Silicone sealant is a magical substance that is commonly used in building work and repairs to ensure that two surfaces stick without any gaps or leaks. However, sometimes silicone sealant has to be removed due to various reasons such as the excessive amount of silicone sealant put on the surfaces. When it happens, you really need to know how to remove silicone sealant due how sticky it is, making it quite a challenging task. The following are 5 simple steps to remove silicone sealant that you can try.
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Prepare Your Tools
So the question is: how to remove silicone? The first step you have to do when you’re going to remove silicone sealant is to prepare your tools and work area. So, in this case, you will need to prepare a utility knife, scraper, silicone remover product, gloves, and cleaning cloth. Those tools should be available in your home, and as for the silicone remover product, you should be able to find it in an online or offline home improvement store.
Cut Away The Bulk Of The Sealant
Once the tools are ready, then the second step is to cut away the bulk of the sealant with the utility knife that you have prepared before. To start this step, you can first slice the part where the sealant meets the surface to remove the sealant as much as possible. However, you have to be careful so that you won’t damage the material underneath the sealant.
Apply The Silicone Remover
The next step you have to do after most of the sealant bulk is removed is to apply the silicone remover product that you have prepared before. In this case, you can refer to the user manual that comes with the product. Although usually, this step requires you to let the silicone remover solution sit on the surface with the sealant that needs to be removed for several minutes.
Scrape Off Remaining Residue
Then, the next step that you have to do is to scrape off remaining residue after the leftover sealant has been softened by the silicone remover. To get the job done, you can use a scraper that you have prepared before. If you do all the steps before this step right, this should be an easy task. Just remember to do this step carefully so that you won’t damage the surface.
Clean and Prepare The Surface
The final step after you have scraped off all the sealant residue is to clean and prepare the surface. For this step, you only need to use the cleaning cloth that you have prepared before to completely clean the surface to make it look like no silicone sealant has ever stepped foot on that surface.