/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1349582
Another view.

>>1349582
Rent or own?

>>1349584
Rent.

Help?

>>1349587
I'll help you. Just use crazy glue. From California.

>>1349592
For reals?

>>1349594
why did you hit it.

>>1349595
I was attempting to mount a TV. I hit my finger.

>>1349600
Is the TV okay?

>>1349605
No.
:'(

>>1349606
We know, that's why he asked. Post pics of TV and finger.

>>1349594
Yes, then bring fragments to home depot and find similar colored caulk for the different rock speckles. Take your time, it will be difficult to tell there was a repair.

>>1349600
So.. Wait.. you were attempting to mount a TV.. to your kitchen bench? You hit your finger. Were you using a hammer? Were you doing woodwork on your kitchen counter to mount the TV elsewhere? Were you trying to nail a stand to a granite benchtop? In a rental of all places?

I do not see any combinations of these possibilities that does not make you look like a dumb cunt, but I still need to know how this happened..

>>1349582
You could fix it so that it's solid and smooth, but you're going to struggle to make it unnoticeable due to the mottled material.

Personally I'd drill a few pockets into the broken edges to help hold adhesive and use something like gripfill or whatever you have over there. Then use knife epoxy to skim the remaining cracks etc.

Like I say, you can get it smooth and strong but the hard part will be hiding it. You'd probably need to painstakingly hand paint it in that mottled effect (difficult).

I own a granite and marble manufacture, 20years experience, my advise is dont touch it or try to break ot off anymore. Get a good, not Home depot crap, store to come and fix it. It can be done and dont fall for u need a new piece crap. Tell them to glue it back, special type glue we use, they will use paint to blend in the cracked seem good news is the type u have jas different colors so it can blend mostly unnoticed, then they will polish it down.
It might cost $100-$150 but do ur reviews and get a really good store.

>>1349600
Wait... what? Did you actually try to mount some kind of screw clamp on the edge and tighten it down until you sheared off the edge?

Can't you just turn it around?

>>1349582
Is this (real) granite or is it cultured marble?

Real granite is actual stone and it is porous. They sand it down and shine it smooth so you can't really tell it is made up of a lot of little holes. At work we aren't allowed to use any puddy on the granite because the stone absorbs the chemicals in the puddy.

Before you go gluing this thing back together make some phone calls to a granite or marble supplier. They'll answer your questions if you are polite.

I mean, you could glue it. But it isn't going to be near the strength it was, it might diffuse and discolor the counter, there will still be a crack, and hell you'll be paranoid about it.

Maybe a two stage epoxy would be best, plastic cement. Now that shit is hard.

If I were you I would just fess up.

>>1349706
>puddy
the absolute STATE of american education

>>1349706
How much for the puddy, usually?

>>1349582
Get some flourescent UV-reactive epoxy and some UV LEDs. Put the LEDs under in the back and make the epoxy fill up the crack.

>>1349760
>>1349706
>puddy

The correct term is, "putty," and you don't use it in this application. The word, "puddy," is an adjective for someone or something short and pudgy. Your dialect is causing you to say the word, "putty", incorrectly.

>>1349582
Kintsugi that bitch up, just super glue it and follow second half of this video:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DHTy47BEi4k

>>1349762
Who the fuck cares how its spelled? If i wanted your opinion i would of pulled my dick out your mouth.

This guide looks pretty sound: http://homeguides.sfgate.com/fix-broken-piece-granite-72883.html

You're gonna want to gather up all the smaller bits that chipped off and see if you can figure out how they all go back together, then progressively epoxy it back together.

Alternatively, get a pro to come out and do it all as another anon said.

>>1349806
Facts are not opinions.

>>1349582
I'd crush small pieces into fine powder, mix that with epoxy and make some sort of a wooden jig to keep it in place until the epoxy hardens. But I never worked with anything like that before. Above all it's not really gonna look the same.

