Painting over silicone

worn_out

Will using something like shellac primer enable me to then apply emulsion paint on top of the silicone sealant ?

FreeBear

Possibly.

But as silicone sealant is flexible, what ever you paint over the top will crack and eventually flake off.

greenface2

try wood primer

deejaybee

I had this issue, removed silicon and replaced with caulk, which is fine to paint over.

worn_out

I feared the only solution was to remove the silicone because there's a lot of it both in length and volume applied, plus it's adhered to plaster on one side and plastic ducting on the other..it isn't a neat application...removing the silicone sounds really like hard work but it's the risk of scratching the other surfaces that worries me, especially the plastic ducting.. has anyone any ideas on the best way to remove the silicone ...?  i did wonder of I could apply masking tape over the silicone and then paint pver that, but alas I'm told masking tape won't take being painted over....

bob_a_builder

This ...
https://www.screwfix.com/p/no-nonsense-sealant-remover-100ml/88987

Niv

take off the worst of the silicon the use something like silikill to get the rest off without scratching surfaces.

Niv

https://www.toolstation.com/silicone-eater-cartridge/p45066?searchstr=silicon remo 
Just seen this in toolstation. Not used that one myself as i use sili-kill