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When doing projects that require caulk or construction adhesive, we rarely use up an entire tube. We've tried various means of storage in the hope that we can use the tube for another project. Our efforts to keep the product from drying out have failed time and time again, which led Steph to search out a better option.
Read on or watch the video to see what we tried and what we ultimately discovered really worked to keep the contents of the tube from drying out! Materials/Tools:
These are some of the commercially available tube preserving products on the market that we've tried. We've included our favorite Glad Press 'n Seal in the grouping. We use this for covering jars of paint, to temporarily keep paint brushes and small rollers from drying out, and now to test if it will keep a tube of caulk from drying out.
This is a tip cover that also doubles as a caulk smoother. It's great for sealing the tube in the short term, but not for longer term storage. Use this or others like it if your caulk or adhesive projects runs over a couple of days.
This is a replaceable tip. Often the caulk or adhesive dries in the tip making it unusable. With this, you can unscrew the old one and put on a new one. Also, if the tip point on the old is still usable tip but is the wrong size, you can put on a new one to get the size bead you need.
This mess is what happened when we tried to reuse a tube of construction adhesive that had dried in the bottom of the tube. Because the rod could not push through the bottom of the tube, the tube basically exploded in the caulk gun! Ugg, this mess almost made us have to get a new Ryobi caulk gun.
While searching for products that help preserve the tube contents, Steph found this product called AirTite. It's a two-piece storage tube. It's like Tupperware for your caulk!
In our head to head test with the AirTite, we also wrapped up a tube in Press 'n Seal. Both these tubes were stored for approximately four months.
Moment of truth! Success, the Press 'n Seal wrapped caulk tube still flows correctly. It didn't dry out in the tip or bottom of tube.
There's a tiny bit of dried product, but not enough to cause a problem.
You can see the results of the AirTite test in the video. Basically, both the AirTite and Glad Press n' Seal are good options for helping preserve a partially used tube of caulk or construction adhesive.
Bonus, if you have the Wall Control Slotted Metal Pegboard Aerosol spray Can Holder, the AirTite will fit nicely into one of the slots. Please note: This is not a sponsored post. FYI: We are not professionals, and we don't claim to be. This is what we found worked for our project. Yours may need a little different approach. Safety first! FYI: Affiliate links are being used on this page. Purchasing via these links help support MDP! Related Projects
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