I recently installed a sink over a silestone counter and did not get all the excess caulk removed from the surface. Is there a solvent that would work without damacing the silestone?
I thought about scraping with a razor blade but am afraid of damaging the surface,
Suggestions will be apprecoiated.
john.
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I'd call the GE help desk (they're surprisingly knowledgable in my experience) and then call Silestone with the solvent GE recommends just to make sure it's OK... maybe acetic acid, since I think that's what outgasses as it cures?
Good luck,
PaulB
Am not familiar with silestone so dont know if MEK affect that, but MEK takes silicone off formica very readily - softens it and then it rolls off like old rubber cement.
You can make a light cut around the sink and just peel or rub off the silicone with your fingers. Solvents may effect the seal.
Beat it to fit / Paint it to match
Never tried it on anything other than tile or formica, but lacquer thinner works good also. Similar to Junkhound's comment on MEK...
Any petroleum product will do it. Just lay a rag on it and soak it with WD-40, diesel fuel, motor oil etc. It will do just what Junkhound said about MEK. DanT
Napalm
Mr. T.
There's a steering-wheel in me pants and it's driving me nuts!!!
Thank you for that constructive suggestion Mr. Tpoppi
Uhhh....
Napalm isn't the least bit constructive...
but it'll git that sillycone off but good!!
Mr. T.
There's a steering-wheel in me pants and it's driving me nuts!!!
Hey, with Napalm you can take the insurance check and redo it so it's right the next time.Probably be useful in the Ants thread also!!! Move to the Artic and get a designer igloo, ant free.
with plan "B" you put in a neighborhood..Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
more like a county...
and you got to wait 50 years...
Mr. T.
There's a steering-wheel in me pants and it's driving me nuts!!!
solves the NFH problem too...Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
plan "B".........Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
I got a sample of some silicone remover and it worked great.
Unfortunately, I can't remember the name or where I got it. I'll look and see.
Hi Kowboy,have you had a chance to look for the name of your silicone remover?Thanx, poppi
I'll try to look for that tomorrow.
You would be fine using a single edge razor on the Silestone, just hold it at a low angle and make smooth clean strokes.
I use razors to clean seams etc with Silestone regularly and have never had a scratch.
As for a solvent I do not know. Silestone is "imperveous" I haven't found anything that would stain or affect it yet, though I wouldn't say there is nothing out there.
We use Acetone to clean up right after install but I doubt it will touch the silicone.
I had the same question one time and emailed one of the caulk manufacureres and they said make a dry paste of flour then rub it on the caulk. It should make it ball up and just peel off with no staining or scratching. I haven't tried it yet, but that's what they said.
Keep in mind one thing: MEK is
vile stuff. Respirator and serious
gloves. ventilate. I kid you not.