Gunk on tiles

ffacoffipawb

We had a new sink fitted by John Wayne's grandson. Thats another story.

When the old sink was removed from the wall there was a lot of residue left on the tiles. This was holding the old sink on the wall without any screws so was strong stuff. It was so strong that it held the sink on the wall on its own when the pedestal underneath was removed.

We dont know what this stuff was but nail varnish remover (acetone) hasn't shifted it.

Any ideas? Photo below, thanks.

Martin_the_Unjust

Liberal amounts of WD40 or similar, that and a scraper will shift it.

flashg67

Possible it's silicone - you can but silicone remover but a blade and elbow grease will achieve the same thing

grumbler

silicone - no way...

ffacoffipawb

flashg67 said:

Possible it's silicone - you can but silicone remover but a blade and elbow grease will achieve the same thing

Dont think it is silicone. Two fist size blobs kept a large heavy sink secured to the wall after the pedestal was removed and the sink had to be smashed to pieces to remove it because it just would not budge.

ffacoffipawb

Martin_the_Unjust said:

Liberal amounts of WD40 or similar, that and a scraper will shift it.

Ok thanks will try that tomorrow.

FreeBear

ffacoffipawb said: We dont know what this stuff was but nail varnish remover (acetone) hasn't shifted it.

Could be a grab adhesive - A hot air gun might soften it up enough to scrape off, but do watch you don't overheat the tiles or they may crack.

There are also solvents available to remove grab adhesives, but I don't know how effective they are.

Alternative, if you have any spare tiles. Remove the affected tiles, and fit new ones.