Removing sealant from shower base

[Road_Hog]

Long time member of the group, haven't posted for a while, but the level of help here has always quite good.

Now, I know this subject was almost a weekly question a few years back, but I couldn't seem to find the threads.

I did a complete bodge job about 4 years ago, in a rush to get it done, lig ht was starting to fade and the inlaws were coming for Easter.

I want to remove it and redo it. I used the super duper very waterproof stu ff, that was as slimey as hell, not the sealant I've used before.

And past times, I would pick the cheap option and spend hours doing it, wit h satisfaction that I'd done it for tuppence. However, I had a stroke last year and spent two months in hospital. I have a different view now, I want it to be as easy as possible (except paying someone else) and the expense i s very much secondary.

So, wihtout runing the shower base and perspex/glass (or whatever it is), w hat are the options? I'm kind of forlornly hoping you get something to spra y on it and it just peels away after half an hour.

[Andy Burns]

There are various "silicone eater" products out there, either to paint-on or apply with a frame gun. If you've got a thick bead of silicone you might need to cut the bulk of it away first to let the gunge get at the remnants ...

[Dennis Davis]

The relevant section of the FAQ:

might be useful.

[The Medway Handyman]

[Roland Perry]

In message , at

15:39:05 on Sun, 19 Apr 2015, Road_Hog remarked:

Unibond Silicone Sealant Remover - comes in a purple cartridge, fits a sealant gun, and I find that if you leave it on for a couple of days the old sealant turns into something reminiscent of cottage cheese.

Don't do any mechanical removal (even though the instructions suggest it too).

[Adam Aglionby]

of help here has always quite good.

ut I couldn't seem to find the threads.

ight was starting to fade and the inlaws were coming for Easter.

tuff, that was as slimey as hell, not the sealant I've used before.

ith satisfaction that I'd done it for tuppence. However, I had a stroke las t year and spent two months in hospital. I have a different view now, I wan t it to be as easy as possible (except paying someone else) and the expense is very much secondary.

what are the options? I'm kind of forlornly hoping you get something to sp ray on it and it just peels away after half an hour.

Found the lidl triangular plastic silicone removal tool to be easy on a pl astic shower base, knife being plastic no danger of scraping the plastic ba se and the triangular shape dug in nicely and pulled up the vast majority o f the silicone in long chunks, minimal wipe down with thinners after.

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