Have you ever spent all day on an installation only to screw it up by getting a little silicone in the middle of the countertop? Even worse is getting a glob on a stainless steel sink. DSR-5 claims they have the answer. They say their patented formula breaks the bond of cured silicone without elbow grease, dip tanks, mixing, heating or special tools.
I started with a piece of solid surface with a nice big glob of silicone on it. I let it dry for 48 hours to make sure it was good a set. I started by applying a generous squirt to the top of the silicone and let it sit for one minute. I proceeded to work the silicone off with my fingers. The instructions say to use a scraper, but I wanted to make sure I did not scrap the surface so I could maintain a perfect finish.
Achieving a scratch free silicone removal was possible. However, it was not instant unless it was uncured silicone. Working the edges of the cured silicone and moving toward the middle worked the best for me. A terry cloth rag removed any small fragments that remained. The small glob you see in the picture took about three minutes to work off with nothing more than my fingernail and a small amount of DSR-5.
DSR-5 is, in better terms, a silicone lifter vs remover. If you spray it on cured anything, it will not magically make the silicone start melting away. There are chemicals that will do that but also burn the top. You spray it on and start working it with a laminate chip, thumbnail etc. Another little squirt and keep working it. It gets under the caulk and "lifts it".
I was happy with the performance of the DSR-5 with the cured silicone, but the real magic was with uncured silicone. I squirted the silicone on the solid surface, wiped off the majority with a paper towel and then applied the DSR-5. I wiped the silicone residue off with a rag and it looked like it was never there.
When I talked with Dave from Federal Saw about the product, I was very skeptical it would do what it claimed. I thought he was full of it. Nope, he was dead on. What I liked most is that it protects the counter or sink from damage and that for me is the whole point.
The only problem I encountered with the test was the fact that the silicone I used has chemicals in it that will change the look of the material. After removing 100% of the cured silicone I could see a slight outline where the silicone was. It was not the silicone. Uncured silicone left absolutely no residue.
We now have the DSR-5 on the install truck and the guys love it. It makes applying silicone around a stainless steel sink pain free.
If you have any questions please contact:
Dave at Federal Saw and Tool
simplyservice@aol.com
1-866-FED-SAW1
OR
Andy
andy@thefabricatornetwork.com
You can purchase the product at Federal Saw and Tool or you can check out the product at http://www.dsr5.com/
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