can anybody please help, used stick likes ****e silicon to seal a shower cubicle,it leaks constantly can anyone advise is it water based my plumber who has installed swears blind to it, lost trust in him 12 months later it keeps on leaking in various places his advice just use some more silicon, im demented please help
sticks like ****e silicon
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I always thought the product was an adhesive. 
Dow Corning 785 is what you need to use.
I always thought the product was an adhesive.
You are correct it is only a glue/adhesive more suited to fixing skirting but no good in bathrooms (Although i have seen it used on Basins and cisterns instead of screws before now).
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there are 2 different types
all weather adhesive for skirtings etc and waterproof sealant both made by evo-stik
we use waterproof sealant for trays, baths and sanitary ware and never had any problems its not as cheap as silicon, stocked by jewsons
all weather adhesive for skirtings etc and waterproof sealant both made by evo-stik
we use waterproof sealant for trays, baths and sanitary ware and never had any problems its not as cheap as silicon, stocked by jewsons
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Cut away all the old silicon. That means ALL of it. Scrape it ALL away with a stanley knife blade if need be.
But get rid of ALL of it.
Reapply a nice bead of 786 as rec ommended above.
And Bob is your mother's sister's husband.
But get rid of ALL of it.
Reapply a nice bead of 786 as rec ommended above.
And Bob is your mother's sister's husband.
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