throw away those stupid tips and and caps plugs and whatever else. Keep
a roll of good quality clear packing tape nearby. When it's time to seal
the tube, tear off a 2" section of packing tape, wrap it around the
nozzle and mate the adhesive surface back together on itself, and snug
it all up tight so it makes an airtight seal. Best friggin' method I've
ever used for resealing tubes of almost any gooey caulky material.

Ok, I've read all the other responses, and I've tried pretty much all the other
solutions. *Mine's the best. *I win.



Not so fast........

On 8/13/2010 10:18 PM, Robatoy wrote:
On Aug 13, 11:03 pm, Steve
wrote:
On 8/13/2010 9:37 AM, Steve Turner wrote:

On 08/13/2010 09:05 AM, Robatoy wrote:
There was a time that one could use a part of a tube, then store it.
When attempting to re-use, one could unscrew the tip, clear it out and
use the rest of the tube. Now I can't even find a tube of silicon with
a removable tip.
Does anybody have any tricks to store those things for re-use?

Throw away those stupid tips and and caps plugs and whatever else. Keep
a roll of good quality clear packing tape nearby. When it's time to seal
the tube, tear off a 2" section of packing tape, wrap it around the
nozzle and mate the adhesive surface back together on itself, and snug
it all up tight so it makes an airtight seal. Best friggin' method I've
ever used for resealing tubes of almost any gooey caulky material.

Ok, I've read all the other responses, and I've tried pretty much all the other
solutions. Mine's the best. I win.



Not so fast........

What-r-ya doing, testing 'em all? looks at watch :-) The only one I haven't
tried is the "condom" product, and while they seem like a pretty good idea I
have a hunch they aren't q-u-i-t-e as airtight as packing tape. Plus, packing
tape is way cheaper. :-)

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On Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:09:44 -0700 (PDT), Robatoy
wrote:

On Aug 13, 1:43*pm, FrozenNorth
wrote:
On 8/13/10 1:27 PM, Scott Lurndal wrote: *writes:
There was a time that one could use a part of a tube, then store it.
When attempting to re-use, one could unscrew the tip, clear it out and
use the rest of the tube. Now I can't even find a tube of silicon with
a removable tip.
Does anybody have any tricks to store those things for re-use?

Lee Valley sells a pack of nozzle caps *for this purpose.

http://www.leevalley.com/US/garden/p...=2,42194,40727

Caulk condoms?

--
Froz...

The system will be down for 10 days for preventive maintenance.

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh THAT is what those are for. I found some of those in the
old shop and I ...well.....I..... nebber mind.

I'm sure glad they finally fit SOMEONE, Toy.

"Steve Turner" wrote in message
...
On 8/13/2010 10:18 PM, Robatoy wrote:
On Aug 13, 11:03 pm, Steve
wrote:
On 8/13/2010 9:37 AM, Steve Turner wrote:

On 08/13/2010 09:05 AM, Robatoy wrote:
There was a time that one could use a part of a tube, then store it.
When attempting to re-use, one could unscrew the tip, clear it out and
use the rest of the tube. Now I can't even find a tube of silicon with
a removable tip.
Does anybody have any tricks to store those things for re-use?

Throw away those stupid tips and and caps plugs and whatever else. Keep
a roll of good quality clear packing tape nearby. When it's time to
seal
the tube, tear off a 2" section of packing tape, wrap it around the
nozzle and mate the adhesive surface back together on itself, and snug
it all up tight so it makes an airtight seal. Best friggin' method I've
ever used for resealing tubes of almost any gooey caulky material.

Ok, I've read all the other responses, and I've tried pretty much all
the other
solutions. Mine's the best. I win.



Not so fast........

What-r-ya doing, testing 'em all? looks at watch :-) The only one I
haven't tried is the "condom" product, and while they seem like a pretty
good idea I have a hunch they aren't q-u-i-t-e as airtight as packing
tape. Plus, packing tape is way cheaper. :-)

But the three inch screw is reusable. Plus it can always be used for its
original purpose.

On Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:30:03 -0500, Steve Turner
wrote:

On 8/13/2010 10:18 PM, Robatoy wrote:
On Aug 13, 11:03 pm, Steve
wrote:
On 8/13/2010 9:37 AM, Steve Turner wrote:

On 08/13/2010 09:05 AM, Robatoy wrote:
There was a time that one could use a part of a tube, then store it.
When attempting to re-use, one could unscrew the tip, clear it out and
use the rest of the tube. Now I can't even find a tube of silicon with
a removable tip.
Does anybody have any tricks to store those things for re-use?

Throw away those stupid tips and and caps plugs and whatever else. Keep
a roll of good quality clear packing tape nearby. When it's time to seal
the tube, tear off a 2" section of packing tape, wrap it around the
nozzle and mate the adhesive surface back together on itself, and snug
it all up tight so it makes an airtight seal. Best friggin' method I've
ever used for resealing tubes of almost any gooey caulky material.

Ok, I've read all the other responses, and I've tried pretty much all the other
solutions. Mine's the best. I win.



Not so fast........

What-r-ya doing, testing 'em all? looks at watch :-) The only one I haven't
tried is the "condom" product, and while they seem like a pretty good idea I
have a hunch they aren't q-u-i-t-e as airtight as packing tape. Plus, packing
tape is way cheaper. :-)

I've kept semi-silly painter's caulk under a red cap for a year (here
at the house) and it was fresh when I de-condomed it. They're
wonderful!

I just subscribed to Handyman magazine and a reader sent in a hot tip
about this.

He just screws a wire nut on the end of the tube. The kind that are
plastic caps with coiled wire inside.

http://www.aikencolon.com/Ideal-Wire...Nut_c_648.html

I've found plastic inserts at Harbor Freight, but unless they are on
sale at the local store, the price is outrageous considering that it's
just a plastic stick.

http://www.harborfreight.com/caulk-saver-97561.html

Robatoy writes:


Oh. Tubes!
I misread the title.......

On Aug 15, 11:18*am, Maxwell Lol wrote:
Robatoy writes:

Oh. Tubes!
I misread the title.......

Hell, I *wrote* the title and still see what I see.....and it isn't
'toobs'...LOL