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Remove All Silicone Caulk

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How to paint a shower or bathtub.

What happens here

Carefully remove any existing silicone caulk from the shower, particularly around the base and where fixtures or shower doors were present. The presenter uses a small razor blade, held securely in a specialized holder, to meticulously scrape away all traces of the old silicone. It is emphasized that 100% of the silicone must be removed, as no paint will adhere to silicone, leading to immediate paint failure in those areas.

Goal: Completely remove old silicone caulk from the shower surfaces.

Tools and materials

  • Razor BladeScraping off old silicone caulk

What they say

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silicone cocking. And you want to make sure you get 100% of that silicone cocking off cuz nothing's going to stick to that. I'm just using a little razor blade. This is just a little device holds this razor blade and I'm just using it to actually scrape all this silicone cocking off. Very, very

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