There's a 3M "Caulk Remover" product that is said to help soften up silicone caulk if you leave it on a few hours (like overnight) and supposedly doesn't damage fiberglass, etc. I'm planning to give it a try on my shower door removal project. -Roger

I have a hard time believing Weldbond can be submerged in a birdbath. this is a quote from Linlee's test "After the glues finally dried, actually 1 glue, the Weldbond took forever. I plunged the test into water for a total of 3 days. The SiliconeII looked the same coming out as it did going in...kinda murky with bubbles. Of course it was still as removable as always using a blade. Also note that this is the only one of the three that can be used for leveling. The Weldbond pretty much slid off of the glass at about 3 hours into the water bath. But note that when it actually dried it was very clear. The Mac dried fast and clear. That milky haze eventually went away. At the 3 hour mark the edges of the glue that were squished out of the test piece did start to get a milky edge. At this point it was really easy to pull this overflow off with my finger nail. But even after the 3 day mark I couldn't pry that thing off without fear of shattering the test plate."

I thought I would send you a rundown of everything I tried (even though I probably shouldn't have). I was getting a bit frustrated and thought I would have to buy a new piece of glass so I tried everything! I tried Metho, turps, paint thinner, xylene, acetone, cleaning vinegar, rubbing alcohol, WD40, a random stain and mark remover, Windex, two types of silicone remover and they helped with the bulk of the silicone but none of it removed the residue. I tried all of them with microfibre cloths, plastic scrapers, sponges, abrasive side of the sponge and paper towel, I thought I was going to have to replace the brand-new window because it was everywhere. What ended up working straight away to remove the residue was a magic eraser and water. Even places that I thought were damaged came up perfect. My recommendation: Use silicone remover and lightly scrape with a plastic scraper to remove the bulk of the silicone, use a magic eraser to remove the remailing residue. My glass was acid etched and it worked perfectly!

In a shower, I'll take a couple of metal clips over the potential fail of adhesive alone. Have the glass company show you the catalogs for shower clips. There are many options and some are more attractive than others. Don't let them choose for you. I had heavy duty ones installed in one shower door and the glass company guy wasn't going to offer them to me because they were $20 more each. Really? I gladly paid $40 more, which was insignificant for a whole bathroom gut/remodel. The heavy duty clips/hinges allowed the glass door to be a few inches wider.