When installing a drain or garbage disposal you can use plumber s putty for cast iron porcelain and plastic sinks.
Plumbers putty on granite sink.
Most of the time its recommended install with clear silicone.
For setting frames faucets and basket strainers use this oatey 9 oz.
In this episode of repair and replace vance shows how to properly use plumber s putty on a bathroom sink drain.
Why is plumber s putty needed.
However i have seen many plumber s to try puty.
Did you look at the manufacturers manual.
Sometimes its fine sometimes it leached oil into the sink or counter staining it.
Plumbers putty is most often used to put together sinks and seal them to prevent water leaks.
By cleaning the area then warming up the putty by rolling it in your hands and creating a snake like roll and pressing it into place around the drain collar you can apply putty like a pro.
Sta put ultra plumber s putty is designed for use on granite stone marble and other porous surfaces.
You can even use plumber s putty for a stainless steel sink.
Plumbers putty is the go to solution in plumbing projects but you need to know how to use plumbers putty first.
Will not crack or shrink.
Plumbers putty depending on the basket strainers some come with a rubber washer.
Using plumber s putty plumber s putty starts out soft and pliable when you remove it from the container and it takes a long time to dry and harden.
The putty used to seal the inside of a faucet to make it watertight is often referred to as plumber s putty although this putty prevents water from seeping in or out the putty itself can seep out and cause dark stains on the counter around the faucet as a porous stone granite is especially susceptible to these oily stains.
Stain free plumber s putty on granite marble quartz sandstone and other natural porous materials.