removing silicone sealant
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Ray Singh

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3,072 posts

252 months

Tuesday 30th March 2010
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After 10 years of living in my new home, i finally got round to getting the toilets and bathroom floors fitted out in vynil.
Who in their right mind puts carpet in a bathroom - its doesnt make sense.

Anyway - i digress,

I need to remove some silicone sealant from around the shower tray. I have tried scraping with stanley knife and paint scrapper - but its still there.
How can i remove this bearing in mind i need to re-silicone around again with a different colour....

Smashed

1,886 posts

223 months

Tuesday 30th March 2010
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Ray Singh said:
After 10 years of living in my new home, i finally got round to getting the toilets and bathroom floors fitted out in vynil.
Who in their right mind puts carpet in a bathroom - its doesnt make sense.

Anyway - i digress,

I need to remove some silicone sealant from around the shower tray. I have tried scraping with stanley knife and paint scrapper - but its still there.
How can i remove this bearing in mind i need to re-silicone around again with a different colour....
I've always found a sharp blade works but you say you've tried that. Urm burn it off.

Plotloss

67,280 posts

292 months

Defcon5

6,459 posts

213 months

Tuesday 30th March 2010
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Ive seen silicone sealent remover in Wickes

jet_noise

5,983 posts

204 months

Tuesday 30th March 2010
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Dear Ray Singh,

old fashioned single sided razor blades, worked for me?

regards,
Jet

Busamav

2,954 posts

230 months

Tuesday 30th March 2010
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jet_noise said:
Dear Ray Singh,

old fashioned single sided razor blades, worked for me?

regards,
Jet
another vote for the old razor blade

Crusoe

4,114 posts

253 months

Tuesday 30th March 2010
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dyi stores do a £1.99 plastic scraper thing just for the job that gets into the corners.

GKP

15,099 posts

263 months

Tuesday 30th March 2010
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Screwfix clicky On no account get even the tinyest, weeniest little drop of this in your eye. It stings like you've never been stung in the eye before. VOE.