Shower sealant recommendations

[amfisted]

Afternoon all

I’ve used Screwfix’s No Nonsense sanitary sealant in white to seal around a shower tray. However, although as a sealant it performs perfectly adequately, it very quickly absorbs soap scum and starts to look scruffy, which means that it needs replacement every few months ( maybe that’s normal, I don’t know). I diligently squeegee walls and glass panels and dry them off with a towel after every shower, but the problem persists.

I’d be grateful to any forum members who can suggest a brand of sealant that in their experience, performs rather better.

TIA

 

[Wayners]

Liquid soap is worst for scum.
I use bar soap but other family members use liquid soap.
Those shower sprays help and I have a mate with posh shower and he uses washing up liquid and toothbrush once a week to keep it clean.
If it's a busy shower then try those shower sprays and dare I say it.. more regular cleaning

 

[amfisted]

Liquid soap is worst for scum.
I use bar soap but other family members use liquid soap.
Those shower sprays help and I have a mate with posh shower and he uses washing up liquid and toothbrush once a week to keep it clean.
If it's a busy shower then try those shower sprays and dare I say it.. more regular cleaning

Thanks for that. Is it definitely not the case that there are more expensive sanitary sealants which are less susceptible to staining?

 

[Stivino]

more expensive sanitary sealants which are less susceptible to staining?

I did mine with Screwfix No Nonsense fourteen years ago, and it shows no sign of scum or mould.

 

[Wayners]

Any decent sanitary sealant should work fine.
Spray with mould spray every couple of months although I do ours every 6 months.
Ours has lasted about 8 years so far

 

[amfisted]

I did mine with Screwfix No Nonsense fourteen years ago, and it shows no sign of

Extraordinary. Has NN really been going for that long?

 

[amfisted]

Any decent sanitary sealant should work fine.
Spray with mould spray every couple of months although I do ours every 6 months.
Ours has lasted about 8 years so far

I try to avoid using mould spray because I read somewhere that it can damage silicon, and in any case mould isn’t the issue here. But thanks anyhow.

 

[CountryFan]

Dow 785+

 

[steven lee]

Another vote for Dow 785 here, it is the one most tilers I know reach for. Cheap own brand sealants do the job but they seem to pick up scum and go yellow quicker. One thing that makes a big difference is the cure, keep water off it for a full 24 hours and it lasts a lot longer.

 

[amfisted]

Another vote for Dow 785 here, it is the one most tilers I know reach for. Cheap own brand sealants do the job but they seem to pick up scum and go yellow quicker. One thing that makes a big difference is the cure, keep water off it for a full 24 hours and it lasts a lot longer.

Pretty conclusive, then. Next time I renew the sealant around the shower tray it’ll be Dow.