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Posted by Just Joshin on April 10, 2007, 12:02 pm
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>> >I have caulk around the tile floor I installed in a bathroom. I don't
>> >remember what kind. Probably about 5 years old and hard to the
>> >touch. I have tried a razor knife, dremel tool, some kind of "caulk
>> >remover solvent", nothing will touch this stuff. Any magic out there?
>>
>> >-Jim
>>
>> Wow, I thought 5in1 tool, but you said razor knife. I thought caulk
>> softener, but you said 'caulk remover solvent'. I thought power
>> tools, but you said dremmel. I wish you knew what caulk this is,
>> since I'm interested in using it.
>>
>> Have you tried heating it up, safely! Then using a 5-in-1 tool/puddy
>> knife to try and unseat it. Maybe if you unseat enough of it you can
>> pull it out like rope. Just a guess. Not there.
>>
>> tom @ www.YourMoneySavingTips.com
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>No, I didn't try heat. I don't follow your first paragraph, but I
Sorry, I was reviewing that everything that comes to mind you tried.
The idea of heat, is a guess, and I saw it on tv for removing adhesive
backed tiles. Thought it could lossen up the grab of the caulk.
tom
>have gotten under part of it with a putty knife, but it just comes up
>in a hard chunk the size of the knife, and that too awhile to do. I
>suppose I can try a hair dryer safely, but I'd be surprised if it
>works.
>
>Thank you for the suggestion though.
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