Wait until the caulk is completely cured before coming back to put a surface bead on.
Caulking wide gap around tub.
How to caulk a bathtub in 4 steps 1.
Caulk is usually applied around the perimeter of the bathtub where your tiles meet your tub.
Gaps up to 1 2 inch wide.
In those cases you will likely apply some caulk in places where you also have grout.
That said a handyman wouldn t recommend sealing cracked grout by placing a line of caulk over it.
A dry nonabrasive pad scours away every trace of caulk residue.
Fill gaps between 1 4 and 1 2 inch in width with two beads of caulk set side by side.
A single bead of caulk can fill gaps up to 1 4 inch.
If you have tile on the wall adjoining the tub.
Gap is roughly 1 2.
Do i use backer rod grout and then caulk.
Measure the size of the gap that needs to be filled.
How to seal large gaps between the tub and the wall gaps up to 1 4 inch.
Not really sure here.
Fill gaps up to 1 4 inch in width with caulk.
Caulking tubes are designed to apply pressure to the caulking within them so that you can squeeze out a bead of caulk with ease and precision.
If the gap is slightly larger than this fill it with a bead of caulk deeper into the gap but not flush with the surface.
Start by closing the pop up drain in the tub and covering the entire tub with a drop cloth to.
Scrub caulk residue with soft rag.
How would i go about filling this large gap around one of my unit s tub and then go about caulking the tub.