How To Remove Old Silicone From Shower Door

Let me show you the easiest way to remove old silicone caulking in your shower and re silicone it to look great.

How to remove old silicone from shower door.

Silicone caulking is used in showers to seal the gaps in each corner where two tiled walls come together between the bathtub and the base of the tiled wall and to seal the shower door frame. In installing new silicone caulk it is important to remove the old one because the new installation will not adhere if placed on top of the old silicone caulk. Do this before removing the old silicone caulk. Removing silicone caulk from shower.

This old caulk needs to be removed before new doors. Perfectly caulked corners is what you ll hav. Tried box cutter and old style razor blade but thin strips of silicone is still left attacked to the aluminium. Once the doors and door channels are removed from the shower walls the caulk often remains behind because it is adhered to the shower walls.

Tried just pulling with fingers but that only works on the thick gobs and still leaves some behind. It is used to keep water from entering behind the tile and rotting the wall that it is attached to and to keep water from leaking out of the shower door. Removed aluminium shower enclosure and door frame.