Use of gun for sealant

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Use of gun for sealant

Not many of the novice repairmen know how to use a gun for sealants.

And for some, this tool may seem like a very complex device.

But he does not require any special knowledge and in the work is quite simple.

To start working with the sealant, you only need to have a balloon with the appropriate material and a gun.

How to use a sealant gun?

The design of the gun itself is simple. It has a trigger, a rim and a metal pusher. To insert a sealant bottle into the tool, you must perform the following actions.

If you look at the pusher, then from the trigger you can see a metal clip( plate with a spring).

It is necessary to press this lock, and then pull the pusher to the maximum possible distance.

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Then it is necessary to take a cylinder with a sealant and cut off the tip from this taking into account the marking. Still need to puncture the membrane under the plastic cap.

When inserting a balloon into the gun, it is first necessary to insert the tip into the hole on it. Then it is necessary to press the retainer again and push the pusher into the hole at the bottom of the cylinder until it stops.

Actually, all this must be done to start using the tool. To extrude the sealant, it is necessary to gently press the trigger of the gun.

There is a large selection of sealant guns in building stores. First of all, the price for this type of instrument depends on its functionality.

What are the sealant guns?

Sealant guns are closed and open type. They all have a plunger for extrusion and are manufactured for different tube diameters.

All kinds of sealants are very common in modern construction. They are used almost universally and are made from various substances.

The field of application of sealants is not limited to hydro-, noise-, thermal insulation.

Sealants, depending on the composition, are used for sealing seams between logs, in bathrooms, kitchens, etc.

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Also with the help of sealants, seams are sealed between panels, from which residential and non-residential buildings are built.

The sealant is usually packed in a special metal or plastic tube( cartridge).In tubes, the sealing compound may be under pressure.

When there is no excess pressure in the body, the sealant is squeezed out by the piston from the tube.

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