Tub Drain Shoe Leak

Really would like some advice on this. Wife is starting to get impatient, but I don't want to have to peel the silicone off of the drain spud a second time. It was a real pain.

https://terrylove.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23858

Thanks!

Silicone is not the thing to use here and yes you need to pull it all apart and start over. Next time use plumbers putty.

It's an acrylic tub. It's on this forum several times that silicone should be used on an acrylic tub. I believe it may even be what the manufacturer recommends for this tub.

I believe the thought is to use silicone because normal putty can stain acrylic tubs. But there's non-staining putty out there, right? Should I just use that instead?

Use what the Mfgr. recomended...call and ask if you don't know...it may be that you can use both in which case I would opt for thr plumbers putty because as you will see it is going to be very difficult to to remove the silicone caulk.