Silicon

[NW tiler]

What's the best way to seal a bath / kitchen with sealant after tiling?

I just can't get a decent finish, spoils the look of my tiling. Tried spraying with water and washing up liquid then smoothing with my finger but it looks sh*t.

Any tips?

 

[grumpygrouter]

I have a karl Dahm silicon kit. Has tools with different radii and flat angles. Once you apply the Silicon, spray with water/washing liquid and run the tool along removing the excess. Try to keep the tool at the same angle all the way along as much as possible.

As you have discovered, Silicon is an aquired skill!

you can get them off the net, google Karl Dahm Silicon kit and I am sure you will find it.

Grumpy

 

[Rosco0110]

I was speakin to the guy in my local tile shop, and he says there is a guy who actually has a silcone business. He just goes about doin silcone work for all the folks who canny dae it! Thats some job:lol:

 

[grumpygrouter]

I was speakin to the guy in my local tile shop, and he says there is a guy who actually has a silcone business. He just goes about doin silcone work for all the folks who canny dae it! Thats some job:lol:

Sounds like easy money to me.:yes:

Grumpy

 

[Rosco0110]

I was laughin, but he was straight up. This bloke has an electric Silicon gun. He pushes a buton and it squeezes it gently. A real pro!:lol: No big splodgy beads for him!

 

[NW tiler]

Thanks Grumpy, just found a set for £22.99, does that sound about right? Looks like a few smoothing tools, different angles etc.

If they work it will be a god send.

Cheers

 

[DHTiling]

Its all just down to practise......you will get the hang of it.....eventually .lol lol...

And i did a job for a bloke who's buisness was siliconing..commercial and domestic..i didn't have to Silicon anything...:lol:

 

[Daywalker]

What's the best way to seal a bath / kitchen with sealant after tiling?

I just can't get a decent finish, spoils the look of my tiling. Tried spraying with water and washing up liquid then smoothing with my finger but it looks sh*t.

Any tips?

Hi its all down to practise, dont cut the sealer gun nozzle to far up, the smaller the opening the better cos when you run your finger over it dos'nt spread to far etc every where. Hope this helps

 

[enduro]

I had a large restaurant chain contact me last year about Silicon sealing in a new restaurant. And i guy i know who tiles in germany says they have a firm who comes in and only does Silicon nothing else after the tiling is finished....Bet thats a interesting training school learning that..:yawn:

 

[Grace'sDad]

Thanks Grumpy, just found a set for £22.99, does that sound about right? Looks like a few smoothing tools, different angles etc.

If they work it will be a god send.

Cheers

£22.99 is way too much - I got a set from TradeTiler http://www.tradetiler.com/acatalog/siliconing_tiles.html

for £10.54 - work a treat too, but don't use cheap Silicon and don't spray with soapy water. Better results without IMO.

(apologies admin if TT is a naughty link!)

 

[sWe]

That's what I use. A small piece of plastic to remove excess/even out the Silicon after I've sprayed it with a spray-thingemagig loaded with detergent and water. I couldn't be arsed to take a pic of the Silicon gun. The result is always perfect, and an average bathroom takes about 5 minutes to do. All those "Silifix" tools and what ever are over rated; the result you get from those isn't better than what you get with this little £0.10 piece of plastic.

 

[White Room]

I was speakin to the guy in my local tile shop, and he says there is a guy who actually has a silcone business. He just goes about doin silcone work for all the folks who canny dae it! Thats some job:lol:

Hi Rosco, I've worked on sites and the one's I've been on they get firm's in to do Silicon

 

[Grace'sDad]

It's definitely a bit of a black art - caulking.

Come to think of it there is a van knocking around here with "Caulking Specialists" written on it.

 

[Fred]

I've been on sites where Silicon teams go around doing all the siliconing, amazing to watch them.

 

[grumpygrouter]

Thanks Grumpy, just found a set for £22.99, does that sound about right? Looks like a few smoothing tools, different angles etc.

If they work it will be a god send.

Cheers

Seem to recall only paying a tenner for mine!

Grumpy