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ebecs

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mastik/sealant remover
« on: May 14, 2005, 05:07:06 pm »
Hey all,

What can I use to desolve/remove mastik type sealants

thanks


Re: mastik/sealant remover
« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2005, 05:42:39 pm »
i use an ashbys heat and steam gun depending were it is. also freezer i circumstances
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Michel Roberts

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Re: mastik/sealant remover
« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2005, 06:16:57 pm »
ebecs

First of all you need to know what type of mastic/sealant you are dealing with.

 Two of the most commen in the uk are Acrylic and Silicone based products
Though there are others i.e butyl rubber and latex/acrylic/silicone blends.

Also much used is decorators caulk, strictly speaking not a sealant but a filler.
 
Some of these have specific products made to remove them from for example bath surrounds or Resilient flooring(which is my particular area of intrest)

Mineral spirits would be a good starting point and failing that B&Q I belive are now selling a generall sealant remover

Michel

Michel Roberts

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Re: mastik/sealant remover
« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2005, 06:21:46 pm »
That should read

A general purpose sealant remover

Martin S

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Re: mastik/sealant remover
« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2005, 06:56:13 pm »
Hi Michel,

If you want to correct any content of your post click the 'modify' button.  You can then correct it and then click 'save'.  Job done.   ;)

Martin.

Ps.  How's the CFR going?
Martin

Michel Roberts

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Re: mastik/sealant remover
« Reply #5 on: May 14, 2005, 10:52:44 pm »
Thanks for that Martin. My computer skills are not all that great

Re the new CFR I am particulary pleased with its portability. I have on two occasions taken it up two flights of stairs. The first time just to see how hard it would be as a test. The second time up two very narrow flights with a kite winder on each. On both occasions it was a cinch.  I cannot concive of every wanting to use more than two lots of hose given how easy it is to get up stairs.

On the downside I remain to be convinced about the lack of heat. I know that the great and the good who know far more than me say that because of the high flow, atomisation, ect heat is not as important as a normall HWE.

However this week I did a job in chelsea that made me think.
Domestic trashed pale cut pile. Vacced with kirby Sprayed with m/s used envirodry with soft gold brushes.

Filled Cfr with customer's water which was unsually hot.  Up to now have only filled machine with warm water.

As soon as I started to make my first pass I could instantly see a great difference in cleaning effect over what I had become used to. I was using the roller wand by the way, though I did buy the glide wand as well I hav'nt used it much.

Towards the end of the job the improvment seemed to deminish. Sure enough when I checked the water in the tank it was lukewarm as you might expect.

Regards Michel

Dave Parry

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Re: mastik/sealant remover New
« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2005, 09:30:18 pm »
Go into B&Q and in the mastic section you will see mastic (or silicone sealant) remover. Just apply as directed. HWE as normal afterwards
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