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Hi As title suggests, this isn’t about removal of usual old sealant. We have a fair bit of really hard silicone which has stuck hard to the upvc window frame. It’s probably been there since we had a new kitchen about ten years ago. I’ve tried Soudal and cutting knife but that’s making v...

As I was removing the basin waste that I fitted yesterday, and that still leaks (different story) I noticed the silicon I applied, which has cured, has gone p!ss yellow. Dont know if its an issue anyway, but was wondering if it might indicate a contaminated surface or summat?

As close couple toilet does not sit flush with the wall, the fitter placed some wood behind the cistern (maybe some plasterboard too) to pack it out They siliconed the cistern to the wood/plasterboard Now I would like to know, what tool would be best to cut this silicone? I need to remove the...

I had a tube of this lieing around and it said also for kitchen and bathrooms. So i duly installed my sink and toilet, taps and waste and sealed them all with the sealant. this included butting the sink upto the tiled wall and siliconing it to the wall, and the toilet. problem, 2 days...

Hello all, hope everyone is well I am wanting to replace the silicone (?) that the builders used to finish our patio doors where it meets the floor. As you can see the workmanship is pretty poor and there are some bits that are flaking away. I have a couple of questions where I need some help...

Hi I need to reseal around our bath as the sealant has lifted from the bath in a couple of places. The bath is mainly used for showering. There seems to be a lot of play in the bath when getting in and this has caused the sealant to lift. I can't see how it's possible to do anything with...

Has anyone come across a beading edge strip that could be used to edge a bath panel without sealing it in.. My builder has done crappy job with the bath panel and I need to remove the silicon and replace with some sort of flexible edge that wont prevent the panel from being removed...

I want to reinstate the original water feed to a garden shed that the previous owner has cut off. They have chopped the 15mm copper feed pipe 3" above the concrete floor and filled it with a load of silicone sealant. I've managed to pull out a 15" silicone plug but am assuming it has snapped and...

Hi, We have a 3 years old walk in shower. The silicone between the tiled floor and the tiled walls was getting black and we decided to change it. When we removed it the silicone was properly wet on its hidden side. I would like to think that this is just water which had leaked under the tiles...

Hi Guys Recently fitted new kitchen, and tiles splashback all around were the worktop is. Need to seal where the tile splash back meets the worktop with silicone Its a real oak wooden surface so I need to get a nice straight neat edge. Every time I've done it in the past it looks s**t...

My shower has been tiled but rather than seal the corner of the shower with silicon the builder put grout which has now cracked (surprise, surprise). I'd like to remove the grout before sealing with silicon. How shall I removed the grout from the tiles edges and corner? Shall I try to scrape it...

I've got black hair dye on a beige rubbery plastic part of my sink, on the silicone lining between the counter and the actual sink. It is extremely visible. I've tried everything to remove it including rubbing alcohol, CLR, Mr. Clean Magic Eraser, Comet, Fantastic and Vinegar. None of them have...

Hi I’ve had a tradesman come round to replace the silicone sealant around the base of the shower which is about 120cm. He says it will take quite a long time to do (1-2hrs) because it’s always hard to remove the old seal. Is that correct? I thought it would have come off quite easily so just...

hi i have recently sealed up my shower enclosure and have a few smears of silicone on the glass and on the tiles in places. i have some Seal Guard to spray on but want to make sure the tiles are silicone free before i apply it. is hot soapy water the best thing to use?? cheers george

Hello, My bath desperately needs resealing, so i started trying to remove the existing silicone from the bath but it seems stuck for good. I'm using a spatula to get it off and it just doesn't seem to be happening... I live in a first floor flat so really need to make a good job of this...

Hi Guys Yesterday I installed my first outside tap in my kitchen, it's the solid 15mm copper type which has a union backplate. After watching a few online videos just to make sure I was doing it right I used clear general purpose silicone sealant as I pushed the copper pipe into the...

Has anyone had a problem with Dow 785+ grey silicone not curing? My tube was only opened in April, doesn't expire till next year & has been stored correctly (cling film over the opening then nozzle screwed on). I have a tiny bit of silicone on vertical line in shower that's coming away from the...

Probably asking the impossible here, but does anyone know of a spray, paste or product in any other form ( apart from bleach or mould killer ) which can be used to remove soap/shower gel/ shampoo stains from white silicone mastic? I fitted a shower tray last summer; the white mastic is already...

Do I silicone this gap or is there a strip I can stick to the sink that will seal under the weight of the worktop? I was thinking if there was some sort of strip it would mean I could remove the worktop if I ever needed to. Cheers

Hi, I have recently had some plaster work done and decided to include attending to the finish of a recently installed door into the job. The installers of the door trimmed both the inside and exterior of the door with a plastic trim, due to the new door being of a slimmer profile than the...