How to remove sealant
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Marie Cheek
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When we had granite installed several years back, my husband applied a thin bead of black sealant along the back edge. I have never really been happy with it. It is uneven and has begun to crack in places. Can anyone advise me on how to remove the sealant without damaging the granite?
6 answers
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You can use a flat razor blade to scrape the sealant off the surface IF it is granite. Hopefully he used pure silicone and you won't end up with a stain.
Mary S McCubbin
on Dec 22, 2014
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Try warming the sealant first with a blow dryer to soften it up then use a scraper to remove it . This may take some time as you will have to do small sections at a time. Good luck☺
Bernadette Tetle
on Dec 22, 2014
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Thank you!
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Just an FYI if the sealant isn't pure silicone and has any oil in it the heat will cause worse staining than may already exist!
Mary S McCubbin
on Dec 23, 2014
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Thanks Mary. I'm not sure if it is pure or not. I am planning on working on the project after Christmas and I will try a very small area with the dryer first. As far as I can see there is not staining. I was looking more closely at it the other day and the whole line of it is split and only sticking on the back splash and the granite, but not in between.
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Honestly you don't need the blow dryer at all!
Mary S McCubbin
on Dec 24, 2014
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