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More thoughts on Vulkem and caulks.
We happen to own a commercial dryer for doing jerky, etc. After about 10 min or so, Vulkem becomes REAL EASY to use. Used it around the joints in our home when we installed Hardy siding. I'm wouldn't put it in a microwave (let's not go there!), but the heat made a world of difference in the way the bead came out. The trick with caulks is that you have to go smoothly and evenly; trying to create a rather small bead that looks nice. All that caulk you see on the outside around vents and seams, etc. (smeared around) is doing NOTHING! You have to get a feel for the flow of the caulk coming out of the tube. . .and then take your time. If you're in a hurry, well. .it will look like it when you're done.
Smearing caulk around outside an object is like using a grease gun from 4 feet away from your truck and hoping the ball-joints get some lubrication from the overspray!
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