Best way to get old silicon sealant off?

[Englander]

Hello everybody peeps

can anyone tell me best way to remove old mouldy silicon sealant cleanly?

Is there a good solvent?

[Martin Brook]

You can buy 'silicone sealant remover' which I seem to remember was in the same aisle as the silicone sealant at my B&Q.

Don't know if it's any good though.

Martin

[Grunff]

Silicone eater, available from screwfix etc.

[Ian Stirling]

A sharp scraper, especially to remove it from hard surfaces works quite well.

[Jeremy Collins]

It's OK, still requires a bit of manual removing and several applications if the silicone is thick. It would be nice if they supplied it with a little plastic scraper thingy - it took me ages to find something suitable.

(An old credit card cut into chunks, FWIW).

[TonyK]

Google does a fantistic job in about 10 seconds ;-)

Sorry...

[Englander]

Thanks for that!

[SamIam]

Dow Corning makes a product called OS-2 Silicone Cleaner and Surface Prep which will soften the silicone and make it much easier to remove.

[Dr R.S. Brooks]

: Dow Corning makes a product called OS-2 Silicone Cleaner and Surface : Prep which will soften the silicone and make it much easier to remove.

I was just about to ask the same question. Does anyone know if Dow Corning OS-2 is safe on GRP?

Thanks,

[nick smith]

Errrr..... Dow Corning ?

Nick