messed up Silicon sealant job

[nybor62]

Re: messed up sealant job

take the advice and get some corner tape

 

[Mike]

Re: messed up sealant job

Hi, I have just installed a new showerbath and tiles, and got a good end result.

I have just applied Silicon Sealant to the edges etc, and have made a right pigs ear of it.

Its messy, and I have lips where i managed to get soapy water (which I used for smoothing) underneath some edges opf the sealant, and now have little lips that haven't stuck down.

How easy would it be to remove it all and start again? I wouldn't want to damage my new bath/tiles with cutting knives etc, so what options do I have to remove it, and would I be able to clean the existing sealant off sufficiently to allow a water-tight bond from the new sealant I would apply ?

Should I call out a professional mastic-person (if there is such a thing?)

Thanks
John

as mike the tile says, minimal hole, and try using clear wherever possible as it wont show so much on the different colour bath/shower tray/enclosure

 

[Big-Smudge]

Re: messed up sealant job

Hi, I have just installed a new showerbath and tiles, and got a good end result.

I have just applied Silicon Sealant to the edges etc, and have made a right pigs ear of it.

Its messy, and I have lips where i managed to get soapy water (which I used for smoothing) underneath some edges opf the sealant, and now have little lips that haven't stuck down.

How easy would it be to remove it all and start again? I wouldn't want to damage my new bath/tiles with cutting knives etc, so what options do I have to remove it, and would I be able to clean the existing sealant off sufficiently to allow a water-tight bond from the new sealant I would apply ?

Should I call out a professional mastic-person (if there is such a thing?)

Thanks
John

Hi John,

PM me with your address, and we'll find you a stockist of the 'cornertape system'.

Do you know, you must be the first person to admit that spraying the whole area down with water + washing up liquid has given the problem you describe. And although its comon sense the edges won't stick, lots of people still do it.:mad2:

Cheers Andy

 

[Dan]

Re: messed up sealant job

I was going to say this is definitely a job for CornerTape!

I know a few pro tilers who use it and many newer tilers that say it's a god send. It can spoil a job right at the end when you least expect it, and it's always a bit of a nightmare to get off without the right stuff.

 

[wildcard]

Re: messed up sealant job

I used the karl dahm tool that i bought from trade tiler for the first time at the training center.I think this is a nice joint.

 

[facetile]

Re: messed up sealant job

Trick i was shown was to apply the sealant then use a empty silicon tube and squeeze it so it is more oval than round. Starting from one end of where you applied the silicon push the empty oval tube along the joint slowly so that all the excess goes into the used tube. It takes away all the excess, does not leave mess on either yourself walls, bath, worktop etc. Works a treat.:lol:

 

[Big-Smudge]

Re: messed up sealant job

There's a multitude of methods used to varying degrees of success but there is just one single factor that determines wether the method used is a success or mess and that is:

YOU MUST LAY DOWN A CONSISTANT LINE OF Silicon

with every single method, which is of course the one thing that most people struggle with, hell if you're good enough you could use the cap of a felt tip pen.

The exception to the rule is of course:

Well you work it out.................:hurray:

no skill required
faster
consistant
less mess
less stress

And at the new much lower retails you can't afford not to use it, hehehe.

nuff said,

Cheers
Andy

 

[Burnsy]

Re: messed up sealant job

There's a multitude of methods used to varying degrees of success but there is just one single factor that determines wether the method used is a success or mess and that is:

YOU MUST LAY DOWN A CONSISTANT LINE OF Silicon

with every single method, which is of course the one thing that most people struggle with, hell if you're good enough you could use the cap of a felt tip pen.

The exception to the rule is of course:

Well you work it out.................:hurray:

no skill required
faster
consistant
less mess
less stress

And at the new much lower retails you can't afford not to use it, hehehe.

nuff said,

Cheers
Andy

Hi mate,

Were's the nearest supplier to me - Derbyshire / Nottinghamshire area? PM me if you like. Cheers

 

[Big-Smudge]

Re: messed up sealant job

Hi mate,

Were's the nearest supplier to me - Derbyshire / Nottinghamshire area? PM me if you like. Cheers

PM'd

Cheers
Andy

 

[andleivers]

Re: messed up sealant job

Big smudge

Could you pm the local supplier to me also please. Based in Nottingham

Cheers