I recently opened the cupboard door in the kitchen and a glass fell out, busted and put a nick in our Corian counter top. I was livid. Is there a fix for that kind of thing. I can't be the only one that's clumsy with slow reflexes. If push comes to shove, I guess I could watch the 8track tape that came with the coach. Thanks in advance for the variety of solutions ( I hope ).
Robert.
IT can be sanded out.
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+1 to what John said. We had curling iron "melt marks" on the bathroom Corian counter. My son, the tinker, simply sanded the counter top. Same in the kitchen and "drink" cabinet by the recliner. It's a DIY, if you have the equipment.
I can't tell from your picture, but if it a deep gouge you can find a place somewhere to sand some of your Corian and capture the dust. Mixed with a good clear epoxy you can fill the gouge and then sand down. I did this to fill some small gaps in a laminate of Corian material I used on our slide out counter top.
Good luck,
Len & Deb
Hi Robert,
DuPont the makers of Corian make color matching adhesives for their Corian products. If you have a countertop/cabinet shop near your location they can help find the name of the Corian color you have. Or they will know another shop that can help. I could not tell what color your top is. These adhesives are available in a small cartridge and a large cartridge. If you can not sand the chip out, these adhesives work very well. If your chip is a sixteenth of an inch or less it should sand out easily. Any more than that might leave a noticeable divot. There are other companies that sell these adhesives at lower prices. They work just as well. The adhesives are very easy to use.
Raymond
Sorry, I posted this as we were leaving a campground and now just realized the 2nd pic did not load. Here it is. I'm guessing the nick is 1/8 deep. Couldn't believe a shard of glass would do that. We also have corian in our sticks n bricks and love it. Now I can't add the photo. Next post :)
Corian pics
One of my sink covers must not have been settled in all the way. It fell onto the floor and got several dings (mostly small) and chips. Sounds like this adhesive and sanding dust might make it look a little better.
Thanks,
Trent
Trent.
Thanks for that thought. I was wondering where I could come up with the "sanding dust" stuff. Wasn't to excited about sanding away on the counter top. Using the covers I can take them to a corian cabinet shop to get sanded perhaps.
Thanks much for all the feedback.
Robert
Those problems occurred when I was building houses and we had a cabinet shop that did all our corian work, they had the tools and know how. I LOVE corian! ^.^d
I'm not at the coach, but my recollection is that there were some corian pieces glued to the back for positioning. You might try sanding one of those to get your sawdust.
Trent
If DuPont/Corian still make your color there is no need for the "sanding dust" as their adhesive is a perfect match. The adhesive is two part that is mixed correctly in the nozzle provided with the adhesive. Clean the chipped area with alcohol, apply a little adhesive, let it set for at least forty-five minutes, then start your sanding. Very easy process.
Raymond
Are we sure it is true Corian in Robert's '95? If he tries color matching he needs to be sure.