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GordonThree
Sep 17, 2016Explorer
Dissolve cured silicone? There's nothing off the shelf you'll find.
What's the rest of the lamp made out of, any plastic parts? I think heat would be your best tool of attack, not all silicones are designed for high temperature, you might melt it or soften its grip enough that it lets you remove the lens.
Silicone caulk is a polymer chain of silicon and oxygen with some proprietary magic compounds thrown in for good measure. Those elements are pretty darn durable.
The great Google reveals a witches brew of xylene, toluene, sulphuric acid and other dandy compounds... chemicals that I would not want to mess with.
What's the rest of the lamp made out of, any plastic parts? I think heat would be your best tool of attack, not all silicones are designed for high temperature, you might melt it or soften its grip enough that it lets you remove the lens.
Silicone caulk is a polymer chain of silicon and oxygen with some proprietary magic compounds thrown in for good measure. Those elements are pretty darn durable.
The great Google reveals a witches brew of xylene, toluene, sulphuric acid and other dandy compounds... chemicals that I would not want to mess with.
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