My shower cubicle needs the silicone sealant replacind around the bottom adjoining the tiles.
The seal is very sound still, just that it has some mould discouleration in the silicone itself.
Any tips for
a) Removing the old sealant?

b) Resealing?

Cheers
Colin

let the wife do it !
then you can blame her!

Stanley knife should do the trick then it should pull off in one long piece. Mould free silicon is available from all good D.I.Y. stores.

You can buy silicone remover from most big DIY places. It's a thick paste you smear over the old silicone and leave it for an hour or so. You will then be able to easily scrape all trace of the old sealant off.

I did this on our bath worked a treat. After I had removed the old stuff I cleaned the area up with meths and resealed with new silicone.

When reapplying, I put down 2 strips of masking tape to define the edges

marks masking tape idea makes it look much more professional.

Dont buy a 4 or 5 quid tube of sealer - buy a branded 8 quid tube. I used cheap stuff when i fitted my shower 3 years back, and had to remove it all six months ago as it had black mould in it. It seems to grow internally, and you cant get it off. This was supposedly anti mould sealer.

So use the best sealant you can.

atb

steve


[Edited on 26/11/05 by steve_gus]

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Originally posted by steve_gus
marks masking tape idea makes it look much more professional.

Dont buy a 4 or 5 quid tube of sealer - buy a branded 8 quid tube. I used cheap stuff when i fitted my shower 3 years back, and had to remove it all six months ago as it had black mould in it. It seems to grow internally, and you cant get it off. This was supposedly anti mould sealer.

So use the best sealant you can.

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Thanks lads,
Just been out and bought £30 of new sealer, remover, meths, sharp knives etc. just neeed to get the mrs to do it now