It's time to recaulk my windows as much of the present caulking is
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a paint trowel and clear caulk scrap off and old and dryed out caulk wipe clean then reapply the caulking
you are going to need a five in one tool. It will help with removing the old caulk. As for caulk..you have options. Rope caulk comes in colors like white brown and grey. Remember making play dough snakes....up roll it to the thickness desired and press in place. I do mine with a 45 degree angle to the window....helps moisture roll off. Flatten it with the 5 in 1tool.
the other method of caulking requires a tube of caulkand a caulking gun. And the 5 in one tool to spread it out....unless you want to use a vynial glove we're with water to smooth it out
its been about 4 yrs ago that I last caulked....but I do remember putting something on the bare wood before I caulked. Don' remember what it was. Mineral oil comes to mind....but I'm not sure it's right.
sounds right. the rope caulk has little groves in it you peel back as many of the groves you need, roll it to the thickness you need. If you "mess up" you just pull it off and start over. Regular caulk is not so for giving. Btw.There was a pbs show this old house....they put instructions for many things out on the web.
pprimer will work...rope caulk is mor forgiving.....and not as messy as the the tubes.
If you are talking about the glazing that secures the glass to a Wood window frame then you would need a glazing compound made specific for that. Try searching on YouTube for window glazing installation methods.
primer sounds good. Caulking with a caulk gun gets messy quickly. It's really sticky stuff. I find the rope stuff to be just as good, and less of a mess.