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Old 01-16-2008, 09:55 PM   #3 (permalink)
Fix2Relax
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Re: Hairline Crack in Granite--Old Installation

Thanks for the compliment. I learned a tremendous amount from the Stonepowerhouse forums, where, I believe I saw your name as well. Also had a few lively chats with Maurizio. I suppose I should kick myself for the rodding but I am still not convinced that my problem would not have occurred. I often wonder whether a less than expert fabricator ought to be mucking around on the backside of an expensive slab of granite.

Anyway I suspected that the CA repair was a good way to go but I wondered if there was a technique that involved injecting the CA under pressure. Are we talking plain old superglue here or is there a special version to be used? Clearly the lowest viscosity, the better to get some flow into the fissure.

Is the torch segment part of a different technique for stains that have occurred at fissures? Remember the steak that was cooked on the granite as part of a demo to show heat resistance? Unfortunately I tried to heat up a granite tile that was part of a furniture inlay that was not located properly to soften the adhesive, used Bonstone t-2000 epoxy on a plywood substrate. Apparently epoxy adhesive is not affected by heat, and the tile cracked! Good excuse to dig out the tile and start again.

Nice chatting with you.

David
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