Old silicone line

[Lgw]

Ill be moving house soon, and would love to get rid of the old line of silicone in the middle of my tank whilst its empty. The glass has next to no scratches and this line is a huge eye sore. I was thinking about replacing the tank with a new one, but if anyone has any ideas how to remove the silicone without scratching the glass please fire away! Please see pic

 

[Matt S]

Use a razor blade and just keep it angled and flat against the glass that's how I clean glass and it should not scratch your tank


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[Lgw]

Ok thanks mate, do you just use the razor cartridge on the handle or remove the blade and just use it? Probably sounds like a stupid question lol but I imagine it being awkward holding a single blade

 

[deeda]

Single edge razor blade or you can get the paint scraper style one that uses a single edge razor blade.

 

[love The Jack Dempseys]

Just get replacement razors and use it in your hand. This is also the best way to get dried gunk out of a used tank etc.

 

[sincebeen]

Alternatively, if you're worried about scratches like me, you could use something like this:

http://compare.ebay.com/like/120994747368?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar

Since it's plastic there's almost no possibility for scratches. Any local hardware store will have something similar.

The remaining silicone can be easily removed using a product like Goof Off.





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[Lgw]

Awesome, thank you!

 

[doomiedee]

Looks like my 15 that had a divider siliconed in it. Well not as ugly at least. I removed the divider and scraped off the silicone but it left lines were the silicone was.


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[Matt S]

Ok thanks mate, do you just use the razor cartridge on the handle or remove the blade and just use it? Probably sounds like a stupid question lol but I imagine it being awkward holding a single blade

Yes just use it in your hand and make sure you have a few extras also there's no stupid questions when it comes to learning especially when it's about a hobby you love good luck getting it off


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