When using silicone sealant as a tub and tile caulking, what solvent can be used to clean up any excess left on the tile? I am using silicone, because it stays flexible and hopefully won't separate with expansion and contraction
houseofjoseph2000
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Mineral turpentine.. A soft cloth soaked but not dripping.. Put you silicone in the place you want then lightly rub along the line of silicone using long strokes in a smooth way until excess product is removed.. You can get good at it after a few tries.. it is easy.
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What do I use as a solvent to clean up silicone sealant?
When using silicone sealant as a tub and tile caulking, what solvent can be used to clean up any excess left on the tile? I am using silicone, because it stays flexible and hopefully won't separate with expansion and contraction
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There is a silicone remover on the market that most plumbing or DIY shops carry - it smells of oranges! However it is a solvent so to get the best results and minimise how much you use then first mechanically remove the bulk of the silicone with a scraper blade, the tiles are hard and wont cut, treat it like scraping paint off a badly painted glass window pane. Then follow the instructions on the packet. Ian C
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(unless the installer was your brother in law, I would call him back in and tell him to get rid of the stuff) However, if there are globs, a blade scraper will remove the top surface of it. What is left has to be removed by some kind of solvent, and for that I would try acetone first, then perhaps small dabs of adhesive remover, left on the spot for a few minutes, then scraper again and finally a neutral cleaner like baking soda to assure you have removed the chemicals in the acetone, etc. Note: in reviewing answers while I was making mine, I read about the use of acetone and other chemicals on tiles, and the possibility of damage to the tiles. I don't know what kind of process they use in the UK to make tiles, but I personally have never had a problem with using these chemicals on american made tiles, which almost always have a glaze fired onto them. The glaze is the seal and I haven't yet incurred scarring, loss of glaze, etc., through the use of most over the counter chemicals. Surphuric acid might cause a problem, and muriatic acid might discolor the affected section of tile, but they are not usually used in your problem.