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On Sat, 11 Jul 2020 23:24:37 -0400, wrote:

On Sat, 11 Jul 2020 15:13:11 -0400,
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On Sat, 11 Jul 2020 16:39:58 -0000 (UTC), Justan wrote:

A trick you may not know about.
CRC 6-56 will remove all traces of silicone adhesive from your hands. Spray
your hands with the stuff. Rub it in till the silicone dissolves. Then wet
your hands and rub in again. Wipe off with paper towels then use soap and
water to remove what's left. This stuff is amazing. I've been using it for
years but I didn't know what it could do to uncured silicone. West Marine
will have it in stock.

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That is a good tip because silicone is notoriously difficult to
remove. We use a fair amout of 3M5200 for things like sealing window
glass. That's tough stuff also but WD40 cleans it right up from just
about anything as long as it hasn't cured yet.

I just tried 5200 to fix a cracked skimmer on the pool.
I have done it with epoxy twice and it cracks again Something is
moving. I hope the 5200 is flexible enough to hold until I get time to
cut that thing out and put in a new one, along with finding out what
is moving. My suspicion is the backfill is bad and the leak only makes
it worse. I know I will be digging up that pretty zoysia grass and it
is a shame. This is the first time I was able to make the grass there
decent.

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We've been in a running battle with our pool skimmer for as long as
we've owned the house, 17 years. Our pool guy says he can replace it
for about $1500 and I'm almost ready to do that. Meanwhile he patches
it about once a year with some kind of underwater epoxy. I'll be
interested to hear how your 5200 repair works out.

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