old silicone

[Peter_Gun_Riff]

i was wondering whats the best was to tidy up and re do silicone the tank is weathered abit and id like to cut it back with stanlys knife(stanly knife lol) and redo the edges as their are some leaks.

what can i use to get a clean edge(no smudges etc) and what can i use to push the silicone in to make the curved affect that you get with new tanks know what i meen?? its hard to put in words sorry

thanks

[edit] what can i use to buff the glass abit to give it a newer look???

[roo]

The worst and best thing about silicon is it sticks like hell to glass. You will have to cut the silicon out of the corners. After you do this, ( be patient) . Take the blade out of the holder and use like a shaver and push in to the silicon to remove all the crap. You should end up with clean glass.

Remember to always use masking tape it saves a lot of hassle ( I used to be Boatbuilder so I have some experience in this regard, with boat windows etc)

The best way to push it in the corners is to spit ( no joke) on your finger and run it along the corners. Make sure you finger is nice and wet and repeat( dont be afraid to get you finger really covered), the silicon wont stick to you fingers as long as it has spit on it. Once finished pull the tape, pull straight up and slightly over the corner, whatever you do don't pull the tape away from the corner as it will pull the silicon.

Hope this helps and makes sense.

[agro77]

Totallly Agree, Maybe use some White Sprit to clean the glass after removal of the old silicon, other than the I recomend and use "Spit" to

Anthony

[AQuaSaler]

Make sure you use some top-quality silicon to maintain strenght and duration.

[roo]

V2 or Dow Corning 99A ( i think or 999 can't remember) both are good

[Peter_Gun_Riff]

thanks is sheelys(sp??) a good brand to use comes in a blue tube with white writing. other wise i will look for some other stuff.