My bathroom caulk job looked terrible after 3 tries until I used a basic ice cube trick

I kept getting these lumpy, uneven lines around the tub and nothing I tried made it smooth. Then I ran an ice cube along the fresh bead and it came out glass-smooth in about 2 minutes flat. Has anyone else found a weird tool that worked better than the fancy ones?

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jakeperry12d ago

Sucks man, I went through that same headache. I ended up just using a damp finger instead of any fancy tool, and honestly it worked better than any caulk finisher I ever bought. The trick is to wet it and keep a steady pressure, no stopping in the middle. Ice cube sounds smarter though because it wouldn't leave fingerprints or stick like my finger did. Might try that next time.

richardh4412d ago

And yeah, @jakeperry, that damp finger trick is a classic but I've had times where the caulk just stuck no matter what. My old man used to swear by a spoon dipped in soapy water. He'd run the back of it along the bead and it came out perfect every time. I tried it once and ended up with soap bubbles in the caulk, so maybe he was just good at it. The ice cube thing does sound cleaner though, I bet it glides way smoother than anything else.