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Re-sealing shower surround (beehaw.org)
submitted 10 months ago by Vodulas@beehaw.org to c/diy@beehaw.org
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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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[–] Vodulas@beehaw.org 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Fortunately I know where the leak was coming from. It is where the surround meets the glass front and pan. The surround is plastic, not tile, and was clearly leaking from the corner.

[–] Shdwdrgn@mander.xyz 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Best of luck to you then!

I did think of one thing I've seen at the hardware store... they make a tool with a triangular tip, which I believe was for removing caulking from corners. You might take a look for one of those?

[–] Vodulas@beehaw.org 2 points 10 months ago

I have a plastic version, and it was great until it was no longer sharp. I'll be picking up the one posted by JimmyBigSausage. Seems pretty versatile