Removing silicone caulk
In your experience, what works the best for removing silicone caulk?
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Hiya, My unit is a 1987 Okanagan with petrified caulk. I have started going around and redoing all of the seams. I have used something available at a local Plastics shop called "Contractor's Solvent".
The stuff is amazing. It expands the silicone and the stuff comes out of seams all by itself. It will remove the RV caulks as well. Get yourself some of the plastic bondo scrapers and other plastic implements of destruction. Home Depot has cool disposable silicone tools as well.
It may take some experimenting to get the right tools, but the solvent works great for the initial work. Albeit, I have had to use a little help with a heat gun in places. Final cleanup is elbow grease and perhaps some acetone.
The stuff is amazing. It expands the silicone and the stuff comes out of seams all by itself. It will remove the RV caulks as well. Get yourself some of the plastic bondo scrapers and other plastic implements of destruction. Home Depot has cool disposable silicone tools as well.
It may take some experimenting to get the right tools, but the solvent works great for the initial work. Albeit, I have had to use a little help with a heat gun in places. Final cleanup is elbow grease and perhaps some acetone.
