Load and Remove a Tube From a Caulk Gun

How to use caulking gun, load, remove tubes, thrust ratios, how to stop caulk and a few tips on different kinds of guns.
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[@neiler4235]

I couldn't remove the cartridge from the gun, watched half a dozen videos that still couldn't explain how to remove it until this one. This lady explained that the cartridge hide to slide back a little (as opposed to forward) before it could be taken out which worked. Simple to most people I assume but no other video I watched explained this so thank you.

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You are welcome. When I made the video, I remembered having that problem and made sure to include the solution in the video. Have a great day.

[@runnawaykitten9632]

Perfect tutorial! Bravo! Thank you for not assuming that everyone knew how to use it right out of the store. I didn’t have a clue. Watched several videos that already had the gun loaded. Thanks for helping me get my project done.

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You are welcome. I do my best to make sure the videos cover everything you need to know, but still keep them brief as possible. There are now over how to/repair videos on the channel.

[@kimberlyhood4095]

I've used a caulking gun for almost 40 years and went totally brain dead while ago trying to get the old tube out. Righty tighty or lefty lousy, no they self release, fine! I knew someone would have a video of this highly engineered device so thank you! You have a new sub, I'll probably be back a LOT! Lol

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Welcome to Know How Now, Kimberly. That's for subscribing to the channel and taking the time to comment. I enjoy hearing from people who watch the videos.

[@izzymom2745]

4th video I watched and you are the FIRST to remind me to pierce the foil. Thank you!!

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[@xenawashington773]

Thank you! I was fumbling with the gun about 5 min trying to figure out how to use load it, thanks again for the instructions.

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You are welcome Xena, it's my pleasure to help.

[@dianeuerata3144]

The best rendition of how to use a cauk gun and it was soothing to hear a female voice which made lit clearer to understand especially when your from another country. Thanks so muuch

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[@limaitmichael512]

Being a lady and never done any handy work before but here I'm not waiting on Mr. Procrastinator! Thank you for showing me how to use this gun! I kept fighting with it trying to load the silicon caulk when all that I had to do was press the thumb releaser. Thank you!

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[@metoo3948]

Thank for a clear, concise, comprehensive and to-the-point instructional video. Wish more videos were like yours.

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[@hblady1]

Thanks for this video. I am 72 years old female and a complete novice. After watching this and the way you have explained it has me using mine all the time now, just like a professional. 👍

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[@vinman808]

Thank you for providing such a great tutorial on this caulk gun. Had one of these lying around the garage with it loaded from a prior project and found your channel to help provide informative instruction on how to remove the cartridge and replace with another. Thank you thank you!

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[@sally649]

2nd time caulking today, couldn’t work out how to unload the gun from the first time, and the information about it keeps on running on the type of gun I had made a massive difference to the mess, thanks,

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[@Katy809RD]

WOW I was like “I have been trying to unload the caulk gun for 20 minutes, I must be doing it wrong” I learned so many tips, thanks!

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[@christinemoreno6106]

Same! Lol

[@vubtrong]

Thank you! This is the best on how to use a caulk gun of all the videos I've watched. It even carefully explains the differences between a drip and a no-drip caulk gun, and how and when to use them! Much appreciated!!!

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@@Know-How-NowYou're welcomed! 😊

[@Chrishan29]

Thank you! I watched so many videos and not one of the videos explained the basics on such a clear and succinct way!

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[@2busysecretary]

Very helpful! I finally get it and am ready to caulk everything!

[@fredabetheljones7726]

Thanks I'm a new homeowner and I'm trying to DIY new projects.Thanks so much for the help

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You are welcome, Freda. Congrats on the new home. There are many other home owner self help videos on the channel.

[@Rita-yw2tn]

Thank you !!! I’ve tore my hands up trying to get that thing out for a couple days so thank you so much for this video ! I’m a new subscriber !!!

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[@SkatingErinsMom]

My caulking gun is so old, it has rust on it. So, having forgotten how to use it, this video was very useful! Thanks!

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[@littlesheree5773]

THANK YOU for making this video! I got a Newborn caulk gun and didn't have a clue on how it worked. I feel foolish now because you explained it so well. It is so simple and easy!! I really appreciate this. :-)

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[@samanthakindle7561]

Very helpful and instructional in a non condescending manner thank you

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[@christysisk6461]

This video helped me more than all the others I watched! Short to the point and exactly what I needed! Thank you!!!

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[@daisyb5646]

Very well explained and demonstrated video. I have learnt many things about my caulk gun that I was totally unaware of. I will now be able to use it properly thanks to you 🌸

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You are welcome, David. I own two caulk guns, one for thinner materials and one for thicker materials.

[@daisyb5646]

@@Know-How-Now that is interesting. I own two or three, but they are all of identical type. Do your caulk guns differ in their design or strength, seem as you use them for different thicknesses of material?

