Removing silicone sealant

It always leaves a residue... Get yourself a pot of the propper Silicone Remover Polycell do one for £5 you get the chemical and a few brushes and spreaders...

Local DIY shop.

Any probs get back and ill post you one ( I am a local DIY shop)

Tom

It won't be silicon. If it was silicon it would peel of quite easily.

Door membranes are usually stuck on with a sticky goo, which sticks to every thing, or just normal PU adhesive. The sticky stuff, has to be rolled off (keep rubbing a finger back and forth over it, and it'll eventually ball up), whereas PU adhesive can only be trimmed with a sharp knife, or sometimes the majortity of it can be pulled off. But you'll never get all of it off.

It is silicone sealant. I know one of the previous owners had the doors to bits to change the door from electric to manual windows, and they've stuck the door membrane back on.

How good is it at getting the silicone off? I'm painting the door, and silicone causes lots of problems with car paint. If using a remover means I get a faint residue of silicone all over the shop, I'm in more trouble than when I started.

It's good, but I'd scrape off what you can first - the best thing I've found is the long blades you get for snap-off knives (just the blade, but be careful not to slice a finger off)

I used Silicone Eater to "try" and remove the silicone from around my bath. Worse than useless!! I've just noticed on screwfix that it isn't classed as a hazardous product so maybe its not as strong as the others.

We always use a heatgun to get RTV sealant off various items at work. On something like a car door I would try heating it while you work at it with a bit of soft wood. Finish off the last few bits with ideally isopropyl alcohol (Safewash) or probably meths will do the job.