Changing skylight

Gotcha.

Then a heat gun will work best.

Good luck and take your time.

tomkaren13 wrote:
Want to pass on something that we learned. Our new skylight came with a tube of caulk. Used it and too late found out it was silicone. Wrong to use with our roof.

Really? Where'd you get it? I got one from this place (Made in Canada,), ordered a tube of their caulking, didn't know what kind it was but it's butyl caulking, pretty sticky I bet.

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Turtle n Peeps wrote:
Is the frame and or gear box bad too? If not, you can just change the dome. It's about a 10 minute job to just replace the dome and about a 1/3 the cost.

I'm talking about the skylight, not a roof vent.


Will try the heat gun and plastic scraper, thanks guys. :C

Is the frame and or gear box bad too? If not, you can just change the dome. It's about a 10 minute job to just replace the dome and about a 1/3 the cost.

Heat gun, plastic scraper (credit card works pretty well) and lots of patience. That Dicor caulk does it's job pretty darned well.

Want to pass on something that we learned. Our new skylight came with a tube of caulk. Used it and too late found out it was silicone. Wrong to use with our roof.

OK, well I understood the heat gun answer... ;)

Denatured alcohol, mineral spirits, or acetone. Just dont use anything with citric acid or petroleum distillates.

Use a heat gun on low and keep it moving. This softens it up nicely and then use a plastic scraper to clean it off. I didn't use any kind of chemicals.