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macdale4
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Sep 17, 2015

3M Caulk Remover

I highly recommend the 3M Indoor/Outdoor caulk remover if you are going to re-caulk your TC. I bought a 1998 Lance 945 that was kept in a garage and hardly used but it has the original caulking and Lance used some clear silicone stuff that is nearly impossible to get off. The 3M comes out like a paste, so it doesn't run down the side, and you can let it sit up to 7 hours. That tough old silicone comes right off. Ace Hardware had to special order it, but it is worth it.
  • Thanks for the recommendation on the 3M caulk remover.

    My camper is 20 years old. It looks like 3 or 4 different caulks were used over the years. Many spots need to be redone. It will be interesting to see how the 3m product works on the different caulks.

    (Ron --- Dicor comes off easily with a heat gun and a scraper. What doesn't come off easily, just leave it and caulk over it. It sticks to itself unlike silicone caulk which doesn't).
  • macdale4 wrote:
    I highly recommend the 3M Indoor/Outdoor caulk remover if you are going to re-caulk your TC. I bought a 1998 Lance 945 that was kept in a garage and hardly used but it has the original caulking and Lance used some clear silicone stuff that is nearly impossible to get off. The 3M comes out like a paste, so it doesn't run down the side, and you can let it sit up to 7 hours. That tough old silicone comes right off. Ace Hardware had to special order it, but it is worth it.

    Wish I had known about this stuff 2 weeks ago. I persevered and slowly muscled the old caulking off. cheers