Removing old sealant from bath rim.

Silicone eater

Steven.

'Easy' & 'sealant removal' don't go together! It's a common job for me.

I've tried the sealant remover

Best way I've found is a scraper like this

Used with care a sharp scraper won't damage the bath surface at all as long as you keep it flat against the surface.

I'd love an easier way if anyone knows of one.

On Sun, 26 Aug 2007 09:45:33 +0100, Maris mused:

God old hard work, works every time. I tend to try and drop the bath a bit to remove the sealant as well, makes it a bit easier.

OK, thanks for the insights, guys. In fact, as soon as I posted this I went on to Ebay and saw a new bath on auction at 99p with 2 mins to go. Naturally I went for it. Only problem is I have to travel 130 miles to fetch it. Still, it will save on all that labour and is still a good price. Maris

On Sun, 26 Aug 2007 14:16:22 +0100, Maris mused:

Erm, you have to get the old bath out, at which point all the ssilicone etc... will need cleaning from the bath and tiles anyway so all buying a new bath is going to do is create more work.

There is also a possibility the old bath won't come out without taking most of the tiles off around it.

. Sorry, forgot to mention that the reason I was removing the silicon was because I had removed the tiles! The bath should come out quite easily - 1700mm length in a 1800mm space.

Maris

On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:03:00 +0100, Maris mused:

Ah, that makes more sense.