Patching and Plastering - Caulk removal and replacing

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brewhill
04-22-02, 10:46 AM
There is a lot of sloppy caulk in the joints of my baseboards and window and door casings.

How do I remove this?

How do I finish my bead of caulking smoothly?

schiejr
04-25-02, 01:19 PM
I will usually use a putty knife. Sometimes if you can use a hook tool to get an old bead started you can pull it out in long pieces. I know a guy that swears by a little plastic tool to smooth caulk. I use my moistend finger( with rags handy for cleanup)
ZBurnett
04-26-02, 09:25 AM
There are some tools sold by www.improvementscatalog.com that seem to help some... http://www.improvementscatalog.com/parent.asp?pf%5Fid=172225x&dept%5Fid=130&strFindSpec=&Solutions=&code=

-Dan