Tank Stripping Tool

[krichardson]

My 75 gallon tank started to leak a few months ago so I had to drain and shut it down and relocate my fish until I could repair it.I was going to go the usual route of cutting out the old silicone with the blades of my trusty utility knife until this neat looking item appeared on my FB feed.It is meant to be used as a culk removing tool but the way that it's blades are angled seems to make it ideal for tank repair,silicone removal so I thought I'd order one and give it a try.

....as seen the photo it has the angled blade at one end and a flat blade on the opposite end.

 

[tlindsey]

My 75 gallon tank started to leak a few months ago so I had to drain and shut it down and relocate my fish until I could repair it.I was going to go the usual route of cutting out the old silicone with the blades of my trusty utility knife until this neat looking item appeared on my FB feed.It is meant to be used as a culk removing tool but the way that it's blades are angled seems to make it ideal for tank repair,silicone removal so I thought I'd order one and give it a try.
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....as seen the photo it has the angled blade at one end and a flat blade on the opposite end.

Should make stripping fast and easy.

 

[krichardson]

Should make stripping fast and easy.

Yes,the plastic handle feels a bit cheap but I think it should hold up due to the angled blades making the work easier.

 

[jjohnwm]

That thing looks brilliant!

If it works decently, I want one!

 

[krichardson]

That thing looks brilliant!

If it works decently, I want one!

I thought others here might be interested.

 

[Backfromthedead]

That looks great. I use a similar tool called a shavehook to strip my tanks. I would post a pic but I cannot find the darn thing atm lol.

 

[krichardson]

That looks great. I use a similar tool called a shavehook to strip my tanks. I would post a pic but I cannot find the darn thing atm lol.

Is it this bad boy?

 

[Backfromthedead]

Is it this bad boy?
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Kinda looks like that but with a wood handle. All I have is the triangle blade but those other ones look useful too. It's lost in here somewhere lol.


Your device might actually be superior cause it looks like you could pit more leverage on the seam stripping action without filleting yourself lol.

 

[krichardson]

Kinda looks like that but with a wood handle. All I have is the triangle blade but those other ones look useful too. It's lost in here somewhere lol.
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Your device might actually be superior cause it looks like you could pit more leverage on the seam stripping action without filleting yourself lol.

Boy,I'd have a ball spelunking through there lol!
I may get around to actually putting the thing through it's paces this weekend.It came in the mail a few days ago but I've feeling really lazy lately.

 

[Sirtrashcan]

How well did that work for you? I bought one for my re-sealing purposes and I did my 75g with a regular razor blade but tried out the scraping tool on my 20g but I didn't like it because it didn't ever really cut into the silicone, just bounced off of it.