First time DIY resealing around a shower-over-bath. There was a crack in the grout in the corner so I removed all the silicone around the bath, removed the grout, redid the grout then redid the silicone using wet area 100% silicone sealant.
There are sections where the silicone doesn’t reach around to the front of the tiles above and it looks a little odd, though I applied a lot and I do imagine it will be watertight (it fills the gap between the tile and the rim of the bath, but just doesn’t quite go up the first few mm of the tile as intended).
Would you suggest that I…
a) leave it as is, since it does appear to be sealed
b) add a thin second coat of silicone once the first layer has fully cured
c) scrape it all out and start again.
Before asking here I’ve been researching this and some sites say that you can’t do 2 layers of silicone because it won’t stick to itself while others say it’s common practice in certain situations. This has left me very confused. Help will be much appreciated.
jimjamjahaa t1_j5vcxrw wrote
if it's still wet i'd just use masking tape to define the edges you want and then add more 1 "finger full" at a time. smoosh it in real good. then peel off the tape.
there will be a teeeny tiny ridge equal to the thickness of the tape which some people might find objectionable, but i find the very clean lines provided by the tape more than counteract that.
people who are really really skilled can get perfect lines freehand. not me.