Silicon bog up

[campbell]

Hi All,

I have taken great care (and alot of time!) tiling my bathroom. Yesterday I got round to siliconing around the bath and wall corners etc.

To cut a long story short I made a mess of it, I even pulled it all off once and redid it.

Its still not good, and I am forced to live with it at the moment.

Any tips? Can I take it off now that its dry? any tools to help make a better job?

All input greatly appreciated,

best regards..............Campbell😳😳

 

[grumpygrouter]

....over to Big Smudge at corner tape......!!!!

 

[Rob Z]

Hi I've never seen corner tape so I don't have any experience with that. The thing that I tell my guys when using Silicon is to cut the tip about 1/3 of what they think it should be, and only apply about 1/3 of the amount of Silicon that they think is necessary, and it will still be too much. 😀 I use mineral spirits on my finger to tool it, and because I apply less than it seems is necessary it usually isn't a problem to tool it where it needs to be. Silicon will stick to itself as long as it is clean, so it is a safer bet to wait until is skins over and add a bit more to get it where you want it rather than trying to go for it all in one shot. Easier to do than to try and describe.

 

[campbell]

Thanks for that Rob,

best regards............Campbell

 

[Fekin]

It's just a case of practice really, and never known of people building layers of the stuff up :lol:

Just run a thin even line along the bath, wet your finger with soapy water and lightly run your finger along the Silicon.

If you still can't get it right then look at corner tape as grumpy said.

 

[WHID to?]

I was told not to cut the tip of the nozzle off as you are holding the gun at 45 degrees and this will give you the correct angle. Cut it straight if you want a thicker bead.

Seems to work a treat along with the spray bottle of water/washing up liquid combo.

Practice, practice, practice.

 

[bluevin123]

Horrible stuff:mad2: I hate it, its the most awkward thing to work with.
I do a nice bead, then use a Silicon tool a FUGI from screwfix and it looks ok, but what about all the bits that go up the sides,theres so much waste,if I do a small bead its never enough,vice versa...It can spoil a nice tiling job...Damn stuff.
Vin.

And as for getting me sausage fingers trapped round the back of taps, well thats another nightmare in itself.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh:mad2::mad2:

 

[Big-Smudge]

....over to Big Smudge at corner tape......!!!!

Cheers grumpy, hehe,

Check out the video on our site, or if you PM me with location i'll send you a location of the nearest stockist and when we'll be doing demo's.

Cheers

Andy

CornerTape System & CornerTape Professional

Easy removal - simple preparation - perfect finish - thank god!!!!!

 

[batiling]

if you can find them,i have Silicon removal tools from plasplugs.they are plastic,flexible and come in three sizes and they were 3 quid.Ive had them for 2 yrs now and the best tool i own

 

[doug boardley]

another useful tip when siliconing, the excess that you get on your finger, wipe it on the base of the tube (near the plunger on the gun) rather than on the back of your pants!!:lol: