Has anybody successfully repaired a Corian countertop in their FT? I foolishly dropped a bag an ice on the cooktop and broke off a corner of the cover.
By successfully do you mean unnoticeable? I repaired the sink covers which broke corners off with crazyglue and they are functionable but you can see the cracks.
Ideally, I would like it to be as unnoticeable as possible.
I ended up replacing mine with matching walnut after mine busted: Stove top cover replacement (https://www.foreforums.com/index.php?topic=44490.0)
I had a local Corian dealer who used a corian specific glue repair my stove top cover and it was unnoticeable
I did the same as Bob and then glued a series of evenly spaced wood blocks to the underside of the cover for reinforcement. After several years and many low focus tossing of things onto the counter I'm proud to say it has no more breaks and repairs.
Elliott,
That looks fantastic. That is my backup plan.
Bob,
I am thinking about that. Do you happen to know the type of glue they used for the repair?
I believe Corian sells exact color match glue for their stock colors. I think it's a type of epoxy.
One of the advantages of going with the Corian brand is you can buy a piece years later in the same color and it will match almost perfectly.
Note that Foretravel went away from the Corian brand for certain years so the color match option won't be there.
If they did use Corian for your year they call it out by name (with the trademark symbol) on the Equipment and Option spec sheet for your coach.
If you're handy you can add pigment to standard epoxy and try your hand at the repair. Corian sands down and can be polished so if you can get the pieces glued in place flat you can worry about cleaning up the oozing and surface imperfections later. For the final finish most people prefer a Scotchbrite finish because it hides scratches.
Foretravel called their stove top covers serving trays in the 80's. Why? Corian is oil based and will burn. Had to demonstrate this to many owners. A propane flame in direct sunlight is hard to see. Later models after my 97 went to a hinged folding metal backed cast stove cover.
Our 2003 most definitely had a "Fore"-ian cooktop cover over the Gaggenau LP cooktop.
For those not aware, Foretravel mixed and poured/fabricated their own solid surface countertops for several years, hence some folks referring to it as "Fore"-ian.
Ours is the same and still looks new.
Corian sheets were very expensive. $800? Hence Foretravel casting their own after enough years
Glue for Corian (https://www.seamingadhesives.com/collections/glue-for-corian)
No clue how it would work.
I had several pitted spots or maybe burn marks when we got our coach. I nicknamed one of our sons, "McGuyver". He brought over his electric sander an spiffed the countertops back to "acceptable" with a very fine grit and very light pressure. I am pleased with the outcome. It's a durable surface but seems to scar easily.
We had cracked, stain corian. Threw it all out when we remodeled for quartz
Your color looks like Corian Aurora. Using the proper matching adhesive with the applicator gun, the repair should be invisible or nearly so. If there are any chips missing from the break, they may be noticeable. I have used the colored adhesive and applicator gun to make multi-colored countertops and do repairs, it's nearly the same as woodworking.
The alternative option of making a wood cover is a good one, especially if you have the tools.
We took OEM Corian stove top cover to a Corian dealer and had them cut in it half side to side. Did not hardly every use the rear burners, so we could remove the front two burner cover, and still have things stacked on top of the back half, thus extending our countertop while still using the stove top. It was also easier to store the front half of the cover when using the stove top for cooking.