>>1349827
Sounds like a waste of coke

>>1349678

>>1349582
This.
Pretty much anything else mentioned here seems either a definite way to fubar it
>drilling holes
>sealants and thick single-component glues in sealant-type tubes
or includes a good chance to fubar it
>epoxy
>cyanoacrilate glue
if done by someone who doesn't perfectly know what he's doing.

>>1349678
>special type glue
Care to elaborate?

>>1349706
>fess up
Depending of what the landlord and the rent agreement is like and for how long more I was intending to rent the place, I perhaps would, too, but just after I've >>1349582 or done something similar myself, resulting in solid and barely noticeable fix. Guess then there's a chance he wouldn't mind much, as opposed to demanding you to pay a gazillion for replacing the whole slab.

>>1349858
Multiquoting is hard.

Meant
">>1349582 (OP)

>>1349678
This."

and

"just after I've >>1349678"

>>1349806
Your attitude stinks, young man.

>>1349806
>would of
would HAVE

>>1349858
>>1349678
the board is called 'do it yourself'

>>1349582
Holy shit never thought I'd say this
Get ahold of this guy, he might be a little sour at first

>>1349585
>Rent

>crying because deposit is gone

>>1349585
>Rent

>>1349585
>Rent

>>1349760
about three puddy

>>1349582
>breaks counter to post /diy/

When mixing the puddy, put in a shot of black. Let them know you are a pro.

>>1350224
>When mixing the puddy, put in a shot of black. Let them know you are a pro.
a couple of shots here and there...great idea anon

>>1349585
>Rent

>>1350130
>being this mad about countertops

>>1350280
>being this mad about renting

>>1350120
Yes but not "Fuck this up even more yourself because you lack the skills, materials, tools & experience to do what is a complex & skilled job correctly"

>>1349806
>Who the fuck cares how its spelled?

Do you not know how a written language works?

>>1349806
I prefer women to suck me dry, but if you prefer men to do it, well, that's none of my business.

>>1349582
I newer understood the American fascination with granite, it's very brittle, and not at all low maintenance.

How did it get THAT popular anyway? I get that some like it, but come on, of all the damn types of stone you could get?

>>1350373
>it's very brittle,
Which is fine unless you are using it as a woodwork bench like OP apparently was.

>not at all low maintenance.
How so?

>>1350375
Nah, it's not fine in a kitchen, teenager drops pods, we all bump things into the counter, all sort of things go wrong. Let's not pretend we do not, at least occasionally, use the kitchen roughly.

well, granite is not the most solid material, so to my knowledge it would be highly beneficial to seal it. Granted, i do not have any experience with it in living quarters, and how they might have been coated or other stuff, from the factory.

But we Scandinavians specifically avoid it for indoors, because it's brittle (don't deny it, i can break the rocks with just my arms force) and needs to be sealed ever so often, so no leaks or mini-tears appears. I do, however, see a lot of stone in kitchens and bathrooms, but i can not recall seeing any granite. (but a lot outside, it's good for a lot of stuff outside)

>>1350378
Found you siggy

>>1350396
>googled siggy

Yeah, i guess i should watch that show. But i'm kinda forced to pirating, because HBO only shows it on their own service, which would be the only god damn thing i wanted to watch. The specifically canceled to contract with a local TV station, in order to "migrate" europeans to the damn network.

>>1350378
>see a lot of stone in kitchens and bathrooms, but i can not recall seeing any granite
What stone then? Marble is even more inappropriate.

>Rent

>>1350373
it's cheaper than carrara marble and its better than melamine for pastry.

>>1350435
pastry. before refrigerated bench tops they used marble counter tops. that's why it's associated with wealth and opulence. because you must have a good cook who can make pastries. if the bench is cold then the pastry doesnt stick and hand making flake pastry is lots of work and if it sticks then you dont get a pretty dish to serve people. nowadays it costs about tree fiddy for a frozen pack of pastry.

