getting silicon off glass

[ross]

ive just built a new viv for a boa im going to treat myself to at xmas,and i was just wondering i had an old fish tank that im using the glass out of but the thing is its still got a little bit of the silicon on it around the edges of the glass,how is the best way of getting it clean cuz ive scraped the most of with a stanley blade but its just little bits now that i need to get off,what could i use to make it spotless clean?

edit- i am not using a glass viv,i have cut the glass from the old fish tank to use on the wooden viv ive made.

[amanda75]

You can buy silicone eater from diy shops - spread it on and leave it, then when it's done the remaining silicone just wipes off.

[ross]

do you know how much it is?

[amanda75]

erm.... was a yearr or so ago so i'm not too sure but was definitely not much... under a fiver anyway.

[ross]

yeah i just looked how much it was its 7 pound so not to bad really.thanks

[Atheist]

i use petrol or white spirit. Make sure you wash it off after tho for obvious reasons

[pixie_bex]

I normally use the blunt bit of a stanley knife to get it off.. may screw the glass up though hmmm lol not much help there really was i lol

[Shark]

Or several brand new razor blades...Used to build aquariums a while ago and we didnt like using chemicals so there is another option for ya...


I could take apart a whole aquarium and remove all old silicon with about 6/7 blades, should only cost about 10p each...

[ross]

do you mean razor blades that you shave your face with lol?