How to Use a Silicone Profiling Tool

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I thought I'd do a series of Shorts on game changing tools - and this week I'm featuring the silicone profiling tool. Look out for my Game Changing tool vids every Wednesday.
Today's Toolkit
- Cramer Profiling Kit 7 geni.us/LYY6gP (Amazon)
- Fugenfux Profiling Tool geni.us/VoYdklO (Amazon)
- Cramer rotating silicone nozzle 4 set geni.us/Ala8uk (Amazon)
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@santorini8423 Жыл бұрын

I’m a kitchen fitter and to be honest been using the finger method for years. Sometimes see the granite fixers using detergent spray and all they did was make a right mess, after a while the silicon starts to fray when the customer wipes it. I saw your vids a while back and have been using the tools you suggested, I bought a cheap kit from a Decoraters merchant and they were fine, but the other kit with the guide tool is a must for big grout lines. Gonna buy the long spatulas for behind sinks and taps but they are overpriced for what they are. Overall tho, the silicone comes out perfect now, well done for the vid mate, you DO learn something everyday, even if you have being doing for years 👏

@bobcharlie7982 Жыл бұрын

i did the uprights first and then the bottom, looks so good, every time i have a shower i admire my own work😂

@CharlieDIYte Жыл бұрын

Exactly! Brilliant work Bob 👊

@0072sy Жыл бұрын

Haha, exactly that 🤣

@arsecheese51 10 ай бұрын

Every time I shower I admire something else

@Chanmantroop10 9 ай бұрын

U let the upright silicone cure overnight before dosing the sides?

@mathewnicholls5881 7 ай бұрын

@@arsecheese51moobs ? 😂

@woodworks2123 Жыл бұрын

These simple tools have transformed our jobs, I thought I was quite good at the finger swipe till I used these. You get a flawless finish everytime. I like the look of those spatula ones and the one that smooths out the grout lines never tried those but will definitely give them a go.

@colliedogjoy Жыл бұрын

Great tools - I'm one of the 3 million viewers. I have been using them to spread CT1 instead of silicone so I can paint it. Lovely stuff!

@johnburns2940 Жыл бұрын

Hey yall, I bought this Kramer kit cause I was so stressed out about caulking my shower and IT WAS A GAME CHANGER! It works very well and has much improved the look and quality of my joints. To be fair, I end up scaping off a lot of extra unnecessary caulking, but I am getting better with practice. Also watch this guy's video on the "how to's" of proper caulking techniques. cheers

@RS-Amsterdam Жыл бұрын

Hi John, what is your function at Kramer, Marketing ? Sales ?

@CharlieDIYte Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that John. Yes, you want to go with the smallest profile possible whilst overlapping by 2mm each side. That way you're minimising the wastage.

@johnburns2940 Жыл бұрын

@@RS-Amsterdam lol, I just reread my comment and it definitely sounds like I have some affiliation (especially by that last sentence). Got no association except the little kit I ordered. Lol.

@stuartb3502 Жыл бұрын

I'm over 50 Charlie so have enough attention span to enjoy the detail in your full length vids. Have to say however that you do an amazing editing job to convey a message so clearly in a short like this.

@CharlieDIYte Жыл бұрын

Thanks Stuart. Yes I'm afraid as a creator who's nearing 50 myself I find I'm in an industry that's changing all the time which makes it so difficult to plot any sort of long term strategy. KZfaq is running scared of TikTok at the moment and so is urging us all to do more short form content. So I've decided to do a short on Wednesday and my usual long form stuff on Saturdays. Thanks for the positivity. It's much appreciated as it's so easy to just criticise us when we roll out these shorter videos.

@0072sy Жыл бұрын

Yes a quality video with all killer and no filler, even though silicone is a filler 🫠

@ratchriat1716 Жыл бұрын

as always Charlie is a pleasure watching your video.

@CharlieDIYte Жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy 👊

@outpost31737 Жыл бұрын

I used this kit for my new bathroom which I installed including floor to ceiling tiles! Excellent device.

@zonelocking 5 ай бұрын

Good advice, as always. 😊

@CharlieDIYte 5 ай бұрын

Thanks mate 👊

@hippopotamus86 Жыл бұрын

I religiously ignore ads on KZfaq. I use adblocks and sponsorblock extensions. This is the first time I've ever clicked a link in the description. I need this. Thanks.

@BrumCraft Жыл бұрын

Works a treat, couldn't silicon for toffee before. I use the Fugenfux too, bit pricey tbh but couldn't find a cheaper equivalent

@CharlieDIYte Жыл бұрын

Good work - awesome tools aren't they. As you say, not cheap but a lot cheaper than getting someone in to mess it up.

@iowa_don 6 ай бұрын

The only issue I had with this technique was that I wasted quite a bit of silicon even though I cut the tip as you suggested. Love the joints though.

@Reuben17505 4 ай бұрын

Would you suggest caulk or silicone for sealing between a upvc window frame to plasterboard reveal? Thanks.

