Silicone around a bath to stop water leaks

viney

I recently siliconed round my bath (after filling it with water first), left it for 24 hrs and everything was fine. Unfortunately, when I ran my finger over the silicone, I obviously pressed to hard as it has left a small grove in the silicone between the wall and the bath. Some water just sits in the grove of the silicone.

Does anyone know if I can just apply more silicone on top of the one I have just put, or do I have to remove it all again and reapply all of it in one go. Hoping the latter is not the case, it was difficult enough the first time around.

alanobrien

viney wrote:

I recently siliconed round my bath (after filling it with water first), left it for 24 hrs and everything was fine. Unfortunately, when I ran my finger over the silicone, I obviously pressed to hard as it has left a small grove in the silicone between the wall and the bath. Some water just sits in the grove of the silicone.

Does anyone know if I can just apply more silicone on top of the one I have just put, or do I have to remove it all again and reapply all of it in one go. Hoping the latter is not the case, it was difficult enough the first time around.

You can put a bit more on the top but its difficult to do without it looking a bit naff once its dried out.

My method is to use a wet finger ( i can see the replies to that now ) and a thin film of silicone it works for me.

plumb1_2

alanobrien wrote:

You can put a bit more on the top but its difficult to do without it looking a bit naff once its dried out.

My method is to use a wet finger ( i can see the replies to that now ) and a thin film of silicone it works for me.

Just lightly sand it 1st,wet you finger with washing up lidquid

quoia

CONGRATULATIONS on at least doing it right !

...for any others that missed the snippet "hidden" within the problem .....

When sealing around a bath you should always FILL THE BATH FIRST !

The weight of the water will almost certainly cause the bath to drop slightly with respect to the surrounding walls.

Filling the bath to 95% - 99% full with water will OPEN UP and WIDEN any gap that needs filling/sealing.

LEAVE IT FULL WITH WATER UNTIL THE SEALANT HAS GONE OFF !

When empty the bead of sealant will be slightly compressed, when full at zero tension.

If you do not do this when the bath is full it is attempting to pull the sealant away from the wall.

viney

Hi thanks for the replies, although I am still unsure about what I should do.

Can I apply new silicone on top of the existing one which is about 2 days old?

Why would it look naff, if I am applying it on top and just apply less pressure with the finger this time? I need to get rid of the grove which is in there at the moment by applying more silicone on top of it.

alanobrien

viney wrote:

Hi thanks for the replies, although I am still unsure about what I should do.

Can I apply new silicone on top of the existing one which is about 2 days old?

Why would it look naff, if I am applying it on top and just apply less pressure with the finger this time? I need to get rid of the grove which is in there at the moment by applying more silicone on top of it.

OK, simply yes you can apply new silicon on top of the old.

It will only look naff it you put to much on top, just lightly fill the groove and it should look ok.