RE: [VAL] Removing Silicone

[<marydotson@xxxxxxx>]

Cleaning out this gunk really taught me to only seal with vulkem and 
parbond!

I started using mineral spirits, which was hard to work with, then 
moved on to Permatex Gasket Remover (better on silicone, but really 
great on non-silicone sealers), then finally used Kleanstrip Adhesive 
Remover, which gave me the best results.  Still, it involves a whole 
lot of elbow grease.

Folks also seem to like 3m Adhesive Remover, but I couldn't find it for 
sale.  If you want stuff that really works, I understand the best 
available silicone remover is a specialty product--Amtex CCR, which is 
manufactured for industrial silicone removal.  However, at 31.85 a 
quart, it may be pricy enough for you to struggle with more available 
silicone removers.  It is available at 
http://www.amtexchemical.com/pages/8/index.htm

Mary

PS: If you are interested, I have pictures and more details on how I 
removed it from my windows on my repair blog:  
http://toastertales.blogspot.com/ ---scroll to the entries concerning 
windows.