@minimilsy1 7 ай бұрын

I’ve fairly recently started re-sealing baths and showers since a customer started giving me jobs at different properties and it does take practise and some trial and error and you will make mistakes. However using soapy water on baths has definitely been a no no for me as I often end up with silicone not sticking/gaps when doing this. A simple profiling tool with a straight diagonal profile is best and isn’t messy providing you apply the right amount of silicone in the first place. Practise and patience and the right tools for the job are key for a quicker and easier job.

@CharlieDIYte 7 ай бұрын

Agreed. Anyone who says the soapy water technique is best is lazy and doesn't care about the integrity of the joint.

@kdmaj Жыл бұрын

Hi Charlie, just want to say i'm an avid fan of your work/videos and a few of them have been super applicable/useful. Thank you so much for these videos and teaching people why you do something as opposed to just showing people how to do it... maybe that's the engineer in me wanting to know. The fairy liquid is such a common sense one (not to use it as it's the very thing you're trying to prevent) but I would have done that without your video. Will be watching a lot more of videos and hope to support the channel as well.

@CharlieDIYte Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Kevin, really appreciate that. Out of interest, how are you finding these 1 minute shorts as imposed to my longer form videos?

@kdmaj Жыл бұрын

@@CharlieDIYte I think the 1min videos are really useful and bring attention to your longer videos on the subject which I would also watch. It gives me a quick insight into the topic and whether I want to learn more, which I needed to :) Keep up the great videos. To give you some context I was going to redo my entire bathroom (due to some ceiling water staining directly below) at huge expense and then decided to redo the seals on the bath myself. Needless to say the new seals fixed the issue and both your videos really helped because I built up my silicone in layers due to some huge gaps.

@lotionspotions3143 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely love your channel Charlie - return to it all the time for tips. Question - I can’t seem to find your Amazon Store when using the Amazon app. Could you possibly create a short showing us how? I’d like to buy from your store front but haven’t found an answer anywhere on Google or Amazon as to how to do this using the app. Thanks!

@CharlieDIYte 11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for this. There's a link to it in the Description below each video and also on the pinned comment although maybe not on the shorts. Here it is though. Really appreciate you wanting to support me www.amazon.co.uk/shop/charliediyte

@chazshier Жыл бұрын

Great kit. I bought it based on your review. Sad that most tradesmen still do use their finger and a load of fairy liquid. I have first hand experience of it!

@CharlieDIYte Жыл бұрын

I know! They do it because it makes the job quick and easy for them. They're long gone before you realise.

@Reuben17505 4 ай бұрын

As they say, bodge it and scarper!

@choncord Жыл бұрын

I just use the back of a teaspoon. Always worked fine.

@arsecheese51 10 ай бұрын

I’ve been considering trying this recently.. ice lolly sticks are meant to be good too

@josephking6515 Жыл бұрын

Just saw this and after 20 years in a house some butchers built the silicon has turned black in the bathrooms from mould getting under it. I clicked on the links you kindly provided and I am fortunate I just put new batteries in my pacemaker. The Cramer Profiling Kit 7 ranged from AUD$50 to $174 The Fugenfux Profiling Tool was AUD$51.97 The Cramer rotating silicone nozzle 4 set AUD$39.07 . I was especially keen to get this one but not at that price. As for the rest I guess I shall have to be diligent and make sure I don't have soapy stuff on my fingies when I "profile" the silicon bead. Bloody annoying because *every* silicon seal has to be replace by the clowns who built this house. Still, the video was very helpful so I am very much appreciative for that. *Thank You* Charlie. 👍

@CharlieDIYte Жыл бұрын

Hi Joseph. You're very welcome. Sorry to hear about the prices. Head over to Bunnings. They do an own brand kit that'll be under AUD 10.

@josephking6515 Жыл бұрын

@@CharlieDIYte Thanks Charlie, I missed theirs on my wandering through the 'Net. 🤦‍♂ (and just to be sure..... 🤦‍♂🤦‍♂)

@interabang Жыл бұрын

Any ideas for siliconing around the outside of window frames ?

@CharlieDIYte Жыл бұрын

That reply was spam. You obviously can't paint over silicone but if that's not an issue, something like Soudal www.soudal.co.uk/diy/applications/sealing-windows Just make sure it's UV resistant. I put CT1 on my windows and it completely disintegrated.

@interabang Жыл бұрын

@@CharlieDIYte Meant in terms of using a profiling tool. I can't imagine they would work against brickwork

@garvielloken3929 Жыл бұрын

Nooice!

@CharlieDIYte Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@valeriek5020 Жыл бұрын

I use these tools and they work great. You forgot to mention two things.....which side you swipe with and how to sharpen the silicone. Thanks.

@SmithyScotland Жыл бұрын

I'll follow affiliate links but I'm not going to install a random app on my phone.

@TheLinkedList Жыл бұрын

What random app? He has an affiliate link to Amazon at the top of the description

@18199 Жыл бұрын

Stick to designing clothes and not commenting on KZfaq

@CharlieDIYte Жыл бұрын

He's talking about WeShop. Fair enough, but I'm genuinely enjoying the experience of using it - and supporting British retailers rather than Amazon whilst getting shares at the same time (even though I make money from Amazon affiliate links). I don't think I mentioned WeShop in this video though or included links to it.

@johnburns2940 Жыл бұрын

what you on about mate?