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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Lagondanet on 04 February 2015, 11:34:40
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Any plumbers on here? What is the best way to remove old sealant from baths, showers and tiles etc? TIA.
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Not a plumber so the only advice I have is "with a lot of swearing" and "patience"..
I used both the goop that is meant to dissolve the sealant and one of those hooked tools last time, neither were particularly effective.
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Pull as much as you can off manually, use a small piece of wood to get as much off as possible after that, then careful use of a sharp stanley knife blade and finally Acetone to dissolve whats left. Remember that ceramic surfaces are easily marked by metal implements but you can use those foam/plastic pan scrubs with some vigour without problems. GRP or similar surfaces you need extra care on, as these scratch very easily.
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the person i got my miggy off sealed up the sunrof for some reason....it doesnt leak or anything...so i now have a line of sealant around the sunroof
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:o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
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Use something like this to scrape the bulk off. Be careful not to dig it in
(https://www.trade1st.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/700x600/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/s/t/stanley-window-glass-scraper-0-28-590_1.jpg)
Then use some of this stuff to remove the residue
(http://img3.foodservicewarehouse.com/Prd/500SQ/RoyalIndustries_ROY756.jpg)
Works every time for me
<----- see what i do
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Thanks. :y
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this is the stuff to use
http://www.screwfix.com/p/no-nonsense-sealant-remover-100ml/88987
scrape the large bits off as above and then use the solvent - you'll get it completely clean with that
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this is the stuff to use
http://www.screwfix.com/p/no-nonsense-sealant-remover-100ml/88987
scrape the large bits off as above and then use the solvent - you'll get it completely clean with that
Used it myself
Good stuff :y
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Thanks :-*