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Hello

what can we use to remove silicone sealant stuff...last week i resealed round a light all round it! in it! and everywhere! bit OTT actually but the one light now doesn't work and hubbie cracked other light cover..cant find another lense to match so got new lights..we managed to get light off but new lights are smaller and we cant remove the clear sealant that i put underneath...any help pleaseeeee

urgent :)

Depending on the surface!

A plastic scraper is the safest. Then white spirit as long as it doesn't mark the original surface. If it's a hard surface a kraft knife blade is best followed by white spirit.

PS. A finger nail is also useful

PSS. There is no easy way!

here

or screw fix sell a bigger tube maybe one of your DIY shops near you have some ,first test it on a peice of the panel wher it wont be seen if it afects the panel material.

Dave

thanks Ted and Dave :)

i had a quick look in Focus and they didn't have anything :(

B&Q tomorrow i think

thanks for your replies...

and a fingernail is a pretty nifty tool isn't it :)

I was showing a guy with black plastic panels on a Autosleeper how good Simonized back to black for tyres works when it started to remove the silicone bonding the panels together

No harm done as it happens but it did lift it fairly easily so perhaps it's good at this too??

1 gallon of petrol - pour over the van, light.   That'll shift it !

Hi Nomes - see y'all soon if this snow clears.  Van's trapped in a sea of ice at the moment.

Unibond Silicone Sealant Remover, available from B&Q, Focus, Homebase

Again will need to be tested first

As above B & Q

Aldi had some silicone remover on offer recently

i have solved it :) but thanks for all your replies :)

dont know why i didn't think of it anyway..we got something bigger! to cover other sealant :)

patience i rubbed the skin off me little pinkies trying to rub it away and it was still there!!