Just realized caulk guns aren't all the same after a messy basement job

I was at Menards in Des Moines last Saturday and heard this older guy telling the clerk that a $5 caulk gun is the reason most peoples' basement projects look like garbage. He said the cheap ones don't have a smooth release and you end up fighting the bead every time. I went home and tried a $18 one with a thumb release and my trim along the foundation actually looks clean now for the first time. Anybody else got a tool they thought was fine until they tried a better version?

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lee_ward542mo ago

My old man swore by the $4 special until I brought home a Dripless brand one and he borrowed it mid job. He came back and said "guess I owe you ten bucks" - have you noticed the same with paint brushes or roller frames?

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blakem822mo ago

You ever notice how the cheap stuff actually makes the job take twice as long? lol I had a buddy who would only buy those dollar store roller frames and they'd bend on him halfway through cutting in a ceiling. He finally tried a decent Purdy frame and was like "oh this is what it's supposed to feel like." Same with brushes - the cheap ones shed bristles into your paint and you're picking them out for 10 minutes. Good tools pay for themselves in headache savings alone.

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