How to remove silicone from drywall

1. Thoroughly clean the surface with a specific bath product and make sure that no fat remains at the end of the operation.

2. Cut the silicone with a professional cutter to check its consistency. Note: if the cut material is rubbery it is silicone, in case the consistency is harder it will be a latex-based sealant.

3. Remove the silicone with a spatula or a scraper, cutting the upper and lower edges of the same so as to remove the strip with your hands. Note: if the operation is particularly complicated, soften the silicone by wetting it with a little water (if necessary, put wet cloths on the surface leaving the same 2/3 days soaking, checking every now and then that the clothes are always soaked liquid) or heat it with a heat gun or use a little oily degreaser with water.

4. Remove residues in the joint with a professional cutter or spatula.

5. vacuum the cracks and joints, then apply denatured alcohol or an anti-mold product on the surface, in order to eliminate the mold that has formed under the old silicone.

Tools and materials:

• Professional cutter

• Professional spatula

• Scraper

• Heat gun

• Cloth

• Rubber gloves

• Water

• Oven degreaser

• Denatured alcohol

• Specific anti-mold product