>>1349585
>Rent

>>1349582
Stone restorator here (yes, really):
1. don't hit it again
2. that is granite
3. use steel brush and clean both connecting surfaces
4. get transparent epoxy (not the fast one - 3 hrs curing time at least)
5. apply epoxy on both connecting surfaces (plenty)
6. keep all together with a duct tape overnight
7. fill any cracks with epoxy again
8. apply even more epoxy
9. use sandpaper (multiple grades)
10. ????
11. PROFIT!!!

By using transparent epoxy you will minimize visual crack, if there is a marble in question, entire procedure will be much complicated because marble has a certain level of transparency itself. blablabla...

>>1350722
>keep all together with a duct tape
>duct tape
Nah.

>>1350733
well, a clamp could do the job too..

>>1349582
epoxy it together, clamp it in place to dry, the following day make 3 batches of colored epoxy - black, beige, dark beige - and dab it into the crack to approximately match the pattern. Make sure to use enough that the epoxy overfills the crack and protrudes above the surface. When it's dry, sand it with multiple levels of sandpaper and polish it.

>>1350750
that's why i suggested transparent epoxy. it will do the job even without matching colors. after all, it's a multicolor granite and the connection s will not be visible. but desu your approach is correct - unless OP is a weeaboo shotgun wall painter and doesn't know how to change a lightbulb

>>1350722
thank you sir. not op but your sage advice is appreciated.

>>1350310
>still caring this much about something that menial

yiiikes

>>1350307
thats actually pretty much what this board is, there were multiple threads this week about people unable to cut a straight line in a piece of wood

>>1349827
I've worked that exact method before on a composite Crushed glass top and a stone top. fucking sucked both times.

The epoxy is also not really appropriate at those sorts of thicknesses. the big recesses should really be back-filled with Bondo, then coated with a color match epoxy. but it will absolutely be noticeable.

>>1350893
I can feel your anger

>>1349582
You're not going to fix this without access to mausoleum glue. The pieces that are missing can't be replaced or filled to look halfway decent. Going to have to replace the slab. Could cost 500-2000 depending on how large the slab is and the shed's stone prices.

>>1351005
Good luck matching a new slab to existing

>>1349582
Repair piece with epoxy
Pull top loose and spin repair against wall
PROFIT

>>1350283
>Being this mad about countertops

>>1351020
>>Being this mad about countertops

>>1351023
>being this mad about being this mad about countertops

>>1351035
> being this redundant about countertops

>>1351056
>Being this mad about redundancy

>>1351158
>>Being this mad and redundant about counter tops

>>1351196
>Being this mad and redundant about counter tops

>>1349585
>rent

>>1351205
>countertop this rent about mad

>>1349600
You were trying to mount a TV in your kitchen?

>>1350283
>being this poor and stupid

>>1349761
>makes a neat shelf that glows in the dark
>uses a shitty $1 dollar plastic ikea mount that looks like shit
What did he mean by this?

>>1349582

>>1350120
Doing it yourself properly involves the ability to balance the risk of totally fucking it up vs the cost savings and personal satisfaction. This appears to have too much of the former to make it a smart idea to try for the latter...

>>1349585

>rent

Not your problem, this is your landlord's. If you're concerned about losing your deposit then get some crazy glue and glue it back together, they won't notice until long after you're gone and will probably blame whoever takes the unit after you.

>>1351221
What?

>>1349585
>Rent

>>1349585
>Rent.

>>1349582
Professional granite installer here. Satellite city super glue. The green label. Glue it back together as close as you can, fill all the extra empty space with the stuff. Use some quick tack to dry it. Scrape off excess with a razor blade and re-polish with a hardback pad. Its a relatively simple fix.
Its true granite. Shit hides cracks like you wouldnt believe.

>>1352111 Continuation. That big missing chunk would get a slathering of akemi, color matched. Possibly partially pattern matched, if i could be arsed on that particular day.

it's fucked m8

>>1349806
Spelled... Pleb detected.

>>1351310
Could you read one of those sites and let me know what it says