Caulk gun

[TheSasquatch]

Looking to get a good quaility caulking gun. Have been to the big box stores local and everything feels like junk to me. I'm a diesel mechanic by trade and recently have made the switch to getting permatex gasket maker in the tubes caulk tubes rather than the squeeze tubes and it make much more consistent lines. With exception of the junk sqeeze gun I have now not always engaging after a full trigger squeeze. I want it to be manual, well made (prefer usa), and hopefully amazon primable so I can use it on a project friday.

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[rlitman]

Go back to the box store, and handle the caulk guns there.
Open them all the way up, and pump the trigger until it is all the way closed.
Most are around 20 pumps. Those are ****.
40 or more, and you've found something good.

I remember buying something with a nice handle for maybe ten bucks. Though I pretty much exclusively use my M18 caulk gun, now that I have one. The power caulk guns are much better at being dripless, and are much easier to get a really smooth bead with.

If you like the smaller size format of squeeze tubes, did you know that you can get something similar to a caulk gun for them?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007IQ539C/?tag=atomicindus08-20
and for wider tubes:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007IQ4XWK/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[ducksface]

I know you said manual.
Buy a ryobi if that is your battery of choice, buy any other that your battery fits.
There is no reason to ever own a manual caulk gun other than price.

 

[ex-x-fire]

Check around on craigs, maybe you find someone selling caulk guns with body tools. They use them a lot in auto body.

 

[TheSasquatch]

Go back to the box store, and handle the caulk guns there.
Open them all the way up, and pump the trigger until it is all the way closed.
Most are around 20 pumps. Those are ****.
40 or more, and you've found something good.

I remember buying something with a nice handle for maybe ten bucks. Though I pretty much exclusively use my M18 caulk gun, now that I have one. The power caulk guns are much better at being dripless, and are much easier to get a really smooth bead with.

If you like the smaller size format of squeeze tubes, did you know that you can get something similar to a caulk gun for them?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007IQ539C/?tag=atomicindus08-20
and for wider tubes:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007IQ4XWK/?tag=atomicindus08-20

I know you said manual.
Buy a ryobi if that is your battery of choice, buy any other that your battery fits.
There is no reason to ever own a manual caulk gun other than price.

Would really like to have an electric one, I run Milwaukee m18 and m12 at work and the ilder snapon nicad 18v at home but wasn't really looking to send a couple hundred before fri on something I use periodically.

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[EOC_Jason]

I found me a good old USA one at an estate sale once for like $1... It's like night & day difference from the cheap HDX chinese one I had...

 

[TheSasquatch]

I found me a good old USA one at an estate sale once for like $1... It's like night & day difference from the cheap HDX chinese one I had...

What I would really lice to get is an older usa one like that, but finding one preferably tomorrow will be hard

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[rlitman]

Would really like to have an electric one, I run Milwaukee m18 and m12 at work and the ilder snapon nicad 18v at home but wasn't really looking to send a couple hundred before fri on something I use periodically.

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I don't blame you. If I didn't need the more powerful M18 for windshield urethane, I'd still be using the manual one. And the M18 is comically heavy and bulky. The M12 caulk gun is VERY nice, if you're only dispensing caulk.

 

[ducksface]

Ryobi is 30 bucks or so.
Battery not included.

 

[catron44]

I have this one in both 1/10 and quart. They are pretty nice.

Tajima CNV-100SP Convoy Super Rotary Caulk Gun with Auto Flow Stop, Extra-Long 10-1/2-Inch Barrel and 1/10-Gallon Capacity https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0017O9112/?tag=atomicindus08-20

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[davethorik]

Looks like Cox is the only USA made manual caulk gun game in town based on a quick Google search. I hate cheap caulk guns, and have been looking to upgrade.

For get-it-tomorrow, some of Sherwin Williams offerings look quality although i am unsure of coo. I don't know if a SW store would have this on the shelf.

 

[bob15]

I've had good luck with both my Cox caulking guns. USA made as well.

 

[aspireguy95]

The last cox gun I bought about a month ago says made in England

 

[toplessHO]

The last cox gun I bought about a month ago says made in England

DITTO!

last week bought a Cox because it was advertised as made in USA
ordered it on AMAZON and it came in a couple days label said assembled in USA
and embossed on handle is made in England...oh well.
Oh and for some reason mine was nylon,only the shaft is metal

 

[LeeG]

I have had really good luck with the Dripless ETS2000 caulk gun. They have another model with a higher thrust ratio that is better for really thick compounds.

