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Re-sealing shower surround (self.diy)

submitted 10 months ago by Vodulas to c/diy

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I am stripping and re-sealing a corner shower stall, and am having a hell of time removing all the old caulk. I also discovered the previous homeowners decided to just caulk over the previous caulk that was on there, so I am removing 2 or 3 layers depending on the location. It was leaking in the spots that had 3 layers so I think they just added more caulk to "fix" leaks. I have the chemical caulk remover, and that certainly helps, but it still is taking a metric fuck-ton of manual labor. Any tricks/suggestions for removal of very old caulk? I am about to throw a scotch brite on a palm sander and go to town.

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[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Are you sure that the older layers are caulk and not grout? If it’s actually grout, you can use a chisel to gently break it up.

[–] Vodulas 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Should have mentioned the surround is plastic and the front glass is trimmed in brass. Nothing I would expect grout to be used on.

[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Fair, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t. Some people do weird things. :)

[–] Vodulas 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

lol, true. The original remodel was done in '97, which is when I think the deepest layer is from. Who the fuck knows what they did.

[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 2 points 10 months ago

Indeed. Good luck in any case. :D