<p>A silicone remover is specially designed product that is aimed at breaking the polymer bonds that are the basis behind a silicone product&period; This product can be used to clean of certain substances from an area&comma; for example&colon; cleaning of residue from a protective product before applying a coating&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>What is silicone<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Silicones are synthetic polymers&period; This means they are polymers that are created and&sol;or manufacturered by mankind and don&&num;8217&semi;t exist in nature&period; The plastic of the mouse that you are holding in your hand is actually a polymer which can be combined with silicones&period; The idea behind silicones is that they can be added to a recipe to either enhance certain properties or add certain properties&period; For example&comma; silicones can be used to increase the durability of wax&comma; increase the reflective index &lpar;gloss&rpar; from a sealant or make a dressing last longer by adhering better&period; There are many types of polymers and&sol;or silicones and they all have certain properties&period; Polymers &lpar;synthetic or natural&rpar; can be made in liquid or solid form&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Why remove silicones<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Silicones can be very stubborn&comma; some are difficult to remove completely&period; When left behind&comma; they can affect the performance of the products you are applying on top&period; For example&colon; if a painter is re-spraying a car&comma; the surface needs to have a very even and low surface energy&period; If there is silicone on the surface&comma; the paint might not stick properly&comma; creating surface imperfections when drying&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;A silicone remover will make it much easier to fully remove silicones&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Silicone removers can come in liquid form&comma; paste form&comma; as wipes and there are even additives that can be added to a cleaning solution &lpar;although this last one appears to be less effective&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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Vinnie started the DetailingWiki Project in december 2015, and his quest is still going strong. Hoping to create a solid and informative center of information for anybody who is into detailing.

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