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Zeppelin

Zeppelin

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The gasket that surrounds my 1970s pink Crane bathroom sink has split on one side. It is one of those 'bulgy triangular' shaped sinks that were common at the time and are still made today. I would like to keep it but have been unable to find a gasket locally. I stuck the rip together with silicone but that repair only lasted about six months.

Does anybody know of a supplier of these gaskets? Or will I have to scrounge a used sink somewhere and steal the gasket from it.

Bob
 
I will try to get a picture of it but I can say that the brand name of the sink is Crane. Oops. I succeeded and here it is in all of its pink glory!
 

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Okay. You can see where the gasket is torn. Any ideas where I can buy another one? Around here you have to get the sink as well as the gasket and I don't want to replace the sink.
 
You can see from the car that I stopped growing in the seventies.:)
 
close-up.jpg Don't believe Geofd had seen the picture to see what gasket you were talking about.

I've never see a bathroom sink with a gasket. Although I'm not a plumber but have been around a long time.
I would trim that entire piece that has split, all the way around, clean that that remaining lower edge and then after completely dried, apply an even,thin edge of sealant.
Dipping your finger in a small cup of soupy water will allow you to more easily smooth the fresh sealant.
The critical part of the gasket, which provides the actual seal, appears to be intact.
 
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I’d pull the sink all the way out, clean up the counter, and reinstall the sink over a bead of plumbers putty, or perhaps some automotive “form-a-gasket”, but the way I was taught was a bead of plumbers putty.

Make a rope of the putty, attach it to the bottom of the sink rim, seat the sink, and clean off the excess putty.
 
FishScreener said:
I’d pull the sink all the way out, clean up the counter, and reinstall the sink over a bead of plumbers putty, or perhaps some automotive “form-a-gasket”, but the way I was taught was a bead of plumbers putty.

Make a rope of the putty, attach it to the bottom of the sink rim, seat the sink, and clean off the excess putty.
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That's what I would do also, but chances are he may not be up to that task. But at least now he has an option to consider.
He did mention, "The issue is a cosmetic one", in another location of the post.
 
You can still by that same sink shape from American Stanard. They bought Crane. Get in touch with them about a replacement gasket.

I’ll warn you now, they are frustrating as all hell to put on
 
Diehard said:
That's what I would do also, but chances are he may not be up to that task. But at least now he has an option to consider.
He did mention, "The issue is a cosmetic one", in another location of the post.
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If he can source the gasket, he will still need to pull the sink to install it.

So to me its sixes. And, he can buy the plumbers putty anywhere, and fix the problem this weekend.
 
Diehard said:
View attachment 19988 Don't believe Geofd had seen the picture to see what gasket you were talking about.

I've never see a bathroom sink with a gasket. Although I'm not a plumber but have been around a long time.
I would trim that entire piece that has split, all the way around, clean that that remaining lower edge and then after completely dried, apply an even,thin edge of sealant.
Dipping your finger in a small cup of soupy water will allow you to more easily smooth the fresh sealant.
The critical part of the gasket, which provides the actual seal, appears to be intact.
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your right diehart thought he was talking about the drain.....like everyone has said pull the sink clean it up use clear or white silicone to clean it up and make it neat use window cleaner and a rag to get a nice bead of silicone
 
Actually, by the looks of it, all he has to do is trim that top half away(there's a grove where it's coming apart) and clean up the remaining seal.
It will be less intrusive than that wide ivory gasket on the whitish counter top.
 
Thank you all for your useful and informative posts. I will first try Diehard's solution and cut away the top part of the gasket all the way around and see what I get from that. The sink has never leaked around its diameter seal so I might be able to get away with just that. If I start to get leaks then I will go to the Fishscreener or Geoffd solution and pull the sink and place a bead of silicone or plumber's putty under the rim. I did try to reach American Standard but so far have not received an intelligible reply.
 
When I trimmed the gasket I did find a bulge and some rust so I probably will have to pull it and caulk it with silicone. Might need to apply a little pink paint as well. Hoping there is no perforation and that the edge of the sink is okay for viewing. Otherwise it looks like I will have to look for another sink. But where do you find a pink sink these days?o_O
 
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