Water Proofing Sink Area

[ben263 0]

Hi,

you'll need:

1. Very sharp penknife

2. Window cleaner (spray type)

3. Masking tape (2 inch)

4. Dow Corning silicon and gun (I prefer black because you will not see the mould)

5. Clean cloth

6. A lot of patience

7. News paper

1st: Cut/Scrap off the existing silicon (try to get as much as possible especially the corners and sides)

2nd: Clean off all residues

3rd: Make sure silicon area are extremely dry

4th: Use masking tape to tape up all the areas as close to the sides as possible (A lot of patience because the end result depends on your taping)

5th: Pump in the silicon sparingly

6th: spray the window cleaner onto the now wet silicon area.

7th: Use your fingers to go over the exccess and clean then onto the news paper.

8th: leave to dry

9th: After an hour tear off the masking tape...

Hi, my solid surface sink area is in quite a sad state after 8 years of use.. some of the silicon are getting thinner.. realised some parts are also leaking into the cabinet below..

any DIY ideas to clean up this mess.. i regreted not tiling the sink area when i did up my reno years ago.

I was thinking of buying some water proof silicon and just go over the existing lining :.. need some tips to do this nicely