 

[The Cobbler]

I have this one in both 1/10 and quart. They are pretty nice.

Tajima CNV-100SP Convoy Super Rotary Caulk Gun with Auto Flow Stop, Extra-Long 10-1/2-Inch Barrel and 1/10-Gallon Capacity https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0017O9112/?tag=atomicindus08-20

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2nd this gun.

 

[EOC_Jason]

I would go by like a Sherwin Williams store, or maybe some other wholesaler / supplier... I bet they have some good quality caulk guns... A/C, Plumbing, Electrical... take your pick they all use them...

 

[fivespdcat]

The Cox guns are really nice and made in usa. Get the right ratio for what you're dispensing and it will work great. Also primable is the dripless gun which is also pretty awesome but made in China. I have both and highly recommend either one.

As for battery or manual? For general caulking a manual is much lighter and smaller. That's why I stayed with them over any of the battery ones.

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[Fender1325]

I don't have mine with me it's at the job site but it's great. Very similar to this:

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Dripless...ic-Contractor-12-1-Caulk-Gun-153308/204141479

4 features you want:

Dripless

Rotating barrel

Built in tip cutter

Built in piercing rod

All of those features will make using it a breeze. Mine is plastic. You'd think cheap but it's light and strong. Very functional.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

3rd for Tajima.

 

[FMC1959]

Looking to get a good quaility caulking gun. Have been to the big box stores local and everything feels like junk to me. I'm a diesel mechanic by trade and recently have made the switch to getting permatex gasket maker in the tubes caulk tubes rather than the squeeze tubes and it make much more consistent lines. With exception of the junk sqeeze gun I have now not always engaging after a full trigger squeeze. I want it to be manual, well made (prefer usa), and hopefully amazon primable so I can use it on a project friday.

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Here's one that is made in the US, very good price, on Amazon so it is primeable(?)....don't have prime, so don't know all the rules, and excellant ratings.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000DZF3TA/?tag=atomicindus08-20

I have a 25 year old gun, which I believe is the same as this one. It is an excellant gun. But a few years ago I bought the Ryobi $39.99 bare tool, works excellant. Any kind of caulk that flows easily, I still use the Cox. Anything that is thicker, or need to use outside when it is cool, thus making the caulk stiff, I use the Ryobi.

I have M12, M18, and Makita 18 volt, I am sure their guns are good but they are expensive.

 

[rlitman]

Under the also-bought link on that Amazon page, I just saw the EZ-FIT caulk gun. Man is that thing different.

 

[Bottlecapdigger]

My contractor buddy has this hilti caulking gun, he swears by it and recently got a second one. I wanted to get one myself also, the store I went to didn't know what is was talking about till he looked it up on the website. They are about 90$ and I think made in Germany. Buddy says there easy to load, drip less , rotating barrel, and since the tube loaded from the end and is completely surrounded eliminates blowouts with thicker or old caulking. But the rotating barrel is one of the most important option for me. BCD.

 

[Bottlecapdigger]

My contractor buddy has this hilti caulking gun, he swears by it and recently got a second one. I wanted to get one myself also, the store I went to didn't know what is was talking about till he looked it up on the website. They are about 90$ and I think made in Germany. Buddy says there easy to load, drip less , rotating barrel, and since the tube loaded from the end and is completely surrounded eliminates blowouts with thicker or old caulking. But the rotating barrel is one of the most important option for me. BCD.

Here's the hilti pic.

 

[nes999]

The ryobi cordless is 47 on Amazon. Personally I use a hilti and love it. I have borrowed dewalt cordless, if I had a lot of caulking to do I would buy one in a heartbeat.

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[Duck tape Bill]

I'm throwing another vote for Cox. I have this one https://www.toolbarn.com/cox-41004.html/ and it's been great.

 

[retfr8flyr]

I have the Milwaukee M12 caulk gun and it's a great tool. It's not cheap but it really does a good job laying down a constant bead and when you release the trigger it automatically releases the pressure, so much lees drip.

 

[ilovevocs]

Just get a quality no drip / drip free caulk gun.

I have my share of electric cox guns but that's overkill.

No-drip and don't look back.


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[Wamsutta]

+1 for Cox caulk guns. You can get individual parts for them too.