Silicone sealant / caulk question
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Thanks, I was feeling quite left out.
I can't imagine what it must be like to be so angry.
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Richard
I can't imagine what it must be like to be so angry.
Cheers
Richard
It was you characters that choose to comment on my post - you jumped in, you lost the technical argument, and now you have no place to go. Thats sad: that you attempt to argue, that you fail, and that you then lurch about commiserating with each other. Real men are capable of standing up for themselves, and taking defeat with good grace.
But dont "feel quite left out" your little friends have come scampering up to give you hugs, and lick each other's wounds. Feel the warmth, enjoy.
Johnmelad, you must start taking night school if you fail to recognise one of the most well known nursery rhymes in the English language. Semi-literate and technically incompetent, perhaps you are feeling a little pressured posting to a DIY forum?
But dont "feel quite left out" your little friends have come scampering up to give you hugs, and lick each other's wounds. Feel the warmth, enjoy.
Johnmelad, you must start taking night school if you fail to recognise one of the most well known nursery rhymes in the English language. Semi-literate and technically incompetent, perhaps you are feeling a little pressured posting to a DIY forum?
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Johnmelad, whatever it is that you are saying, you've already said it - dont you remember? Repeating the same thing isn't an argument or even repartee - its boring.
gregors, well i've already given you a pounding in a previous thread, for publicly talking nonsense - perhaps its still disturbing you? Are you still raw? Come on, man up.
I'm not a troll, the other respondents are not trolls, so that leaves yourself - rather a shame but if you remember the little saying: to think, think, think before you sink, sink, sink it might help. Maybe your Mum will sew it into your woolly jumper?
Note: i'm so glad that you can still do funny face icons, well done.
gregors, well i've already given you a pounding in a previous thread, for publicly talking nonsense - perhaps its still disturbing you? Are you still raw? Come on, man up.
I'm not a troll, the other respondents are not trolls, so that leaves yourself - rather a shame but if you remember the little saying: to think, think, think before you sink, sink, sink it might help. Maybe your Mum will sew it into your woolly jumper?
Note: i'm so glad that you can still do funny face icons, well done.
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I wouldn't say it's necessary to remove the existing, if it's still stuck well.
Having said that, the whole thing looks pretty horrible - silicon is meant to go into a gap, not all over the surface. If it's done properly the first time, there's usually no need to keep going back and blathering more over it.
If you're not going to take it off and do it again, then make sure the big gap between tiles and shower tray (that ree mentioned, in a moment of lucidity) is pumped full of silicone.
Removing silicone is a right b**tard. I've used a scalpel, and WD40 does a surprisingly good job at softening it beforehand.
Cheers
Richard
Having said that, the whole thing looks pretty horrible - silicon is meant to go into a gap, not all over the surface. If it's done properly the first time, there's usually no need to keep going back and blathering more over it.
If you're not going to take it off and do it again, then make sure the big gap between tiles and shower tray (that ree mentioned, in a moment of lucidity) is pumped full of silicone.
Removing silicone is a right b**tard. I've used a scalpel, and WD40 does a surprisingly good job at softening it beforehand.
Cheers
Richard
Simple syntax issue.
In the UK amongst the masses of builders, decorators and trades persons...
Caulk is for decorating , is chalky and wet wipes off when not set. It is not suitable for any water area uses ever.
Sealant or silicon sealant is used for sealing areas to afford some protection against damp or wet ingress. It can't be used as a wipe off filler.
In the UK amongst the masses of builders, decorators and trades persons...
Caulk is for decorating , is chalky and wet wipes off when not set. It is not suitable for any water area uses ever.
Sealant or silicon sealant is used for sealing areas to afford some protection against damp or wet ingress. It can't be used as a wipe off filler.
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