Silicone for frameless shower enclosures

[live4ever]

Looking for an appropriate silicone for frameless shower glass installation.  Anyone got favorites?  Not the big box store stuff, looking for the high-acid silicones.  I was considering Tremsil 200 but not sure if there are better/more appropriate out there.

My favorite silicone for bathroom tile is Latasil but it's pricey at $25/tube.

 

[Duckler]

I do not like silicone sealers. I have much better results with urethanes. They are moisture cure, and great for water exposure settings.
3M makes several (5200; 4000) that have varying degrees of durability. The 5200 is about impossible to remove. Almost $20 a tube.

 

[rmwarren]

I've had really good luck with Lexel. Started using it ~30 years ago (DIY), it's never failed on me.

RMW

 

[smorgasbord]

+1 on Lexel

 

[live4ever]

I do not like silicone sealers. I have much better results with urethanes. They are moisture cure, and great for water exposure settings.
3M makes several (5200; 4000) that have varying degrees of durability. The 5200 is about impossible to remove. Almost $20 a tube.

Thanks!  Unfortunately I'm in CA and on a cursory look seems like we can't get these 3M products here. 

 

[live4ever]

Thanks for recs on the Lexel for this application, guys.  I've never used it but know so many swear by it for so many things.  The fact it's a little clearer than regular silicone is attractive for the application. 

 

[Jim Metzger]

If for some reason you are resetting glazing in a track that was already siliconed in, you need to remove all of the previous silicone. New and old will not stick to each other. I had a "professional" shower door installer reset glass for a client and he didn't spend the time for proper prep. Fortunately my client caught the glass before it fell completely out of the track.

I spent a couple of hours wiping down the glass and the track with acetone until I was as sure as I could be both were really clean. That glass is still in place 10+ years later. I did use Lexcel, it is water clear.

 

[xedos]

I've always found Lexel very difficult to tool and achieve a continuously smooth joint.

 

[Coen]

The 5200 is about impossible to remove.

So complete *** when it's time to replace...?

 

[Cheese]

FWIW…I’ve used Lexel to seal HVAC ducts, the heat & cold doesn’t bother it and it stays flexible for years.

 

[Peter Kelly]

Looking for an appropriate silicone for frameless shower glass installation.  Anyone got favorites?  Not the big box store stuff, looking for the high-acid silicones.  I was considering Tremsil 200 but not sure if there are better/more appropriate out there.

My favorite silicone for bathroom tile is Latasil but it's pricey at $25/tube.

https://www.tremcosealants.com/markets/commercial/sealants-adhesives/silicone-sealants/tremsil-200

Clear should be around $15 / tube