Siliconing

[DTS Cer Tiling]

Afternoon all

After tiling and once the grout is dry i tend to Silicon between the bath and bottom grout joint but i have recently been struggling to get a nice finish, i have not changed how i do it by putting on squirt with fairy liquid (diluted) and use finger nail to smooth off. Is there a better way of doing it, any advice or ideas be greatly welcomed.

cheers
Duncan

DTS Ceramic Tiling.

 

[Stewart]

You could buy a Silicon smoothing kit. Have a look at Trade Tiler. Under Silicon tools.....


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[Stef]

As Stewart above, get a Karl Dahm set of smoothing tools through tradetiler.

 

[DTS Cer Tiling]

cheers guys i will get one of those kits.

 

[Gazzer]

The kits are pretty good, i use one from time to time but not everywhere. Some times only your finger will do :smilewinkgrin:

 

[merit]

the karl dahm one is good, i use it on all internal joints and wall and floor joint also,keeps all the joints uniform

 

[Ian]

I have the fugen tools, set of 4 ranging from 0-20mm bead size.

 

[Mike]

I have the fugen tools, set of 4 ranging from 0-20mm bead size.

20mm :yikes: you wouldn't need that if you had a sigma bri :lol:

 

[Fliselege]

I've got wooden Silicon pins in various widths which are great but ice lolly sticks work just as well, not the straight ones, the ones that resemble the number 8, got me out of trouble lots of times when I've forgotten the pins. I'm for ever picking up litter louts lolly sticks and tossing them in my tool box, even got my 5 year old trained up, she had 4 in her coat pocket for me today when I picked her up from barnehagen.

 

[Fliselege]

Also have some hardened rubber triangle things, rubbish, don't actually know where they are, and I don't care!

 

[Spud]

spray bottle and washing up liquid works for me ,biggest tip I can give is make sure you joints are 100% clean

 

[Del W]

20mm :yikes: you wouldn't need that if you had a sigma bri :lol:

Oh no, another cutter fight ! (hand bags at the ready)

 

[Ian]

20mm :yikes: you wouldn't need that if you had a sigma bri :lol:

I've had the set for 2 years now and only used the 4/6/8mm. Does that mean if I had a sigma I would lose the ability to set out properly? :lol:

 

[Mike]

I've had the set for 2 years now and only used the 4/6/8mm. Does that mean if I had a sigma I would lose the ability to set out properly? :lol:

No , just the ability to cut properly lol

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[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

I have used the finishing tools in the past, but I mostly use my finger.