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.
Plumbers putty on granite sink.
However i have seen many plumber s to try puty.
For setting frames faucets and basket strainers use this oatey 9 oz.
Why is plumber s putty needed.
As a licence master plumber i use plumbers putty all the time to seal drains in sinks and baths.
Most of the time its recommended install with clear silicone.
Stain free plumber s putty on granite marble quartz sandstone and other natural porous materials.
Careful to buy the right putty if you have a stainless steel sink you can use either kind of putty if you have a granite composite sink you need putty that will not stain the sink first thing you want to do is cut out the old plumbing.
Will not crack or shrink.
Plumbers putty is the go to solution in plumbing projects but you need to know how to use plumbers putty first.
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.
In this episode of repair and replace vance shows how to properly use plumber s putty on a bathroom sink drain.
Sometimes its fine sometimes it leached oil into the sink or counter staining it.
Sta put ultra plumber s putty is designed for use on granite stone marble and other porous surfaces.
Plumbers putty depending on the basket strainers some come with a rubber washer.
Two different types of plumbers putty.
You can even use plumber s putty for a stainless steel sink.
Did you look at the manufacturers manual.