Whiskers 🇦🇺
Has anybody found a solvent for removing old silicone sealer?
#DIY #building #tiling #renos #woodwork #askfedi
Apr 10 at 10:58amWeb
Show threadkauerApr 10

@ecoscore Isopropyl alcohol softens it, but isn't a full solvent. Has to be much stronger than what you get to clean your spectacles too - basically pure.

After that though, you are getting into *extremely toxic* stuff like toluene.

Show threadWhiskers 🇦🇺Apr 10
@kauer @GlasWolf Thanks for the suggestions 👍
As a side note, I once hitchhiked a lift between major cities in a huge bulk liquid tanker. It was only after an hour of travelling in the front passenger seat I asked the driver what he was carrying. 30 tons of toluene. That was a lot of potential explosives!!!
Show threadkauerApr 10
@ecoscore @GlasWolf On an entirely more relaxing note, I once hitched a lift with a rig carrying swimming pool shells. I rode for 700km in the dip in the cover over them, like a huge hammock. No wind, just the stars sliding by above. Glorious.
Show threadColin H.Apr 10
@ecoscore Apparently WD-40 or similar will work BUT if it's to refresh the silicone then it's not recommended, as it can be near-impossible to clean off the oil residue to allow the new silicone to stick.
Show threadkauerApr 10
@GlasWolf @ecoscore Yeah, silicone isn't really an adhesive, it just gets really close to the surfaces it's on. WD-40 just helps release the silicone from whatever surface it is on. Also don't use WD-40 on surfaces it might stain or harm.