I am stripping and re-sealing a corner shower stall, and am having a hell of time removing all the old caulk. I also discovered the previous homeowners decided to just caulk over the previous caulk that was on there, so I am removing 2 or 3 layers depending on the location. It was leaking in the spots that had 3 layers so I think they just added more caulk to “fix” leaks. I have the chemical caulk remover, and that certainly helps, but it still is taking a metric fuck-ton of manual labor. Any tricks/suggestions for removal of very old caulk? I am about to throw a scotch brite on a palm sander and go to town.
Are you sure that the older layers are caulk and not grout? If it’s actually grout, you can use a chisel to gently break it up.
Should have mentioned the surround is plastic and the front glass is trimmed in brass. Nothing I would expect grout to be used on.
Fair, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t. Some people do weird things. :)
lol, true. The original remodel was done in '97, which is when I think the deepest layer is from. Who the fuck knows what they did.
Indeed. Good luck in any case. :D