Purely hypothetically 
if you had, say, put on a lexan screen and put a strip of silicone sealant along the bottom, and were now wanting to put an
aeroscreen on, how would you get rid of the silicone sealant from teh scuttle?
I've tried a knife (removes the top part), meths and a heat gun. Any other suggestions?
good luck 
Silicone remover, b&q sell it. don't know how good it is or how it would effect the paint/fibreglass
If it's the normal domestic type of silicon sealant (not a 'special' car type) then you can get silicon sealant remover from the
plumbing section of most DIY stores. It's used when people want to replace sealant round a bath.
Probably worth trying it out on a remote corner of the GRP before using in a visible area! It does get used with baths made of fibreglass, so it
should be ok.
HTH,
David
as they say, silicone removere, also removes paint,
ta for the tips
never used it before but reading the COSH sheet it does sound like a test should be done bofore hand
I have used silicone remover on grp before and it made a realy good job but i would do a test patch first.
Never used the stuff. But silcon is pretty inert stuff!
- A lot of modern baths/showertrays are grp so i presume it would be ok with them, or would mention specifcaly that is was not. However a test is
alwyas bast. Have a good wipe of an area you can affor to loose, leave it a while, and see what it looks like!
I'd mechanicaly remove as much as i could first as well, a lot might just peel off depending on how well it stuck.
Daniel
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Originally posted by r1_pete
Screwfix silicone remover
I've heard that washing up liquid is good at removing unset silicone sealant, never tried it though!..........