Bath waste puttied in

[Fallout]

I have a bath waste to possibly swap that has Ben heavily puttied in. As anyone had problems with removing and cleaning off and it damaging the bath in this scenario?

 

[terryplumb]

Depends on exactly what's been used. Plumbers mait for instance is non setting,doesn't go hard ,and is quite easy to remove.

 

[Madrab]

heavily puttied in

mait, I'll bet - Ikky Ikky Gooo - ewwww ... nasty stuff, wear gloves and use some spirit to clean it all off fully.

 

[Fallout]

It looks like it's gone hard.

 

[Madrab]

It looks like it's gone hard.

Does it look like a really old fitting/bath install then? Putty was thing so aid a seal but many many years ago, if not then it could be another type of bodged seal, like a grip adhesive. Is it around the waste or is it squeezing out from the fitting, if you know what I mean. The former it could be just a fudge to try and seal a leak up, the latter then used as part of the install.

All you can do really is chip it away and see what you're left with. I presume it's acrylic if you think you might damage something?

 

[Exedon]

I'm old enough to have used putty and paint to seal waste fittings it does set like rock!
Once started tho it will chip off.

 

[ianmcd]

Does it look like a really old fitting/bath install then? Putty was thing so aid a seal but many many years ago, if not then it could be another type of bodged seal, like a grip adhesive. Is it around the waste or is it squeezing out from the fitting, if you know what I mean. The former it could be just a fudge to try and seal a leak up, the latter then used as part of the install.

All you can do really is chip it away and see what you're left with. I presume it's acrylic if you think you might damage something?

OH how I miss putty and paint great stuff , NOT

 

[Fallout]

That's it I think its silicone. Is rubbery not set hard.

 

[terryplumb]

What a mess that is !

 

[Fallout]

Definitely would you think it would be possible to clear and and remove to swap the waste?

 

[conny]

Get a pipe wrench pliers around it and see if it will turn and push free.
If it does, then remove it completely and start cleaning the gunge off. Hard stuff tends to chip away. Sticky stuff may need some sort of solvent like white spirit or meths.

 

[terryplumb]

A sharp Stanley knife blade will cut through the silicone, on underside of bath around the wastes thread.
Once the large nut is removed off the waste ,the waste should push upward and off the bath.
The remaining silicone shouldn't be too difficult to peel off.

 

[Fallout]

It turns so I think it will remove

 

[Fallout]

It should be ok to remove and fit a new one. The state of it wouldn't put you off?

 

[Madrab]

It should be ok to remove and fit a new one. The state of it wouldn't put you off?

Nah, not at all, most of that will clean up and off no bother and all you need to do is ensure the mating faces are clean and smooth. That's the beauty of silicone I find, even when it's old as long then a stanley easily sorts it out and won't normally stop the watertight seal from being made.