Listen For One Way To Reseal A Partially Used Tube Of Caulk, So You Can Use It Later | Tips

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A good tube of caulk is not cheap — so how do you keep it fresh once you cut the tip off? All you need is a modified plastic tube.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Just take some tubing that’s 5/8-inch diameter by half-inch inside-diameter. Then use a pair of snips to cut a section of tubing that’s 4 or 5 inches long.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Next, heat one end of the plastic tube with an electric heat gun. You’ll need to heat it until it’s nice and soft — almost melted.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Then set the heated tube in a vise and clamp it pretty tightly to melt that end together. You should wait approximately 20 or 30 seconds before you take it out of the vise.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Before using your makeshift caulk cap, test it by blowing into the open end. You’ll want to make sure it has an airtight seal.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">So, now all you need to do is get the open tube of the caulk, slip on the modified plastic tube and press it on. It only has to go on maybe a half-inch or so.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And now, next time you need to use this tube of caulk, just pop it off and get to work!</span></p>