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The great caulk gun squeeze debate is real and I have proof
In my experience, about 7 out of 10 people I see at a job or helping a friend squeeze the trigger on a caulk gun like they're trying to win a prize. They pull it all the way back in one go. This creates a huge, messy bead that's impossible to control and wastes a ton of material. The right way is short, steady pulls, maybe an inch of trigger travel at a time. I learned this the hard way three months ago when I had to clean a quarter tube of silicone off my own kitchen backsplash. Does anyone else have a simple tool that people just seem to use wrong every single time?
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simons286mo ago
Watching @joelwells's neighbor made me think of people who use a drill like a hammer, just squeezing full blast.
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joelwells6mo ago
Watched my neighbor try to caulk his window last weekend and he absolutely mangled it. He pulled that trigger like he was starting a lawnmower, blasting out a thick worm of caulk that immediately slumped and made a huge mess. I had to bite my tongue because he was so proud of his speed. It's the same with those cheap paint rollers that splatter if you roll too fast, people just go for broke instead of a slow, even pace. That gun is not a trigger, it's a control.
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