Try again :-]

I have a problem with our stainless steel sink counter-top. In one area the top has become detached from the wooden base, and lifted slightly, affecting the draining and causing water to pool. It doesn't take much force to push it down. I am thinking about drilling a couple of holes up through the base from underneath and injecting some adhesive. What would be the right adhesive to use, i.e. what sticks to stainless steel?

Thanks
Gib

On 15/08/2015 07:28, wrote:
Try again :-]

I have a problem with our stainless steel sink counter-top. In one
area the top has become detached from the wooden base, and lifted
slightly, affecting the draining and causing water to pool. It
doesn't take much force to push it down. I am thinking about
drilling a couple of holes up through the base from underneath and
injecting some adhesive. What would be the right adhesive to use,
i.e. what sticks to stainless steel?

The last stainless steel splash-back I saw came away from a wall with a
lot of plaster. I can only assume they used something like No-Nails or
an equivalent.

On 15/08/2015 07:28, wrote:
Try again :-]

I have a problem with our stainless steel sink counter-top. In one area the top has become detached from the wooden base, and lifted slightly, affecting the draining and causing water to pool. It doesn't take much force to push it down. I am thinking about drilling a couple of holes up through the base from underneath and injecting some adhesive. What would be the right adhesive to use, i.e. what sticks to stainless steel?

The usual adhesives for stainless steel are epoxy, acrylic or
polyurethane resins.


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Colin Bignell

Every SS sink that I have ever come across was held in place mechanically with small clamps and screws with just a sealant around the edge. You sure it is not one or two of these that have become loose or is it the counter top itself that has become water damaged and swollen and bending the holding clamps?

Richard

On 15/08/2015 12:32, Tricky Dicky wrote:
Every SS sink that I have ever come across was held in place mechanically with small clamps and screws with just a sealant around the edge. You sure it is not one or two of these that have become loose or is it the counter top itself that has become water damaged and swollen and bending the holding clamps?

Richard


The las SS sink I installed had the clips glued to the sink with some
black gunk, probably polyurethane, rather than welded. Had to be
extremely careful not to overtighten them

What sort of stainless is it. Some actually is slightly ferrous, and a
right pain, but if its good quality, I've found even contact adhesive
works. One might ask why its sprung up in the first place though, is some
other part of the supporting structure bent or rotten?
Brian

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Try again :-]

I have a problem with our stainless steel sink counter-top. In one area the
top has become detached from the wooden base, and lifted slightly, affecting
the draining and causing water to pool. It doesn't take much force to push
it down. I am thinking about drilling a couple of holes up through the base
from underneath and injecting some adhesive. What would be the right
adhesive to use, i.e. what sticks to stainless steel?

Thanks
Gib

On Saturday, 15 August 2015 16:11:14 UTC+1, Brian-Gaff wrote:
What sort of stainless is it. Some actually is slightly ferrous, and a

classic

NT

On 15/08/2015 17:18, wrote:
On Saturday, 15 August 2015 16:11:14 UTC+1, Brian-Gaff wrote:
What sort of stainless is it. Some actually is slightly ferrous, and a

classic

NT


Presumably he means ferritic; not a major transgression.

On 15/08/2015 17:18, wrote:
On Saturday, 15 August 2015 16:11:14 UTC+1, Brian-Gaff wrote:
What sort of stainless is it. Some actually is slightly ferrous, and a

classic

I wonder what the "steel" refers to!

Perhaps "stainless" is different to "stainless steel"?

On Saturday, August 15, 2015 at 7:28:53 AM UTC+1, wrote:
Try again :-]

I have a problem with our stainless steel sink counter-top. In one area the top has become detached from the wooden base, and lifted slightly, affecting the draining and causing water to pool. It doesn't take much force to push it down. I am thinking about drilling a couple of holes up through the base from underneath and injecting some adhesive. What would be the right adhesive to use, i.e. what sticks to stainless steel?

Thanks
Gib

Based on my kitchen, limescale, grease, bits of potato... better question is what doesn't

Philip

I bought this used about 5 years ago, cut off a part that was not wanted, and installed it. There is not an issue of anything being rotten, but I suspect it was not well bonded to the base to start with, and the rough treatment didn't help - uninstallation, cutting and reinstallation. I also suspect that the manufacture of an all-in-one sinks+counter-top can result in a surface that isn't dead flat to start with.

I couldn't say what sort of stainless steel it is, but I think it's good quality.

On Sunday, August 16, 2015 at 3:11:14 AM UTC+12, Brian-Gaff wrote:
What sort of stainless is it. Some actually is slightly ferrous, and a
right pain, but if its good quality, I've found even contact adhesive
works. One might ask why its sprung up in the first place though, is some
other part of the supporting structure bent or rotten?
Brian

This is a seamless double sink plus counter top, a couple of metres long, no visible welds, no clamps or tags. Maybe there is another name for it. Anyway, there is no possibility for water damage.

On Saturday, August 15, 2015 at 11:32:09 PM UTC+12, Tricky Dicky wrote:
Every SS sink that I have ever come across was held in place mechanically with small clamps and screws with just a sealant around the edge. You sure it is not one or two of these that have become loose or is it the counter top itself that has become water damaged and swollen and bending the holding clamps?

Richard