Don't Throw Away Hardened Silicone! How to Reuse Dried Silicone

Silicone freezes and becomes unusable when left on, but in this video we show you how to reuse dried silicone.

[@scroopynooperz9051]

You can also reuse hardened silicon to clean abrasive discs, sanding paper etc. Plenty of other uses for it.

[@melvinparker7133]

hardened silicone sealant is great for cleaning sanding disks and belts.Make a block of it and use like the shop built item.

[@ricoblueeye]

thank , this tip comes in the right time, because i found an old tube of silicon and put it out now i dont need to put it awy

[@bartonrobinett3790]

Want to keep open silicone caulk tubes almost forever? Put them in the freezer. It won’t harden in the tip or the tube. I’ve kept them alive for over two years that way. Works with most kinds of caulk and oil based paints as well.

[@barberton3695]

Thanks for the great suggestion

[@IsaKocoglu]

_After filling the freezer with silicone caulking tubes:_ *Her:* Honey, can you please reheat something from the freezer to eat for tonight? *Him:* 😳… 🫥

[@barberton3695]

@@IsaKocoglu 🤣

[@1090yoyo]

Also works for most glues. If you're fed up throwing away cyanoacrylate glue tubes which are used 1/4, 2 advice: - Store it in the fridge. Never tried the freezer - Buy small 1ml tubes, because even in the frige the cap will end up glued. It helps, but it's not magic

[@nelsondog100]

I put a paintbrush into the freezer overnight one time, the stench from that thought me a good lesson: never do that again!

[@samTollefson]

That's a good trick! One thing I do when I know I will not be using it for a while is to tape a 12" piece of 3/8" plastic tubing on the tip and squeeze the plunger until the silicone or adhesive comes out the tip of the tubing then seal the end good. I have gotten 6, or 8 months of storage out of it before the caulk hardens down into the tip.

[@luke_skywanker7643]

Thanks1 You just saved a WHOLE LOT of people some money.

[@junkyarddawgs9956]

Put golf tee in the end when done using will last much longer. Use the jumbo long ones and spray wd -40 on the tee as a release agent !!

[@mcampbell4914]

Great idea. I have at least two half filled tubes of caulking that have harden. I was thinking or purchasing those caps that are available on Amazon. They will effectively do same thing as your idea, but they are really expensive for what they are.

[@desert-walker]

Well that’s a good idea to burn the tip when you’re done to close it up although you didn’t show that here

[@asianmikedesigns]

Um, this was more like "how to remove hardened silicone blocking tube passage." how about show me how to reuse hardened silicone through the entire tube.

[@BornAgainCynic0086]

write in and ask for a refund.

[@abbyvaldes9177]

I agree. Time wasted sifting through the bs videos. This was total click bait.

[@Kj16V]

I'm not quite sure what you did. Did you melt the tube with the torch and press it on to the other half of the tube?

[@ronaldatkinson9165]

You have a pretty good idea for the uncured silicone. "reuse dried silicone" is not what you did. Your commenters made a good start though. Without your video, the others would help us actually reuse the hardened silicone.

[@jonnafry]

Thought you were going to cut the dried up plug into silicone washers - different interpretation of reusing dried silicone.

[@billhayward1585]

good hack ! if you're desperate, which sometime happens. BUT calking is only a few buck a tube.

[@BornAgainCynic0086]

Not in Australia, like 6~7 bucks.

[@pauleohl]

@@BornAgainCynic0086 Same here. At least $10 USD for a 10 oz tube of silicone.

[@billhayward1585]

@@BornAgainCynic0086 thanks for your reply. I'm sure the way things are going my price will be 7$ soon to, no doubt!

[@Green__one]

ranges from $3-$8 here (most being at the upper end of that!), but that doesn't count the time it takes to realize that the tube I have is semi-hardened, drive to the store, get a new one, and drive home. This is a much easier way of dealing with that situation.

[@СтаниславСмирнов-в3ю]

На половину засохший, на самом деле... А использование той засохшей части? Можно из неё некие уплотнители вырезать, или шайбы?

[@malcolmism6]

FANTASTIC........ no more wastage. Apart from empty tube.lol

[@untilnows9451]

Non ho capito! Il silicone essiccato torna liquido ( in base a quale processo)? oppure è la parte di fondo del tubo (non ancora essiccata) che viene utilizzata?

[@jimbxtrmm]

it's the part not yet dried

[@andrehamon766]

Bonjour, excellente idée, Merci pour ce conseil. Passez une bonne journée

[@СтепанБербат]

Ещё засохшим силиконом хорошо чистить ленточную наждачку.

