Removing silicone sealer
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Carrie Hawk
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Over my pedestal sink, I have a glass panel for the backsplash. Without realizing it, my son put silicone sealer on it to glue it to the wall. It was fine as it was, but now it's a mess. How can I remove this from the glass? I'll figure out the painted wall later on.
Silicone is one glass and sink.
22 answers
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Silicone is tough. You will probably have to pry off the glass and scrape off the silicone with a razor blade.
Darla
on Jul 08, 2015
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I found this for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8v2S19_wPs There are other videos on the same page. Someone said in the YT comments that WD-40 works too.
B. Enne
on Jul 08, 2015
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Perhaps hand sanitizer may work, It works terriffic on pine gum and other things
Tammy Slavin
on Jul 08, 2015
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I just can't imagine scraping all this off the glass. But the other two suggestions may work. Will try and get back. Thanks.
Carrie Hawk
on Jul 08, 2015
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try goop off- not the water based
John
on Jul 08, 2015
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Try the methylated spirits (denatured alcohol) suggestion first. It's the mildest of the solvents suggested here. Lacquer thinner next--its alcohol with acetone and maybe a few other things. Goo gone is xylene-based and won't touch silicone. If nothing else works, MEK (methyl ethyl ketone) will remove the silicone, but it's pretty nasty. Turn on the bathroom fan and open all the windows. BTW, all these solvents are highly flammable.
Don Goldwyn
on Jul 09, 2015
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You can buy silicone remover...but if you read the msds sheet you'll find its 95% kerosene. So kerosene would work. Again highly flammable and requires good ventilation
Deanna
on Jul 09, 2015
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Just a thought - maybe try heating with a hair dryer to soften?
Linda
on Jul 09, 2015
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Try acetone.
Tami Tucker King
on Jul 09, 2015
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Is it silicone sealer or silicone? They are two different things. For silicone you just gave to scrape it off with a razor blade. For silicone, it should tell you on the bottle if you don't have that then go to your local hardware store, they will gave the answer for you.
Karen Bishop Pelkey
on Jul 09, 2015
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I have removed tons of this stuff. heat it up with a hair dryer and use a plastic scraper to prevent scratches.
Shamrockcamper
on Jul 09, 2015
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Had trouble removing caulk from a bathtub,broke down and went to the hardware store and bought. Morse bickers liftoff caulk-silicone and foam sealant,works great! Well worth the 6 dollars(I think).looking at the label it does not list the ingredients,but it does say,it does not dissolve it,but breaks the molecular bond to remove in pieces.Quite impressed with what it says it can do- might even be good for the person trying to pull the rug up off the concrete floor put down with some type off adhesive. I'm going to try it to remove the leftover lacquer on my famous kitchen table. Who knows?maybe it's magic! and it's a green water based VOC product.I think I bought it at lowes or Home Depot.if not ,I sometimes visit true value for supplies.the 800 346-1633 for questions or comments
Funnygirl
on Jul 09, 2015
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Found this in a local Home Depot. Guess I'll try it. Thanks everyone for your suggestions.
Carrie Hawk
on Jul 09, 2015
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Hair dryer & scrapper
Jacki Nino
on Jul 09, 2015
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It is Mostenbockers Lift off and is available at Home Depot. I was searching for Morse Bickers with no result and found this under Lift Off caulk remover
Grannylannie
on Jul 09, 2015
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I scrap till I get it off, in a pinch it works well, good luck on your project.
Nay
on Jul 09, 2015
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Hope these work and if necessary I can use them on my old car (if necessary) because when I crunched a tail light, I calked the cracks with silicone calk. Works great but looks like hell. It may remain on the car when I pass this on on and get another one tho.
Grouchy
on Jul 09, 2015
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To get the glass panel off of the wall, try a syringe with needle and acetone. Make sure you ventilate the area well while working with the acetone. I used this method years ago to take shower door tracks off of a bath tub without hurting the bathtub.
Dee
on Jul 09, 2015
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Let us know what works. I have a number of silicone- glued shut windows. :(
FionaE
on Jul 09, 2015
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Alcohol works great and is less expensive and less smelly than acetone. Use a credit card to scrape excess first. Then alternate rubbing with alcohol on a rag to soften and the credit card to remove. Works great.
Bettyann Sheats
on Jul 10, 2015
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Silicone is commonly used with glass, could have been a bit neater... :)
Adrianne C
on Jul 10, 2015
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When I have this problem, I use a flat Razor blade to remove the build-up then apply alcohol to finish up. Not quite as hard as it seems....
Debbie Miller
on Jul 10, 2015
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