Removing sticky sealant residue

[Merlin5]

HI guys. Sorry, I know it's a bit of an old chestnut, but wanted opinions on the best remover.
My brother helped me out by chipping out all the grout from the vertical corner joints between walls in my bathroom, and then pumping BAL Micromax silicone in. Made a right pigs ear of it as he didn't get it to look smooth, so we removed the silicon and tried again but still crap. He sealed it all ok but it didn't look good. For some reason, it even got under the masking tape, and I'd bought 50mm wide tape.

His son came over today and redid it for me very nicely, he's a painter decorator. But there's loads of residue left on the surrounding tiles from when my brother tried it. Some small visible areas of residue but mostly invisible and tacky to touch. What is best out of these? I read No Nonsense Sealant Remover is very good? I've got some white spirit and WD40. Tiles are ceramic. Also, there's residue stuck at the bottom of the bath. So I need something safe to remove the sticky residue from acrylic baths.



Sticky Stuff Silicone Remover
No Nonsense Sealant Remover
White Spirit
acetone nail varnish remover
WD40

 

[AliGage]

I usually use WD40 if its on ceramic tiles. Do a test first to make sure it won't damage the tile on a spare or a hidden spot like behind the ped.
A blade scraper or Stanley blade should help remove it also.

 

[DHTiling]

WD40 :lol: ... ye crack on and stain the grout whilst at it..


Acetone..

 

[Merlin5]

I usually use WD40 if its on ceramic tiles. Do a test first to make sure it won't damage the tile on a spare or a hidden spot like behind the ped.
A blade scraper or Stanley blade should help remove it also.

I used my Stanley knife and that got the majority of stuff off and I also used the rounded tip of an old butter knife. I'll try my ceramic hob scraper. But whatever I use to scrape with, it definitely still needs some solvent to get rid of the stickiness. I'll give WD40 a try. Yes, I've got some spare tiles, one partially broken one too in the boot of my car, so I'll test on that.

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WD40 :lol: ... ye crack on and stain the grout whilst at it..


Acetone..

Ah, in that case, I'll stay away from WD40 and try Acetone.

 

[AtlasTony]

Rubi Grout Cleaner could be another alternative, depending on the tile type.

 

[Mr T]

If there smooth tiles just use. A glass scraper works sound cleans paint spots and old Grout sound.

 

[High Peak Tiling]

I personally find a steady hand and a stanley blade on a angle to work wonders.

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

How to remove silicone sealant - YouTube This might work.

 

[High Peak Tiling]

How to remove silicone sealant - YouTube This might work.

You should find with professional & reccomended Bal Silicon should have more adhesion than the Unibond.

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

You should find with professional & reccomended Bal Silicon should have more adhesion than the Unibond.

Sorry mate I just put this up as the first example, there are thousands of silicon eaters on the market, I would never use Unibond, or Bal for that matter, I prefare Mapei or Dow. I hope you were not infering I am not a pro.

 

[High Peak Tiling]

Sorry mate I just put this up as the first example, there are thousands of silicon eaters on the market, I would never use Unibond, or Bal for that matter, I prefare Mapei or Dow. I hope you were not infering I am not a pro.

haha :lol: No interfering matey