{"product_id":"silicone-caulking-tool-kit","title":"Silicone Caulking Tool Kit — Five Radius Pads, Remover Blade and Cleaning Scraper","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"max-width:1080px;margin:0 auto;color:#1E2532;line-height:1.7\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"color:#E5622A;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 10px\"\u003eOne handle, five radii\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:34px;line-height:1.25;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 16px\"\u003eStrip the old bead, lay the new one, wipe the tile. Same tool.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;max-width:780px;margin:0 0 26px\"\u003eRe-sealing a bath is three jobs, and most people do them with three improvised objects: a craft knife, a fingertip, and a rag. This is a 19 cm handle that does all three — a blade on the nose to lift the cured silicone out of the joint, five exchangeable pads to form the new bead at the radius it actually needs, and a flat scraper to take the smear off the tile before it cures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/2170\/2490\/files\/nexura-caulkkit-03.jpg\" alt=\"Four uses: finishing a caulk line, pushing forward, pulling backward, and shovelling out old sealant\" style=\"width:100%;border-radius:14px;display:block;margin:0 0 22px\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;margin:0 0 52px\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 200px;background:#F4F5F6;border-radius:12px;padding:18px 20px\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;font-weight:600\"\u003e19 cm handle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:14px;color:#5A6472\"\u003eLong enough to pull a full joint in one go\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 200px;background:#F4F5F6;border-radius:12px;padding:18px 20px\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;font-weight:600\"\u003eFive radius pads\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:14px;color:#5A6472\"\u003e3R, 6R, 10R, 13R and 17R — swapped by hand\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 200px;background:#F4F5F6;border-radius:12px;padding:18px 20px\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;font-weight:600\"\u003eRemover blade on the nose\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:14px;color:#5A6472\"\u003eLifts the old bead without a craft knife\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 200px;background:#F4F5F6;border-radius:12px;padding:18px 20px\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;font-weight:600\"\u003ePlastic or stainless head\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:14px;color:#5A6472\"\u003eSteel bites cured silicone; plastic spares soft surfaces\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:36px;align-items:center;margin:0 0 52px\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 340px\"\u003e\n    \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/2170\/2490\/files\/nexura-caulkkit-02.jpg\" alt=\"Diagram of the tool: surface cleaning blade, stainless steel head, silicone trowel, exchangeable pads, push and pull directions\" style=\"width:100%;border-radius:14px;display:block\"\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 340px\"\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"color:#E5622A;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 10px\"\u003eWhat it actually does\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:1.3;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 14px\"\u003eFour jobs, one handle\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 14px\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShovel.\u003c\/strong\u003e The pointed head goes under a cured bead and lifts it out in strips. \u003cstrong\u003eClean.\u003c\/strong\u003e The flat blade takes the residue and the smear off the tile face afterwards. \u003cstrong\u003eForm.\u003c\/strong\u003e A pad clips on the tail and pulls the fresh bead into an even concave profile. \u003cstrong\u003ePush or pull.\u003c\/strong\u003e Both directions work, which matters in a corner where you cannot reverse your wrist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0\"\u003eThat sequence is the whole job — and it is why the pads sit on the opposite end from the blade. You never put the tool down to swap tasks, and you never carry a wet blade across a clean wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"color:#E5622A;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 10px\"\u003eThe part nobody tells you\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:1.3;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 16px\"\u003eThe radius has to match the gap\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:36px;align-items:center;margin:0 0 52px\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 360px\"\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 14px\"\u003eMost caulking tools give you one corner and leave you to force every joint into it. This one gives you five, marked 3R to 17R — the radius in millimetres of the curve each pad cuts. Pick the one closest to the gap you are sealing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 14px\"\u003eGo too small and the pad rides on top of the bead instead of forming it, leaving a raised lip that collects grime. Go too large and you scoop sealant out of the joint, so the bead ends up thin at the edges — the places where it has to bond. A bath-to-tile joint is usually 6 to 10 mm; a worktop-to-splashback line is often 3 to 6; an old, opened-up perimeter can want 13 or 17.