Here are some neat tools I’ve found to help with this problem.

Twist N Seal Caulk Saver Plug

CAULK SAVERS

and here is a pic showing how long the caulk savers stem is

LITTLE RED CAP

PRAZI SEAL-A-TUBE

You could also use some duct tape to keep the air out

Some people use nails to block the air but alot of times the nail rusts and will discolor or damage the caulk on the inside depending on the coating of the nail.

Screw in hooks or eye pins have been used as well

golf tees may work as well althought it wont be air tight its better than nothing

Also wire nuts also known as marr connectors can be used as caps . The caps are usually sized by color, I read someplace that the grey colored one’s should fit nicely on caulk cartridges but I cant vouche for that since I havent tried it yet.

HERE is a video link showing what they are

Plastic food wrap secured with some tape could work as well

and somebody else recommended using a toilet wax ring, they said to push the wax ring unto the tip to seal the caulk tip. He used Harveys Thick Toilet Bowl Wax. I think maybe any type of wax should work then. So maybe a candle could work as well? not sure but if anybody tries it out please let me know how it works out.

and the cheapest way that I think will work out of the products you can randomly find in your house is using things like marker or pen caps. Just make sure they dont have a hole at the top of them. Then just wrap some tape around it to make sure it stays on.

I hope these tips were helpful

Materials Needed

• Caulk
• Bag
• Lipstick

Step 1: Put your caulk in a bag. Im only making a sample batch so I put mine in a mini baggie. By doing this we are limiting air exposure and not allowing the caulk to cure and get hard. This gives you more working time to add color and pipe it.

oh by the way I just used some cheap-o wet and wild lipstick

Then just mix it together in the bag until its evenly blended. Then its ready to use.

UPDATE: I was worried that the lipstick might affect the curing of the caulk, but nope it was perfect. The lipstick didnt affect it at all and it set up perfect. So feel safe working with this technique it worked out great.

oh and if the lipstick you use has glitter it gives of a shiny sparkly appearance to the caulk. Also I think due to the wax in the lipstick and thats its totally blended, when I touch it, I do get a slight bit of glitter on my hands, but that may be that its not as cured as I thought yet. It could also be that the wax in the lipstick although blended will never cure as the caulk maybe always having a very very slight waxy topcoat? I dont feel any wax but I do see the slight glitter on my hands lol

UPDATE 2: Now that it has had the chance to fully cure, the glitter coming off on my hands is no longer happening. Just dont be impatient like me and let it dry at least 24 hours or more and you’re good to go.

Happy Crafting

All you need is some caulk and some oil paint. So lets get started.

Step 1: Put your caulk in a plastic baggie to mix, Im only making a sample batch so you can put yours directly into a piping bag or squeeze bottle. When mixing the caulk you want to minimize the exposure of the caulk to air so it doesnt cure and allows you enough time to blend it and make your creations. Which is why I use a zip lock mini baggie and squeeze out the air, it gives me more working time.

Step 2: Put in a drop of your oil paint, you should start with a little drop of oil paint depending on the color you’re trying to accomplish. Then add more as needed to achieve your color.

Step 3: Then just squeeze the bag to mix the caulk with the oil paint, until its fully blended. I added too much red paint so it didnt turn into a light pink but a darker one. Its always better to start with a little bit of paint then too much.

Here is the final product, your very own colored caulk to make your fake whipped cream creations.

You can buy kits of oil paint tubes for about $5 bucks for a set at michaels or other craft stores.

OLD TIP BELOW: You can still use it but its much cheaper to buy the $5 buck kit as stated above

you can also buy oil paint kits like Craft House oil paint by numbers kits. They can cost from $15 to $25 and will give you a ton of colors. So much better than spending alot on big tubes of oil paint. Hope this tip helps.

Happy Crafting

MATERIALS

1. 100% Silicone – You can use Caulk piped through a pastry bag.  Be sure to use a brand such as AFM Safecoat that is is low in VOC’s and is the closest to non toxic as you’re gonna get. It  cost about $8  for a 10.5 oz tube that you will need a caulking gun to use. There are cheaper brands of caulk but they have toxic materials in them that you really dont want to use or breath in. You can find it in places that sell home repair goods.
2. Clay Whipped Cream – using TLS “Transparent Liquid Sculpey” + regular polymer clay and mix together
3. Puff Paint – White puff paint is wonderful, especially if you use an icing tip and you can make micro whipped cream dollops that look very detailed.
4. Polymer Clay – You can buy a whipped cream mold and make clay whipped cream dollops.
5. Paper Clay – Use a whipped cream mold, or even pipe it through a pastry bag
6. Resin Clay – You can Mold it, Pipe it through a pastry bag
7. Spackle – Makes great whipped cream, frosting, icing
8. Plaster of Paris – Can crack a bit so its good for those harder style of icings
9. Aleene’s Glitter Snow
10. Aleene’s True Snow
11. DecoArt’s Snow Writer
12. Snow-Tex
13. White Silly String
14. Expansive Foam Spray
15. Modeling Paste   * Tip by  ochamelon

All of these materials can also make fake frosting for cakes, fake icing for cookies, and even fake snow. I wrote a whole other blog article on fake snow which you can see by clicking HERE