[@Know-How-Now]

Hi David, One of the guns has a higher "push ratio" for thick materials like roof cement. The other gun is a dripless type that has a lower ratio. I like to use that for caulking material. Check out this website, there are many kinds of guns for different purposes: www.newborncaulkguns.com/category/products/

[@loriw2661]

Thank you!!! This made everything so much easier for me!!!!

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[@s3dchr]

You have a nice voice. Nice to listen to.

[@TribalSpacemanTV]

Thank you, I have one like this and it wasn't quite the same as my old one. This saved me messing about.

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[@JanetJenkins]

This is great instruction! Thank you!

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[@troystewart2909]

Virtually PERFECT !! Thanks.

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[@aia2473]

Thank you for the detailed video!!!

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[@thelouisdibianco]

Thanks. Just what I needed!

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[@sian416]

GREAT tutorial - thank you so much!

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[@devonhoward3310]

Very helpful!!!

[@archie34734]

Thanks for your helpful tutorial.. Much appreciated.

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[@marylouzingalie-adams7690]

excellent!!!! A newbie fixer, I had no clue how to use this stuff. Mahalo!!!

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[@blackimpala6748]

Thanks so much. Learned a lot here.

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[@lynetteford7908]

Thank you, so much. I couldn't get the caulk out, and thanks for telling about the hole on the side.

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[@nxgirlfriend]

This was fantastic! Thank you!

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[@samanthacharlton4123]

Very helpful. Thank you!

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[@nayonico]

So easy to follow!!!

[@jennylynnsantoro3209]

This was perfect. Thank you!

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[@carolynkalina6957]

Took a woman to give me the info I needed. Watched 3 videos before this one and left with questions. Thanks for this one.

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[@karinjohnson6649]

VERY clear. Thank you for the good video work. So many times we don't get to see things because a hand is in the way or the camera is jiggly.

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[@adombamaameserwaa2225]

This video but I smile on my face. Thanks for this video.

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[@lavenderasmr1541]

Very helpful video! Thank you!

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[@nickysewsamblui7767]

Thanks!!! Very useful!!!

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[@santanabeagle]

Thank you! You really helped.

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[@lilip7176]

Thank you for this video ❤

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[@coconutshells7018]

Excellent! Couldn't get the caulk tube out of the gun. Thank you so much.

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[@respectfullyangie4203]

Great video!! I getting ready to order one of these from Amazon and had no clue how to use it. Thanks for sharing.

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[@beppo2814]

I always thought the rod was spring loaded, for years I was worried those things were under constant tension and were moments away from exploding spontaneously. It's a simple thing but thanks for easing my mind.

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[@rampanttricky17]

BURSTING? YES! (THANK YOU _without your comment i would not have found out about the caulk - at least supposedly - solidifying from the back end) I just saw another video that talks about how if caulk solidifies in the front (where it CAN often be pierced to be used again successfully) or in the back of the tube (air seal is broken when used) and when one tries to use it again one will crank down on it in an attempt to get materials to come out and the tube will fail/burst! Seems Like lots of good info Video LINK: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZq7dHyqiMxrm6M

[@historianvik7878]

So helpful, thanks!

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[@neoxochitl]

So useful thank you so much

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Thank you for sharing

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[@normagrande2236]

Thank you ! Simple 😍

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[@msfinis6158]

Thank you.i been trying to get this tube out for 30 minutes.

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[@ETfriend]

Omg thank you! Could not figure out how to get the empty tube out

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[@janicehatheway17]

Excellent!

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Thanks for the compliment, Janice.

[@mayradelarosa6161]

Thank you so much! So if I only used a little bit how do I keep adhesive from drying out?

[@Know-How-Now]

That's tough. I find that the material inside the tube will not dry up for a while.. around a year? The problem is that it dries up in the spout and it's very hard to clear the dried material out of the spout. I put a large nail in the spout, that helps some, but sometimes you have to cut the spout back to get the dried material out.

[@glendalong8319]

Thank you so much

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[@eddahakumu3949]

Very helpful

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[@thetrickster9106]

@ Know How Now Ahhh thank you very much for the refresher video cause ive been doing exactly everything that was shiwn it the video 🤦🏾‍♂️ and I finally resolved the problem I was having my Gorilla Glue Stick exploded in the back in the cradle thus hardening and not letting me be able to remove the glue stick...I used scissors which helped. Now my question for you is the glue stick inserted into the Caulk Gun suppose to explode from the back while the rod is inserted into it? 🤔🤔🤔

[@Know-How-Now]

If whatever is in the tube has dried up enough so that it can't get past the nozzle and you force it, it will likely come out the back of the tube. Sometimes there is just a clog of dried substance in the nozzle. You can try cutting the nozzle back to a wider point and push the dried plug out of the tube. I stick a large nail into the nozzle of the tube for storage. That usually prevents a clogged nozzle.

[@thetrickster9106]

Thank you for the heads up and such I'll definitely keep it in mind for future use when I get my own Gorilla Glue Gun. (The one that was left behind that I had a problem with was my sister's) Also thank you for getting back to me when you did. Also I have another question for you I looked you up on Instagram but my message doesn't get through but I did follow you and I would have liked to chat you up about a few things here and there around my Aunt's poor house that needs a lot of work done...but when you have time I hope we can seriously really chat about the few main problems that's been going on for sometime thank you in advance.

