Silicon Grease

[fofa]

OK, My Hayward chlorine feeder, I can hardly turn the top because of old silicon grease. This stuff gets nasty with age. I tried rubbing, to no avail. My LPS didn't have anything to remove this old stuff. What pray tell is there to remove this old silicone grease from the threads?

[rio002]

Hi there, The best stuff I have found to remove anything like that, is a product called Goo Gone. It works on everything from grease, adhesives, glue.....all of it. I buy it in a spray bottle, the gel type so it hangs on real well and it has a nice orange smell too. Hope this helps!

[fofa]

Well I had Goof Off, but when I tried a small spot, it seemed to eat at the plastic, so probably not a good choice. Could not find Goo Gone, but someone suggested WD-40. So bought a can of that, and worked like a charm. Didn't eat the plastic, cut the silicon grease residue, life is good.