Tradewinds
Well-known member
Last year I installed a shiny new S/S basin in my heads. As instructed by the suppliers I laid it on a bed of silicone (standard bath stuff beneath its rim) & left a weight on it while it cured.
Job done.
Unfortunately, the basin surface has developed a fault & it has to be returned to the supplier who is giving me a direct replacement. The faulty basin is going back to the manufacturer.
My problem is releasing the basin from the cured silicon.
I've managed to get a blade under the rim at 9 o' clock & 3 o' clock & slice the silicone about 150mm each side but I can't get a blade under anywhere else. I'm reticent to use brute force as I don't want to damage the surface of the unit its mounted in. The manufacturer obviously would like to be able to examine the fault & I don't want the basin destroyed beyond recognition.
I've tried thumping from underneath but there's too much silicone still holding it in place.
I need to dissolve / weaken the silicone bond somehow. My local chandler stocks a silicone remover but that's a gel & wont get to the parts I can't reach - I need something that leeches & eats the silicone.
Any ideas?
Job done.
Unfortunately, the basin surface has developed a fault & it has to be returned to the supplier who is giving me a direct replacement. The faulty basin is going back to the manufacturer.
My problem is releasing the basin from the cured silicon.
I've managed to get a blade under the rim at 9 o' clock & 3 o' clock & slice the silicone about 150mm each side but I can't get a blade under anywhere else. I'm reticent to use brute force as I don't want to damage the surface of the unit its mounted in. The manufacturer obviously would like to be able to examine the fault & I don't want the basin destroyed beyond recognition.
I've tried thumping from underneath but there's too much silicone still holding it in place.
I need to dissolve / weaken the silicone bond somehow. My local chandler stocks a silicone remover but that's a gel & wont get to the parts I can't reach - I need something that leeches & eats the silicone.
Any ideas?