How to get silicone offa my visor?

I gave my visor a good clean the other day but when I took the pinlock
thing off it left behind some of the silicone bead. Any ideas how to get
it off without melting/scratching the visor?

 

Could try bunging it in the freezer overnight to see if the silicone
will just crack off when frozen. Might be worth paging Cane on FB.

 

maybe leave it soaking in hot soapy water overnight.

It certainly won't do any harm so there's nothing to lose in trying.

 

Yeah - tried that. But of course it's 100% resistant since it's the same
as bath sealant.

 

Ahh, I was thinking it might work itself between visor and bead ok.

Uhmmm... WD40?

 

Nah, not even cellulose thinners will clean silicone ime, it's evil
stuff. Best way I've found for getting it off baths/sinks is slice it
off with a razor blade, but I suspect the curve of a visor rules that
out.

 

I hope it's a different silicone sealant they use around baths (it's not)
and that it isn't affected *too* badly by a bit of warm soapy water.

Except time and hope

 

Given the silicone around pinlocks is normally bonded to the insert
only thenit will have likely only become attached to the visor with
continued pressure, can't see how it'd have properly bonded that way.

 

Well you could try this.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003ZUXQ...de=asn&creative=22206&creativeASIN=B003ZUXQLW

Of course you'd have to test it on a small area first. Other than that,
careful scraping with a razor blade is your best bet.

Tim

 

I thought about some stuff like that, but at that price I'm prob just as
well getting a new visor I guess.

 

I have used that once on a bath - seems to work but still had to cut
the excess off first.

Not sure what it would do the visor though.

 

There is a "stuff" you can get from somewhere like RS called silicone
remover, I've got some somewhere, but I've never tried it

type "RS components" into google and the "silicone remover", it's a 'kin
long link, so I didn't post it


Yeah, silicone's a bugger to get off anything, including glass

 

"Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 weeks."

 

Just roll the stuff off with a thumb. then follow it up with lighter fluid.