Dougster
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My 58 y.o. tract home has the usual enameled steel bathtub. I hope to replace the tub drain with a Geberit kit. The new rubber drain shoe gasket needs a stable, clean, smooth surface under the tub.
The photo is the old drain shoe. The light colored sealant from decades ago is hard to the touch. There's also a dab of the same material on a nearby girder where the installer wiped his finger.
I am worried the sealant is epoxy not putty. I would like feedback re:
(a) What type of sealant is it? Could it be a hard-to-remove epoxy or is it just hardened putty?
(b) If epoxy, how do I best remove it cleanly without destroying the tub drain hole?
Thanks
(also see http://imgur.com/a/DZJUy )
The photo is the old drain shoe. The light colored sealant from decades ago is hard to the touch. There's also a dab of the same material on a nearby girder where the installer wiped his finger.
I am worried the sealant is epoxy not putty. I would like feedback re:
(a) What type of sealant is it? Could it be a hard-to-remove epoxy or is it just hardened putty?
(b) If epoxy, how do I best remove it cleanly without destroying the tub drain hole?
Thanks
(also see http://imgur.com/a/DZJUy )
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