Silicone wreck seal?

[sharuq1]

Will putting silicone onto a bulkhead seal wreck it due to the supposed acidity of the silicone? Or would I be safe to take the silicone off and the thing would still seal properly? We siliconed the bulkhead tonight, but I don't think it looks very nice and I'm not sure it's necessary....

[Charlie_Tuna]

Properly installed bulkheads generally don't require silicone to form a proper seal.

Just don't overtighten and they should be fine.

[sharuq1]

There is silicone already on them. My question was can I take the silicone off safely or would that wreck the seal?

[banditpowdercoat]

It should come off the seal quite easily with no damage to the seal. Just rub it with your fingers a bit, that will rub off the silicone

[sharuq1]

Ok :)