What i know about DIY can be wrote on the back of a stamp so go easy on me please. Just bought one of those sealent things and used the gun to do the job but rather then throw tube away i'd like to keep for future jobs, so put some cling film round the tip and a rubber band round it, however i can't clean the nozzle very well, any tricks to clean it out apart from a fott long paper clip
Jim
You can buy spare nozzles, which is easier than cleaning one out.
Stick a screw into the end of the tip. The sealant will still sort of solidify though. Then when you want to use it again, poke out with a wire coat hanger or something. Sealents/silicone etc in a tube have a limited shelf life.
I blow them out with an airline into the workshop dustbin - did it this afternoon with a tube of Blue Hylomar gasket sealer, which now comes with a nifty nozzle.
Andrew
Unless you always use a small amount, when you get to the end of a tube, simply use the same nozzle for the next one. That way you end up with loads of spare nozzles for when you can't clear them. Same applies to the spray nozzle on carpet glue.
In the end i poured boiling water in it and pushed the sealent out with a long kitchen match then used compressed air from a can but it was such a pain in the rear end i'll just buy some spares, a hell of a lot eassier.
Jim
Just empty the nozzle before it sets in future.
NT
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