[@ШурикТретий]

Да вообще мощно напилить много прикольных силиконовых дисков.

[@SC.243k]

Very very beautiful, thanks for sharing my friend 👍👍👍👍👍👍🥰♥️👈

[@TheMonkdad]

Wow! If I’d have done this when i was building my house…I’d still be building my house.

[@joseantoniogiraldogonzalez9950]

Esta loco, abdolutamente inentendible el proceso

[@oskey5301]

How to reutilize what is not hardened?

[@kenpryor4440]

So cut it take out the hard stuff then tape it back together then waste the rest got it

[@DaveyMulholland]

Maybe there's a part 2 where he actually uses all the cured silicone

[@barberton3695]

@@DaveyMulholland luckily people in the comments gave good ideas for the hardened silicone: good for cleaning belt sanders, abrasive discs, etc

[@قحطانالنعيمي-ج1س]

مافتهمنا شي طلعتو جامد ورجعتو جامد شلون اشتغل

[@bhairu9]

many thanks for your idea

[@fredparsons5134]

Great idea!

[@s96822]

could a very small balloon work that stretches tightly over nozzle work?

[@BusterNorway]

You have one for aluminum housing too? ;)

[@smarleyjoe3569]

? How about just use that torch to melt the end after you use it, would that seal it up?

[@jamesm.grainger9907]

Just stand the tube nose down in a cup of water. Instant "no air" seal. It will last almost forever.

[@juanmanuelmontana9633]

When all silicon tube is hardened... no result. Cuando todo el tubo de silicona esta endurecido... no resulta.

[@Freeagent-4-life]

This is awesome

[@toboldygo5823]

I think us men live the same lives while the women are cackling in the kitchen🗣. you’re saving money and not throwing away the old silicone 👋🏻🤪✨😂😂

[@konradklein5530]

Gefriert oder härtet aus?

[@chdhfjhdhfhfh9672]

Thanks

[@jmartmac]

Good to the last drop!

[@jfarinacci0329]

good info. thank you,

[@philiprussell3338]

Good tip !!

[@ДимаНевский-х5е]

Respect 👍

[@ausi14u]

I like that !

[@dbc105]

Nice

[@原灰進]

どういうこと？

[@guillempons373]

Buena idea

[@ИванДурак-з9я]

Название не соответствует содержимому ролика. Дислайк

[@zoooksi]

There is better way to keep it fresh in condition like it is not opened....

[@Green__one]

And yet you don't say what that is...

[@zoooksi]

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[@carlthornton3076]

Very Good!... #81 ✝ {7-28-2022}

[@catranger01]

5 minutes labor, $0.50 worth of tape, and $0.50 worth of propane= $1 of semi reliable silicone sealant.

[@Green__one]

So you're worried about the 5 minutes of labour to do this fix, but you don't count the hour or more of time it would take (round trip) to go to the hardware store for a new tube...

[@shanebearham4646]

Yet again another video that DOES NOT SHOW "Use of Dried/hardened Silicone" AT ALL, at no time was "DRY/hardened" silicon reused, misleading title, scam, whatever you want to call it

[@johnbravo7542]

I bet he wrapped yellow tape around a new tube of silicone,who would see it under the dispenser.

[@akanali5495]

hiç atarmıyız 75 lira olmuş.

[@phallca]

Okay you showed how to refurbish a partially clogged tube, now tell us how to use the hardened silicone mentioned in the title of the vid.

[@kenanpercin9201]

👍👍👍

[@waynehughes8297]

But now you’ve just wasted the silicone you saved 😝

[@barberton3695]

🤣

[@markshortland2101]

Really

[@oldguy8177able]

yes he does'nt use the hardened stuff just gets rid of it,very misleading

[@wmoy8507]

Good idea but that is a lot of work to sav 1 or 2 bucks.

[@djpaulk]

What about if the closest hardware store is a 1hr drive...

[@mikegallo5922]

try 10-12 bucks and a trip to the hardware store.. plus the 6.00 of wasted silicone in the old tube..

[@juliodanielalbarracin3668]

Hola !!! La verdad No entendí !

[@Ivan-gb7vh]

Молодца

[@ТоляШульман-х7ы]

Элементарное жлобство, люди пропивают больше,стоит силикон.

[@tgfcujhb7583]

What about the dried silicone???👎👎👎

[@alainriendeau3292]

D

[@daqt6079]

Throw that in the trash and use fresh caulk and give your customer a first rate job.

[@miso1995srb]

Some people don't have money

[@Alexander-mj3jk]

фейк

[@susieduzie466]

Scam - does not work!!

[@AristotleFreeman]

LOL Bullshit...

[@giorgiodemare4457]

Fake!