Pro Tips

Like any tool, the more you use Caulk Garbage Cans, the more benefits you will discover. To speed up the learning curve for new users, we have compiled some useful tips from our own hands-on experience.

If you have any tips of your own, we would love to hear them! Send us a message on our contact page; if it sounds like handy advice, we will post it on this page.

If your Caulk Garbage Can is loose, you can easily squeeze and bend the empty caulk gun and it will stay in place.

For small jobs (like caulking a bathroom counter top or sealing around shower fixtures) you may never need a rag again! If you wipe the excess caulk off your finger while it is still fresh, your fingertip will have virtually no residue left on it.

For bigger jobs (like caulking bathtubs) you may still want a damp rag on hand to keep your finger as clean as possible, but as long as you keep the bulk of the excess caulk in your Caulk Garbage Can, there will be no need to rinse your rag during the process, and your hands and your job will stay clean.

We found it useful on big jobs (like caulking all the window trim and baseboards in a basement remodel) to keep a half-dozen Caulk Garbage Can units on stand-by. When one gets full, don't waste time cleaning it out; just swap it for a fresh unit, set the messy one aside, and keep rolling. A few days later, when the leftover caulk dries, you can easily peel it out and reuse each unit. 

When you are working up on a ladder, a rooftop, down in a crawlspace, or in any other difficult-to-reach location, slide two Caulk Garbage Can units onto you caulking gun before you begin, doubling your capacity to dispose of excess caulk. The last thing you want is to climb down that ladder and run back to your truck for another Caulk Garbage Can halfway through the job! As lightweight and adjustable as they are, the extra units never got in our way. 

While caulking and painting cedar siding, we found it works great to reuse the excess caulk that was building up in our Caulk Garbage Can to fill in miscellaneous knotholes, nail holes, cracks, etc. After painting over these areas, they will look good as new.

Using a wet rag to frequently wipe caulk off your hands while working up on a ladder is messy, cumbersome, and inefficient.