Sealing sink on oak worktop issues...

delmonta

Hi

I have just installed my IKEA kitchen with oak veneered worktops. They come pre oiled, but I only just read you are meant to oil them more once installed.

I put in my sink with a bead of silicon around the endge and then tightened the sink clips to squash it, and then cut the silicon back after.

I've just noticed after a couple of months some black marks alojbg the grain where water has been sitting. I think it's partly just the wettest part, but also where the silicon isn't perfect and water has been able to sit.

Did I make a mistake with the silicon? Should I have just put a bead in and used my finger or profiling tool, rather than cut it back?

What would be the best course of action now? Should I loosen the sink, and try and get off all the silicon? Then maybe sand down around the sink so the silicon will stick to the wood, as it probably won't stick to an oiled surface will it?



Any advice would be great