IARE
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Hi,
I need some help and advice (or a sanity check).
I have a corian worktop that has accumulated it’s fair share
of scratches, some minor, some not so.
When my kitchen fitter fitted the worktop, he left me some sanding discs and a small
quantity of polish which i put into a jar.
The sanding discs are 3M (light green in colour) and 200 and 400 grit.
The
polish i have no idea about, but it also is 3M.
I want to sand and polish the worktop back to it’s former glory, but
i’m having trouble finding the sanding disks and polish.
I have a spare part of the worktop that i am using to test, and i
noticed that the 400 grit is leaving small swirl marks (used with an orbital sander).
Am i doing the right thing?
If
i am, do you know where i can locate the appropriate disks and polish?
Iv’e checked the usual websites, RS and Screwfix
etc, but can’t track them down.
Any help is gratefully appreciated.
Cheers
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timfoley
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IARE,
Welcome to our forum.
Was your Corian fitted by an
approved installer?
DuPont, the manufacturers of Corian, insist that the surface is not only fabricated by an approved
contractor but istalled by an approved fitter.
Any reparation work should then be covered by your 10 year guarantee and
this would render your attempts at repair as being counter productive.
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IARE
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Sorry, my fault, it’s not Corian at all.
We went with either Getacore or Minirelle, i can’t
remember which it was, i’ll ask the wife when i get home, she know everything 
But, you got me thinking, it’s less
than a year old, i wouldn’t expect it to be in the state it’s in in that time, so i think a call to the kitchen company is
in order.
I have tracked down the polish used by the installer though, it was 3m finish-it polish.
cheers
Ian
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timfoley
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Ian,
Acrylic and polyester based surfaces do tend to scratch quite easily and that is
one of the reasons that I would personally recommend Engineered stone as a more durable, resillient
and resistant
surface in the kitchen.
Of these, Silestone is the only worksurface that incorporates Microban (Anti-bacterial agent),
throughout its core and this alone renders it worth serious consideration in the kitchen
environment.
If your
Minrelle/Getacore surface is less than a year old then I agree you should contact the fabricator/installer and invoke your
guarantee status. Any repair should be their
responsibility.
Out of interest, were you advised on how to maintain
the product or were you left with any literature detailing the guarantee?
Minerelle is a 2mm core surface that carries
a 10 year guarantee and Getacore is a 3mm surface and I expect it carries a similar guarantee period but coudn’t determine
this in a
search.
These surfaces are less expensive than Corian, HiMacs and Staron because they employ a thinner
core material. For example Corian is 13mm core applied to a 25mm substrate.
I would advise that you contact the
installer as you may invalidate any guarantee if you attempt repair yourself.
Good luck,
Tim
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