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Yesterday I bought a beautiful wood vanity with a granite counter top. Also included was a sink.
Now, I don't want the sink, as I have a new cooper sink to put in its place. The sink appears to be porcelain.
The problem is, I cannot get the old sink out! I looked for clips / screws underneath and there are none (as far as I can see). The only thing I can see is that it must be glued in. I have managed to dig out some (and only on the outer edge), what appears to be silicone, but it is stuck hard. Whoever put it in did a fine job.
So my question is, how can I get this sink out without damaging the granite top?
I don't mind if the sink breaks though.
Any thoughts anyone?
I will appreciate all thoughts.
Thanks,
Annie
Last edited by AfrikanQueenAnnieBee; 09-01-2013 at 12:25 PM..
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Its a two part epoxy that will come apart but will be very difficult. If you know a granite installer they can do it and put the new one in. Does the new sink fit? It would be rare for the cutout to be the same....
I doubt even some goofy factory in some far off Asian country would go to the trouble of using epoxy to join up a sink in a pre- fab vanity.
I have seen a few of these things at Home Depot / Lowes, they are not especially durable.
My recommendation would be attack this as a deconstruction effort. Remove the faucet, lay the whole thing upside down, work a wire between the upside of the top and the cabinet. That should expose who the basin is secured to cabinet.
Odds are there is just a bead of silicone, easier to get access to when everything is flipped.
There's no way it's a bead of silicone, but you can get it off no matter what it is. I see granite guys do it routinely, but as other said protecting the granite is key. Also that sink question of fitting the hole...
Right, no way it is silicone. Why would folks in some far off factory not use the same methods / materials that normal field installers have be using for decades?
I had a tenant that used marine 5200 to caulk a toilet to the floor instead of simply telling me there was a leak and I needed to replace the wax ring. Marine 5200 Adhesive Sealant :3M US
I had to have a strong man cut around the base with a utility knife, it took forever, then it took 3 hours for meto use mineral spirits and a razor to scrape it off the toilet base.
Its some sort of polyurethane. Maybe the 3m site can give removal tips.
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Why would folks in some far off factory not use the same methods / materials that normal field installers have be using for decades?
