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Posted by Charlie S. on February 13, 2006, 9:56 pm
I removed a set of glass sliding doors from the top of our bathtub. I
replaced them with a shower curtain rod and plastic curtains.
Some sort of caulking material was used to adhere the base of the doors to
the tub. Some of this caulking (?) was left behind after removing the base.
I have not tried to remove it, but it's hard and seems like it will be very
difficult to take off. Was wondering is there some way of softening this
stuff up? Or, a way to remove it without scrapping the tub.
For what it's worth, I installed the curved (crescent) shaped shower curtain
rod instead of the standard straight one. Thought it would be helpful for
my handicapped father. Turns out I like it too. Gives you more room to
shower. The only drawback is hanging towels on it is not as easy as a
straight shower curtain rod. I highly recommend them if anyone is looking
to put in new curtains.
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Posted by Abe on February 13, 2006, 10:19 pm
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>I removed a set of glass sliding doors from the top of our bathtub. I
>replaced them with a shower curtain rod and plastic curtains.
>Some sort of caulking material was used to adhere the base of the doors to
>the tub. Some of this caulking (?) was left behind after removing the base.
>I have not tried to remove it, but it's hard and seems like it will be very
>difficult to take off. Was wondering is there some way of softening this
>stuff up? Or, a way to remove it without scrapping the tub.
A sharp razor blade and a careful hand.
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Posted by Charles Spitzer on February 14, 2006, 12:52 pm
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> >I removed a set of glass sliding doors from the top of our bathtub. I
>>replaced them with a shower curtain rod and plastic curtains.
>>Some sort of caulking material was used to adhere the base of the doors to
>>the tub. Some of this caulking (?) was left behind after removing the
>>base.
>>I have not tried to remove it, but it's hard and seems like it will be
>>very
>>difficult to take off. Was wondering is there some way of softening this
>>stuff up? Or, a way to remove it without scrapping the tub.
> A sharp razor blade and a careful hand.
a hair dryer may soften it
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Posted by PipeDown on February 14, 2006, 4:38 pm
First try to get it all up in one chunk with a putty knife, then scrape what
you can with a razor. Its actually easier to remove if it is not too soft.
What is left you might be able to scrub off but if it comes to it, try
liquid nails remover (a gel like paste that softens lots of stuff, look in
the same isle as the caulk and other adhesives)
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>I removed a set of glass sliding doors from the top of our bathtub. I
>replaced them with a shower curtain rod and plastic curtains.
> Some sort of caulking material was used to adhere the base of the doors to
> the tub. Some of this caulking (?) was left behind after removing the
> base. I have not tried to remove it, but it's hard and seems like it will
> be very difficult to take off. Was wondering is there some way of
> softening this stuff up? Or, a way to remove it without scrapping the
> tub.
> For what it's worth, I installed the curved (crescent) shaped shower
> curtain rod instead of the standard straight one. Thought it would be
> helpful for my handicapped father. Turns out I like it too. Gives you
> more room to shower. The only drawback is hanging towels on it is not as
> easy as a straight shower curtain rod. I highly recommend them if anyone
> is looking to put in new curtains.
>
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>replaced them with a shower curtain rod and plastic curtains.
>Some sort of caulking material was used to adhere the base of the doors to
>the tub. Some of this caulking (?) was left behind after removing the base.
>I have not tried to remove it, but it's hard and seems like it will be very
>difficult to take off. Was wondering is there some way of softening this
>stuff up? Or, a way to remove it without scrapping the tub.