[@Ladybird922]

So helpful.. thx

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Thank you 😊

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[@sandraleighty8617]

Thank you!! I did it!

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Thank you!!!

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Thank you

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Thank you.

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[@blackberries1437]

Thanks!

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[@msmintjuleps]

Great video! Who knew there was a spout cutter or a pin to pierce the foil.

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Thanks for the compliment, Elizabeth.

[@agneskeir458]

Thank you, my little problem has been solved.

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[@rampanttricky17]

WOW! That was so helpful. It was so well thought out -- content, sequence, visuals. YES! I enjoy seeing .... This was so good that i told my wife about it. I was excited by seeing this done so well. ----- EXTRA The clarity of your presentation seems to have increased my understanding even though I "knew" (was familiar with) most of the facts. I did not know the reason for the different pressure ratios (i unknowingly have both) or that there are "dipless" guns. Dripless may be an advancement since my last caulk gun purchase?

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[@bobbycoots2738]

Thanks Sista!!!

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Bobby's Mom!!

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Thanks for the compliment. I spend a lot of time researching to verify the content and making the videos.

[@sheri023]

Do you have a video on loading and unloading grease guns? I'm thinking of getting a mini one that holds a 3 oz. cartridge. Each video I've watched is a little different in how to operate a grease gun. It's a little confusing to me right now. Thank you.

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Sorry, I don't have a video on grease guns.

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@@Know-How-Now thank you for answering. I learn a lot from your videos and I'm glad they are there. 🛠

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[@weelass3188]

thank you for the instructions. i was having a hard time figuring out how to use this thing.

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[@laughinglady79]

Thank you. I knew a female would explain it the best for me to understand. Thank you so much.

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[@gungho1284]

Thanks. I couldn't figure how to get the dried up old caulk tube out of our really old one and I wanted to try using it for the first time ever. Worked out OK.

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[@sheriwalker2427]

THANK U

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[@user-hv8vo1te9w]

Omg. Thank you.

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[@lynettekindle84]

Oh thank you. I now know how to unload this this lol

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[@quyenpham7692]

THXXX !!!

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[@princesscorina]

How do you take the tube out after you’ve used it all ?

[@Know-How-Now]

Pull the handle all the way back. You may have to grab the tube and pull it back towards the handle or tap the spout on a hard surface to push the tube back. Then lift the tube out of the cradle.

[@janetgardner3467]

Thank you I'm new to all of this and so this was so useful for me. Who woul have known it I found something I'm good at. 🤣🤣🤣 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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You are welcome, Janet. There are close to 300 videos posted on the channel. Many of them are for home repairs. Congratulations on your new found talent!

[@RY-to9bv]

Thank you My monkey brain couldn't figure it out!

[@siddhijadhav6433]

It worked

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That's great to hear.

[@oliviavandertuig6478]

Is this Melissa from TikTok? Sure sounds like her! And the content is apt. Lol.

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It 's not Melissa.

[@premiumreviews142]

I pulled the trigger more then I should have before cutting the tip :( lol

[@XeninaCalifornia]

I can't pull the handle back. It doesn't budge. Is there a button or something?

[@Know-How-Now]

I'm not clear about your question. Are you trying to pull the rod back?

[@mango7325]

Did you know that if you use the handle of your culak gun you can cut the tip of your culak off?

[@sexcomedy4ever499]

I have the same1 made in taiwan

[@HelmetVanga]

I had an asphalt tube and a caulking gun. the asphalt glue came from the back not the tip. it was awful and the caulking gun was not a cheapy one. What did I do wrong, I had asphalt all over the gun and my hands. Boy

[@Know-How-Now]

I would guess that the tip was clogged or the seal was not pierced. If it was a tube that had been previously opened and not used for a while, then for sure the tip was clogged. I stick a large nail in the tip after I am finished using the tube. Sometimes I still have to cut the tip larger and try to get dried material out of the tip that is clogging it.

[@HelmetVanga]

@@Know-How-Now Thank you ever so much. You are right, this was a new tube, and I did not break the seal, the tip was to narrow too after I sliced it. The gun comes with a pin, which I did not even realized its purpose. I had to use a screw driver to apply the asphalt glue to the singles for the chicken coop roof. Thanks for reply, great help.

[@Know-How-Now]

You are welcome, it's my pleasure to help. If find you are squeezing the trigger on the gun and feel that you have to squeeze a lot harder with nothing coming out, it is likely that the tip is clogged. Stop, release the pressure by pulling the rod back and pierce the foil or if it's a used tube you may have to cut the opening larger, poke around in the tip with something and then try to get the dried material past the hole in the tip. If you keep squeezing and the tip is blocked the material will blow out the back of the tube, as you experienced.

[@maniraj7065]

Bad

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Please explain why it is bad and the correct way.

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Thank you, very helpful!

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Thanks!!!

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