That contractor in Phoenix who said my caulk lines were 'too clean' actually had a point

After watching him slap a bead on a window in 20 seconds while mine took 5 minutes, I realized tool speed matters way more than perfection on high volume trim jobs, has anyone else had to unlearn the 'slow and perfect' habit from YouTube tutorials?

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nina_jenkins1mo ago

Wait, @derek_schmidt6, you're saying dropping the pressure made your trim work faster? That's like saying slowing down made you finish a race sooner. I can't wrap my head around that. If I ease up on the pressure, my caulk gun just spits out a sad little worm that takes forever to lay down. I'd have to go back and redo half of it. Maybe I'm just too used to fighting with a cheap gun that needs a death grip to work. The whole "relax and let the tool do the work" thing sounds like something from a zen retreat, not a job site. But hey, if it works for you, maybe I'll try it on my next trim job, I just hope my gun doesn't stage a protest.

derek_schmidt61mo ago

Dropping the pressure to be perfect actually made my trim work faster and cleaner in the end.