> From: "Anthony Chiarello" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 19:39:35 -0500
>
> My idea was to use a blowtorch to
> melt the silicone and break the seal. I don't know if this can be done
> though. Seems like silicone requires an extremely high temperature before
> it dissolves. Thhink I may be reaching for the old hammer on this one. TC
I'd avoid using heat - more likely you would crack the glass with the
thermal stress, and it probably would be the wrong pane that cracked!
It's really not too hard to use the old-style razor blades. You can use
pliers to hold the blade to protect your fingers, or just put some tape
on your fingers in advance, or just suffer... :-)
AFAIK, there are no common solvents that soften silicones once they set.
One of their good features is that they are very inert chemically. It
might be worthwhile to investigate this via the manufacturers' web sites.
The stuff was originally developed by Dow-Corning, back when they were
Dow Chemical, the napalm people. GE makes a lot of it these days too.
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