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0\"\u003eThe pads push on and pull off by hand, so you can try one, wipe it, and change your mind halfway down a wall without re-doing what you have already tooled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003e\n    \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/2170\/2490\/files\/nexura-caulkkit-01.jpg\" alt=\"Detachable soft silicone scraper cover in five different radii, shown being fitted by hand\" style=\"width:100%;border-radius:14px;display:block\"\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"color:#E5622A;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 10px\"\u003eFour options\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:1.3;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 8px\"\u003eHow many pieces, and what the nose is made of\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"max-width:780px;margin:0 0 22px\"\u003eEvery option includes the handle and all five radius pads. The choice is whether you also want the extra scraper set, and whether the working head is moulded plastic or stainless steel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:30px;margin:0 0 52px\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 300px\"\u003e\n    \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/2170\/2490\/files\/nexura-caulkkit-06.jpg\" alt=\"5-in-1 option: one handle with five radius pads\" style=\"width:100%;border-radius:14px;display:block;margin:0 0 14px\"\u003e\n    \u003ch3 style=\"font-size:19px;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 6px\"\u003e5-in-1 — handle and five pads\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#4A5058\"\u003eThe tool and the full set of radii. Right if you are finishing new joints and the old sealant is already out, or there was never any to remove.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 300px\"\u003e\n    \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/2170\/2490\/files\/nexura-caulkkit-08.jpg\" alt=\"9-in-1 option: handle, five radius pads, three wedge scrapers and a long flat blade\" style=\"width:100%;border-radius:14px;display:block;margin:0 0 14px\"\u003e\n    \u003ch3 style=\"font-size:19px;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 6px\"\u003e9-in-1 — adds the scraper set\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#4A5058\"\u003eEverything above plus three wedge scrapers and a long flat blade, for stripping a perimeter, working a corner the handle cannot reach, and clearing tile faces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#F4F5F6;border-radius:14px;padding:22px 24px;margin:0 0 52px\"\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlastic head\u003c\/strong\u003e — lighter, and it will not score an acrylic bath, a painted frame or a coated worktop. The safe default indoors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin:0\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStainless steel head\u003c\/strong\u003e — cuts hardened silicone and old paint flecks that plastic slides over. Faster on a neglected joint, and worth the care it needs near soft surfaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"color:#E5622A;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 10px\"\u003eStraight answers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:1.3;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 16px\"\u003eThree things we would rather you knew now\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#F4F5F6;border-radius:14px;padding:26px 28px;margin:0 0 52px\"\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 14px\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo sealant is included.\u003c\/strong\u003e This shapes and removes a bead; it does not supply one. You still bring your own silicone and a gun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 14px\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTool the bead while it is wet.\u003c\/strong\u003e The window is a few minutes. Once a skin forms, dragging a pad through it tears the surface instead of smoothing it, and no tool recovers that — you cut it out and start the joint again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin:0\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you only ever finish, you may not need this much tool.\u003c\/strong\u003e Our \u003ca href=\"\/products\/caulk-finishing-tool-silicone-smoother\" style=\"color:#E5622A\"\u003eCaulk Finishing Tool\u003c\/a\u003e is a single polyurethane blade for smoothing a fresh bead, at a lower price. This kit earns its keep when there is old sealant to strip first, or when your joints are not all the same width.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"color:#E5622A;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 10px\"\u003eThe specifics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:1.3;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 16px\"\u003eSizes and materials\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:36px;align-items:flex-start;margin:0 0 52px\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 420px\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"border-top:1px solid #E3E6EA\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;gap:20px;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E6EA;padding:12px 0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 170px;color:#5A6472\"\u003eHandle length\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1\"\u003e19 cm overall\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;gap:20px;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E6EA;padding:12px 0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 170px;color:#5A6472\"\u003eWorking head\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1\"\u003e2.5 cm nose — moulded plastic or stainless steel, by option\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;gap:20px;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E6EA;padding:12px 0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 170px;color:#5A6472\"\u003eScraper blade\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1\"\u003eAbout 4 × 4.5 cm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;gap:20px;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E6EA;padding:12px 0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 170px;color:#5A6472\"\u003eRadius pads\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1\"\u003eFive, marked 3R, 6R, 10R, 13R and 17R — soft silicone, push-fit, replaceable\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;gap:20px;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E6EA;padding:12px 0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 170px;color:#5A6472\"\u003e5-in-1 contains\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1\"\u003eHandle and five radius pads\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;gap:20px;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E6EA;padding:12px 0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 170px;color:#5A6472\"\u003e9-in-1 