SoK66

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> Then you don't have RTV there.....>

It is indeed black RTV. Easy to identify anyway, but I confirmed it with the
installers.

SoK66

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:41A13499.BFA178C5@sympatico.ca...
> Then you don't have RTV there.....>

It is indeed black RTV. Easy to identify anyway, but I confirmed it with the
installers.

SoK66

"RoyJ" <spamless@microsoft.net> wrote in message
news:Zlbod.1805$uV6.310@newsread3.news.pas.earthli nk.net...
> Could it be windshield sealant? we have used that in the past for dealing
> with plastic body panels, readily avaialable in any good commercial grade
> parts store. IIRC, that stuff is NOT in the RTV family.>

Indeed it's not, it's RTV. Had they used winshield urethane sealer I doubt
we'd have been able to get them off. I use it to seal body panels from time
to time and once cured it's distinctly different and much harder than RTV.

SoK66

"RoyJ" <spamless@microsoft.net> wrote in message
news:Zlbod.1805$uV6.310@newsread3.news.pas.earthli nk.net...
> Could it be windshield sealant? we have used that in the past for dealing
> with plastic body panels, readily avaialable in any good commercial grade
> parts store. IIRC, that stuff is NOT in the RTV family.>

Indeed it's not, it's RTV. Had they used winshield urethane sealer I doubt
we'd have been able to get them off. I use it to seal body panels from time
to time and once cured it's distinctly different and much harder than RTV.

SoK66

"RoyJ" <spamless@microsoft.net> wrote in message
news:Zlbod.1805$uV6.310@newsread3.news.pas.earthli nk.net...
> Could it be windshield sealant? we have used that in the past for dealing
> with plastic body panels, readily avaialable in any good commercial grade
> parts store. IIRC, that stuff is NOT in the RTV family.>

Indeed it's not, it's RTV. Had they used winshield urethane sealer I doubt
we'd have been able to get them off. I use it to seal body panels from time
to time and once cured it's distinctly different and much harder than RTV.

SoK66

"Home guy" wrote:

>I just used 3m's General Purpose Adhesive Cleaner part number 08984. It is
>available at any decent paint store. It claims to be paint safe. I used
>it in
my bathroom to remove the silicon caulk around the shower. I thought RTV
was impenetrable, but this stuff did take it off. Well, sort of. It might
have
removed the thicker portions if I had days to wait. What I ended up doing
was cutting away the thick stuff and then taking 000 grit nylon pads and
scrubbing
the RTV with this stuff. All in all I'm pretty happy with the results.
Nasty smelling though, I had to put a fan blowing fresh air on my face to
keep from
breathing the fumes.>

Good luck
> Dean>

Thanks, Dean, I'll give this a try. (Need to do a bathroom this winter,
anyway!)

Unfortunately my problem is that it's smeared on the paint in a few visible
areas that aren't; covered by the rocker guards. I can't scrub on it or use
a harsh thinner for risk of damaging the paint. Frankly I think the idea
someone had of using an eraser may be the ticket.

SoK66

"Home guy" wrote:

>I just used 3m's General Purpose Adhesive Cleaner part number 08984. It is
>available at any decent paint store. It claims to be paint safe. I used
>it in
my bathroom to remove the silicon caulk around the shower. I thought RTV
was impenetrable, but this stuff did take it off. Well, sort of. It might
have
removed the thicker portions if I had days to wait. What I ended up doing
was cutting away the thick stuff and then taking 000 grit nylon pads and
scrubbing
the RTV with this stuff. All in all I'm pretty happy with the results.
Nasty smelling though, I had to put a fan blowing fresh air on my face to
keep from
breathing the fumes.>

Good luck
> Dean>

Thanks, Dean, I'll give this a try. (Need to do a bathroom this winter,
anyway!)

Unfortunately my problem is that it's smeared on the paint in a few visible
areas that aren't; covered by the rocker guards. I can't scrub on it or use
a harsh thinner for risk of damaging the paint. Frankly I think the idea
someone had of using an eraser may be the ticket.

SoK66

"Home guy" wrote:

>I just used 3m's General Purpose Adhesive Cleaner part number 08984. It is
>available at any decent paint store. It claims to be paint safe. I used
>it in
my bathroom to remove the silicon caulk around the shower. I thought RTV
was impenetrable, but this stuff did take it off. Well, sort of. It might
have
removed the thicker portions if I had days to wait. What I ended up doing
was cutting away the thick stuff and then taking 000 grit nylon pads and
scrubbing
the RTV with this stuff. All in all I'm pretty happy with the results.
Nasty smelling though, I had to put a fan blowing fresh air on my face to
keep from
breathing the fumes.>

Good luck
> Dean>

Thanks, Dean, I'll give this a try. (Need to do a bathroom this winter,
anyway!)

Unfortunately my problem is that it's smeared on the paint in a few visible
areas that aren't; covered by the rocker guards. I can't scrub on it or use
a harsh thinner for risk of damaging the paint. Frankly I think the idea
someone had of using an eraser may be the ticket.

Matt

Kind of weak, but did you try Kaboom or Goof Off? I've had great luck
even getting old rubber adhesives and stuff off painted surfaces with
those. It's cheap, too.


Matt



"SoK66" <SoK66@frontier.net> wrote in message news:<cnqv1t02m0v@enews1.newsguy.com>...
> Thanks everyone for your feedback. So far I've got "nothing", fingers,
> erasers, old credit cards, alcohol and gasoline. Something has to work! ;-)
>
>

Matt

Kind of weak, but did you try Kaboom or Goof Off? I've had great luck
even getting old rubber adhesives and stuff off painted surfaces with
those. It's cheap, too.


Matt



"SoK66" <SoK66@frontier.net> wrote in message news:<cnqv1t02m0v@enews1.newsguy.com>...
> Thanks everyone for your feedback. So far I've got "nothing", fingers,
> erasers, old credit cards, alcohol and gasoline. Something has to work! ;-)
>
>