Re: Installalation Tips and Tools

[bdolph <bdolph@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Some nice caulking tips.  Reminds me of the fun of installing up north
in the cold weather.

Bob

Jim wrote:

>bdolph wrote:
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>>Hi Everyone,
>>
>>I am considering an upcoming article on installation tips and tools.  If
>>anyone in the group here has any good tips you would like to pass on to
>>the group I will be glad to reference you if it goes to print.
>>
>>Did anyone catch the installation fishing contest at the last ISC West?
>>It was put on by B.E.S. and the Training Dept.  Some pretty fierce
>>competition and the winners beat the others by hundredths of a  second.
>>
>>Bob
>>
>>Bob Dolph
>>Product & Training Consultant  http://www.bobdolph.com
>>
>>"Tech Talk" Security Sales & Integration Magazine
>>http://www.securitysales.com/t_ci_articleView.cfm?ttbd=1923
>>
>>
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>Hi Bob,
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>Here's a few that I've mentioned here before and maybe they're well
>known .... or not. Use them if you find them useful
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>When caulking, instead of getting it all over your fingers trying to
>smooth out a bead you've just laid down, mix a little bit of soap in a
>cup of water. Wet your fingers with the soapy water and the caulk wont
>stick to your fingers.
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>In the winter time, after the tube of caulk has sat in the van all
>night, trying to get the caulk soft enough to work with, can take some
>time. If there's a microwave oven on the site, loosen or take the cap
>off the tube, put the tube on a paper towel (just in case) and "cook"
>it for 15 second intervals until it's soft enough to work with. If
>you're going to need it throughout the rest of the day, carry the tube
>in your front pocket. Body heat will keep it at just the right
>consistancy.
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