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   DanT | Mar 02, 2004 05:26am | #1

   Jason,

   Don't know what slumped glass is.  Any petroleum product will remove silicone by soaking.  If it is a verticle surface soak a paper towel in WD-40 and find a way to hold it on the silicone for awhile.  It will come off.  Kerosene works too. DanT

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   4Lorn2 | Mar 02, 2004 07:06am | #4

   Good tip. Used xylene myself. I found that taping aluminum foil over the soaked paper towel kept the good stuff from wandering off. Came back in 16 hours and it was still wet. The silicone was spongy and, at least the majority of it, scraped off easily. The little bit still standing strong would have come off easily, I assume, if I repeated the process but I went with brute force.

   Be careful with solvents. The fumes can travel considerable distances and are extremely flammable. Don't smoke and check those pilot lights. They can also lead to dain bamage if you breath the fumes. Ventilation, a respirator and some gloves, a lot of these chemicals can be absorbed through the skin, would make things safer.

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   coonass | Mar 02, 2004 05:39am | #2

   Jason,

   Xylene works but is bad stuff. Read the MSDS before you use it. Be aware it is photoreactive and will sometimes ignite in the sunshine. There was a Great Moments awhile back that had a rag in a painters back pocket bursting into flames. Think he was on a ladder at the time.

   KK

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   DanH | Mar 02, 2004 06:55am | #3

   3M makes a caulk remover that is sort of effective. It seems to work by softening the bond the caulk has with the surface. No great shakes, but something.

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   AJinNZ | Mar 02, 2004 12:08pm | #5

   I use a solvent made by Ados called "Solvent N"

   It will remove pretty much anything. I use it for cleaning up shower trays/panels etc prior to using sealant and then for removing any excess. Fantastic stuff. will whizz silicone off glass and also all sticky labels residue,construction adhesive etc

   About the only thing i have found so far that doesnt like it is fibreglass, goes all sticky an gooey. ( good thing I found that out on the back of the panel.......)

   As said above though, being a solvent the fumes are pretty potent. An extended spell in a confined space with this stuff will cook your brain. Tried wearing latex gloves but it eats right through them. Must try some heavy duty ones.

    

   Everything, 100% of it, depends on how you look at it.

   DW