Wow. I'm impressed...

Siliconed round the bath yesterday, using those little things.

Today, it looks like the dog's... Not *absolute perfection* by flippin
close. And I class myself as a "silicone numpty".

SWMBO was very pleased. Another good tip from uk.d-i-y

On an aside, I found Mapei Mapesil AC quite nice (one of those that's
available in six million colours). Seemed slightly more fluid than my usual
stuff, with a bit less "goo factor" - quite nice to shape and wipe off.

Cheers

Tim

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Tim W wrote:
Wow. I'm impressed...

Another convert :-)

I don't think anyone believes how something so simple can be so effective -
until they try it.

Another good tip from uk.d-i-y

Thats where I found out about them.

I don't let customers see me using them though :-) I prefer them to think
its consumate skill :-)

All we need now is an easier way of getting the old stuff off :-(


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The Medway Handyman wrote:

All we need now is an easier way of getting the old stuff off :-(


Ang....

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Adrian C
wibbled on Sunday 25 October 2009 17:19

The Medway Handyman wrote:

All we need now is an easier way of getting the old stuff off :-(


Ang....


Beat me to it.

In that case, I retract and raise you one thermite

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wrote:
On 25 Oct,
Adrian C wrote:

The Medway Handyman wrote:
All we need now is an easier way of getting the old stuff off :-(

Ang....

Therm...


Ah, the thermal lance. 7000-8000°F (3900-4400°C). Yup, that'll do it. :-)

or Silicon Eater, noted not exactly cheap - so I tend to make do by
skiming the stuff off with a single ended razor blade.

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On Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:29:46 GMT, had this to say:

On 25 Oct,
Adrian C wrote:

The Medway Handyman wrote:

All we need now is an easier way of getting the old stuff off :-(


Ang....

Therm...

WD-40 has to be the ultimate answer (hasn't it?)...

It seems to be specifically designed to do everything to solve the
world's problems.

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Frank Erskine wrote:
On Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:29:46 GMT, had this to say:

On 25 Oct,
Adrian C wrote:

The Medway Handyman wrote:

All we need now is an easier way of getting the old stuff off :-(


Ang....

Therm...

WD-40 has to be the ultimate answer (hasn't it?)...

It seems to be specifically designed to do everything to solve the
world's problems.

Your name just went to the top of the list - come the revolution....


--
Dave - WD40 Liberation Front.

On Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:48:29 GMT, "The Medway Handyman"
had this to say:

Frank Erskine wrote:
On Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:29:46 GMT, had this to say:

On 25 Oct,
Adrian C wrote:

The Medway Handyman wrote:

All we need now is an easier way of getting the old stuff off :-(


Ang....

Therm...

WD-40 has to be the ultimate answer (hasn't it?)...

It seems to be specifically designed to do everything to solve the
world's problems.

Your name just went to the top of the list - come the revolution....

Wait until somebody leaks this top secret list... There'll be trouble
ahead.

Stand by, all you WD-40 shareholders...

(Just because it sort of occasionally smells niceish doesn't mean that
it's a panacea - honestly.)

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Frank Erskine

The Medway Handyman
wibbled on Sunday 25 October 2009 17:16


All we need now is an easier way of getting the old stuff off :-(



Angle grinder?

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On 25 Oct, 17:23, Tim W wrote:
The Medway Handyman
* wibbled on Sunday 25 October 2009 17:16

All we need now is an easier way of getting the old stuff off :-(

Angle grinder?

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A slight highjack here - having scraped the old stuff off (and please
don;t suggest the grinder !), what's the best thing to clean the
surface (marble to tiles) before re-siliconing, using of course a
Fugenboy !!

Rob

robgraham wrote:
On 25 Oct, 17:23, Tim W wrote:
The Medway Handyman
wibbled on Sunday 25 October 2009 17:16

All we need now is an easier way of getting the old stuff off :-(

Angle grinder?

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A slight highjack here - having scraped the old stuff off (and please
don;t suggest the grinder !), what's the best thing to clean the
surface (marble to tiles) before re-siliconing, using of course a
Fugenboy !!

I always use meths and a Tesco microfibre cloth. The microfibres really doa
good job. 3 for 89p.


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www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On 26 Oct, 23:19, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:
robgraham wrote:
On 25 Oct, 17:23, Tim W wrote:
The Medway Handyman
wibbled on Sunday 25 October 2009 17:16

All we need now is an easier way of getting the old stuff off :-(

Angle grinder?

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Tim Watts

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A slight highjack here - having scraped the old stuff off (and please
don;t suggest the grinder !), what's the best thing to clean the
surface (marble to tiles) before re-siliconing, using of course a
Fugenboy !!

I always use meths and a Tesco microfibre cloth. *The microfibres really doa
good job. *3 for 89p.

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Dave - The Medway Handymanwww.medwayhandyman.co.uk

Many thanks TMH

On Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:48:29 -0700 (PDT), robgraham
had this to say:

On 25 Oct, 17:23, Tim W wrote:
The Medway Handyman
* wibbled on Sunday 25 October 2009 17:16

All we need now is an easier way of getting the old stuff off :-(

Angle grinder?

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Tim Watts

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A slight highjack here - having scraped the old stuff off (and please
don;t suggest the grinder !), what's the best thing to clean the
surface (marble to tiles) before re-siliconing, using of course a
Fugenboy !!

What's a 'Fugenboy'? It doesn't sound terribly English.

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Frank Erskine

Frank Erskine
wibbled on Tuesday 27 October 2009 00:55

What's a 'Fugenboy'? It doesn't sound terribly English.


http://www.screwfix.com/search.do?_d...arch=fugenboys

Or it's a form of entertainment German catholic priests enjoy with
choirboys?



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