Campbell Hausfeld PL1558 Air-Powered Caulk Gun

by Campbell Hausfeld

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Complete around-the-house maintenance and renovation projects like a pro with the Campbell Hausfeld PL1558 Air-Powered Caulk Gun. This powerful, efficient tool requires .1 SCFM at 90 PSI for operation, and it precisely dispenses a wide variety of materials--including caulk, adhesives, and sealants--from standard caulk cartridges.

Dispenses caulking, adhesives, and sealants and operates with a wide range of compressors. View larger.

The PL1558 Air-Powered Caulk Gun At a Glance: Operates off a range of home and auto compressors Accepts 10.1-oz cartridges of caulk, adhesives, sealants, and more Seals windows, bath tubs, bath vanities, and more Shut-off valve stops material flowing when the trigger is released One-year warranty

Takes 10.1-Ounce Cartridges
Ideal for sealing windows, bath tubs, bath vanities and other areas around the home, PL1558 uses 10.1-ounce cartridges (not included) to dispenses caulks, adhesives, and sealants smoothly and evenly. For ease-of-use, this pneumatic caulk gun will operate with a variety of home and auto compressors.

Get Precise, Smooth Results
The PL1558 is exceptionally easy to use, thanks to a responsive trigger and a specially designed shut-off valve that immediately stops material when the trigger is released. This feature makes for easy cleaning and helps ensure a nice, even bead, while preventing the drips and the mess of too much material getting in the way of the seal.

The PL1558 is backed by a one-year warranty.

About Campbell Hausfeld: Making it Easier to Do it Like a Pro!
Campbell Hausfeld makes it easier for you to finish your projects like a pro. The company's history of creating quality products began in 1836, when it manufactured horse-drawn wagons and agricultural equipment. Today, the company offers a complete line of air compressors, air tools and accessories, inflators, nailers and staplers, paint sprayers, pressure washers, and more. Finish your projects faster and easier with Campbell Hausfeld.

What's in the Box
PL1558 Air-Powered Caulk Gun.

Product Description

Smoothly dispenses caulks, adhesives and sealants from standard paper or plastic type cartridges. Shut-off valve stops materials when trigger is released. Dispenses 10.1 fluid ounce.

SPECIFICATIONS: Recommended air pressure: 5-20 PSI. 0.3 SCFM average air consumption at 90 PSI. 1/4" NPT air inlet.

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009F8936
• Item model number: PL1558
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,155 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #34 in Home Improvement > Power & Hand Tools > Power Tool Accessories > Air Tool Accessories > Air-Compressor Accessories

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It is what it is..., October 10, 2009

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William Bell (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
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Sure, the trigger stings a bit after several hours of use, but at 15 psi it lays out a great bead, limited only by my ability to #1: Cut the tip at the right angle. #2: Hold the gun at a consistant angle. As far as the tool, 5 stars. BTW: I'm sure my whole arm would have been in pain if I had been working with a manual. It's worth it in spades, and it's not expensive - if you have a compressor, you will never go back.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Slow Flow, May 12, 2010

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This review is from: Campbell Hausfeld PL1558 Air-Powered Caulk Gun (Tools & Home Improvement)

The era of pneumatic and battery powered tools has greatly increased productivity and made many arduous, but necessary, tasks like installing caulking, a lot easier and faster. The question that professional builders, tradesmen, and others must ask, is whether the cost of the tool outweighs the potential advantages and savings in time and effort that the tool promises.

In our case, having spent several hours in a row gunning a "conventional" caulking gun, and still needing to spend many more hours similarly installing caulking, the advantages of an air powered caulking gun was potentially offering as much advantage in speed and utility as an electric circular saw has over using a handsaw.

We bought the Campbell Hausfeld air-powered caulking gun to dispense some dozen and a half cartridges of 3M Marine Adhesive Sealant, the 3M "Fast Cure 4000 UV". We are mentioning the material because it is not quite like regular caulking, it is a bit thicker and a little more viscous and doesn't gun well from a regular caulking gun without a lot of pressure and constant squeezing.

The 3M marine caulking is quite expensive as caulking goes, and we wanted to install it as quickly as we could with as much ease and smooth seams as possible, thus we thought we would try an air powered caulking gun.

Unfortunately, the Campbell Hausfeld air-powered caulking gun does not dispense the 3M marine caulking at the recommended air pressure of 20psi; we wound up cranking the air regulator to the maximum air pressure specification stated in the manual: 50psi, and the caulking still barely trickled out of the tube, making the Campbell Hausfeld air-powered caulking gun a frustrating and slow tool to use with 3M marine caulking.

We have not tried the Campbell Hausfeld air-powered caulking gun with other caulking types, but the caulking gun could potentially work well with thin latex caulking types. Silicon caulking, "elastomeric" caulking, and construction adhesives are also thicker compounds, and may not gun well with the Campbell Hausfeld PL 1558 caulking gun.

Those that do caulking regularly or use thick caulking materials will likely want to look for an air powered caulking gun that has greater dispensing "push" than the Campbell Hausfeld PL1558. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be any middle ground between the cheaper air powered guns like the Campbell Hausfeld, and more professional quality air powered caulking guns costing a lot more money.

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May 2010, Update:

The Campbell Hausfeld PL 1558 did not perform as needed, so we purchased the Cooper Tools, "Caulk Master pg110" air powered caulking gun (again from Amazon); an air powered caulking gun that allows cranking up the air pressure of the caulk gun to a maximum of 100 p.s.i. The new "Caulk Master" is a much lighter tool, is nicely machined, has a larger and easier to squeeze trigger, and has a three foot air hose "pigtail" ready to accept a 1/4 inch quick disconnect coupling. The good news for us is that the "Caulk Master pg110" pushes the heavier 3M Marine Caulking with ease (cranked up to about sixty p.s.i.). The "Caulk Master pg110" was considerably more expensive than the Campbell Hausfeld unit, but hopefully will give many years of service.

Note that there are some quirks to using the "Caulk Master" gun as well, and hopefully we'll post some of our observations regarding those issues on the review section of that tool sometime later.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Caulking Made Easier, December 28, 2009

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Duffer. "Bo" (Conyers, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This is a welcome tool for those caulking jobs that require more than just a partial tube of caulk. For small jobs it does not seem worth the effort of setting up of your compressor in lieu of just using a manual gun unless your hand is arthritic or some other deficiency. This air powered gun dispenses caulk at an even rate and stops when the trigger is released. The trigger can become somewhat uncomfortable if you have a caulking job that requires many tubes of caulk. "Many" can mean different amounts to different users but I would say that around six is the tipping point. If you have many large caulking jobs you may want to consider a higher quality (and expense) tool. But, for the occassional user this is an inexpensive good choice.