I did some tuck-pointing recently on some small cracks. I wanted to keep the fill as tidy as possible, so I mixed up a pretty sticky batch of thinset and used a glue syringe to push it into the cracks. The thinset flows well and sticks tenaciously; also, it’s a good color match with the old mortar. But the key to getting this all to work smoothly was to insert the syringe in a caulk gun. As shown in the drawing (right), I put a large washer into the business end of the caulk gun to give the syringe cylinder something to bear against. The mechanical advantage gained by using the caulk gun to push the thinset helped a lot.
—Don Mathis, Macomb, IL
Edited and illustrated by Charles Miller
From Fine Homebuilding #224
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Years ago I was using caulking that had plastic tubes I washed out the plastic tubes just for this very purpose have yet to try it yet
I agree with the caulk gun tip. IT ensures the application is even and avoids "bubbling". Great tuck pointing tip!
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I agree with the caulk gun tip. IT ensures the application is even and avoids "bubbling". Great tuck pointing tip!
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i can see a lot of other uses for this tip. The choice of thin set really makes it work. Thanks!
You can get empty, fillable, caulking tubes off Amazon dirt cheap. Handy as hell for alot of things.