View Single Post
  #8 (permalink)  
Old 03-03-2009, 02:50 PM
pyramid pyramid is offline
New Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 6
Thanks: 1
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
pyramid is on a distinguished road
Quote:
Originally Posted by jnaas2 View Post
Denatured alcohol does a good job of softening up old caulk and making it easier to remove with a scraper and also removes soap scum so the new caulk will bond good. Redwood Ive never heard of phenoeseal before where do you get it and is it good
I have some alcohol around so I tried it. I wouldn't have thought of that. Thanks!

It does work, albeit somewhat slowly. I'm going to try to come up with some way to soak the stuff for awhile to save some labor. I'm thinking a strip of rag covered with saran or somesuch to keep the alcohol from evaporating too quickly.

I also have some acetone (nail polish remover) I'm going to try.
Reply With Quote