contains\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1\"\u003eThe above plus three wedge scrapers and one long flat blade\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;gap:20px;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E6EA;padding:12px 0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 170px;color:#5A6472\"\u003eSurfaces\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1\"\u003eCeramic tile, glass, baths and shower trays, worktops, skirting and window perimeters\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;gap:20px;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E6EA;padding:12px 0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 170px;color:#5A6472\"\u003eNot included\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1\"\u003eSealant\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003e\n    \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/2170\/2490\/files\/nexura-caulkkit-05.jpg\" alt=\"Dimensions: 19 cm tool with a 2.5 cm stainless steel head and a 4 by 4.5 cm scraper, plus replacement silicone pad\" style=\"width:100%;border-radius:14px;display:block\"\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"color:#E5622A;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 10px\"\u003eQuestions people ask\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:1.3;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 8px\"\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 44px\"\u003e\n  \u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E3E6EA;padding:14px 0\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:600;font-size:16px\"\u003eWhat is the difference between 5-in-1 and 9-in-1?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:12px 0 0\"\u003eBoth give you the handle and all five radius pads. The 9-in-1 adds three wedge scrapers and a long flat blade — loose pieces for stripping a run of old sealant, getting into a corner and clearing tile faces. If there is old silicone to remove, take the 9-in-1.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E3E6EA;padding:14px 0\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:600;font-size:16px\"\u003ePlastic head or stainless steel?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:12px 0 0\"\u003eSteel cuts cured silicone and paint that plastic slides over, so it is faster on an old joint. Plastic cannot score an acrylic bath, a coated worktop or a painted frame. If most of your work is soft surfaces, take plastic; if you are stripping hardened beads off tile, take steel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E3E6EA;padding:14px 0\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:600;font-size:16px\"\u003eWhich radius pad should I use?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:12px 0 0\"\u003eMatch it to the gap. Bath-to-tile joints are commonly 6 to 10 mm, worktop-to-splashback lines 3 to 6, and an opened-up old perimeter can take 13 or 17. If you are unsure, start one size down and step up — a bead that is slightly under-formed can be re-tooled, an over-scooped one has to be re-laid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E3E6EA;padding:14px 0\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:600;font-size:16px\"\u003eDoes it remove old silicone?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:12px 0 0\"\u003eYes — that is what the nose blade is for. Run it along the joint at a low angle and the cured bead lifts in strips. Stubborn residue comes off with the flat scraper afterwards; on tile a steel head does it noticeably faster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E3E6EA;padding:14px 0\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:600;font-size:16px\"\u003eDoes it come with sealant?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:12px 0 0\"\u003eNo. You supply the silicone and the gun. This is the tooling half of the job.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E3E6EA;padding:14px 0\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:600;font-size:16px\"\u003eWill it scratch an acrylic bath?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:12px 0 0\"\u003eThe silicone pads will not. The plastic head is safe with normal pressure. The steel head can mark soft acrylic if you lever against it — keep the blade inside the joint and pull along it rather than scraping across the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E3E6EA;padding:14px 0\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:600;font-size:16px\"\u003eHow do I clean it?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:12px 0 0\"\u003eWipe it on a rag while the sealant is still wet — that is the whole job. If silicone cures on a pad, let it harden and peel it off; it does not bond well to the silicone pad, which is the point of the material. The pads are replaceable when a corner finally wears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E3E6EA;padding:14px 0\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:600;font-size:16px\"\u003eIs this the same as your Caulk Finishing Tool?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:12px 0 0\"\u003eNo. That one is a single polyurethane blade that smooths a fresh bead, and it is cheaper. This is a handle with a removal blade, a cleaning scraper and five interchangeable radii. Buy that one to finish; buy this one to strip, finish and clean across joints of different widths.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#F4F5F6;border-radius:14px;padding:30px 28px;margin:0 0 24px\"\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"color:#E5622A;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 10px\"\u003eShipping \u0026amp; returns\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDelivery in 7–15 business days\u003c\/strong\u003e from the time you order — that window already includes the 1–2 business days we take to process. Tracking is emailed as soon as the carrier scans the parcel. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/shipping-delivery\" style=\"color:#E5622A\"\u003eShipping \u0026amp; Delivery\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin:0\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e30-day returns.\u003c\/strong\u003e Items must be unused and in their original packaging. 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