DIY & Home Improvement

If the installer used a lot of caulk, removal could be a really tough job. That caulk is tenacious! It is almost impossible to cut it, given the width track covering it. Pulling the track up is also close to impossible as that stuff is strong, too.

The old Mafia hitmen used to use a little device called a garrotte. It looks like this.



You can fashion one from some galvanized wire and two small lengths of wooden dowel. Cut the wire about 24" to 30" long. Wrap each end around the dowels, to make handles. (See the picture.)

In practice, get a path cleared so you can get the wire between the rail and the tub or wall, and into the caulk. Then just saw back and forth with the wire, cutting through the caulk.