bathroom sink - can it be saved?

[Southpaw]

My husband has made sliced into the bathroom sink from his razor blade. There are hundreds of these marks. The sink looks horrible. Can it be refurbished or should it be thrown out? How big a job would it be to refurbish?Thanks

[alpha phi]

Assuming the sink is fiberglass or acrillic, yes lowes, home depot, ect. sells a refinishing kit for the DIY'er.
Look at the cost to replace the sink first....that is often cheaper, and easier.

The porcelin coated sinks can be refinished by a "re-bath" company, with all the chemicals involved.....not really a DIY type job, And replacement still may be cheaper.
unless a Whole bath job is involved.

[Rocky Fields]

Hey.

I see used porcelain sinks in excellent condition in thrift stores and thrift sales for $5. You would have to do a little plumbing work, but you would be much happier than with a patched up piece of carp.

RF

[tamsam]

If they are just scratches and not all the way thru the color try some good old rubbing compound for cars. There is several grades of it and with some elbow grease it should take scratches out. Hope this helps. Sam

[Liese]

Originally Posted by Southpaw

My husband has made sliced into the bathroom sink from his razor blade. There are hundreds of these marks. The sink looks horrible. Can it be refurbished or should it be thrown out? How big a job would it be to refurbish?Thanks

I'd fix it before adding something else to the dump myself but in the end your husband is going to need to learn a different technique or you'll be doing it again in short order. Perhaps you could have him use a SS mixing bowl in the sink? After trying the rubbing compound as suggested, perhaps you could do a faux marbling effect with the repair kit - that way a less then perfect job will be camouflaged.

[susieM]

Does it leak? So it's ugly, so what? Give it a sanding and a paint job. Or glue some pretty stones onto it.

[woodsrunner]

If it's made of Swanstone or Corian all you have to do is sand it until the scratches are gone. Cheaper plastic molded sinks the color doesn't run all the way through. Porcelain can be recoated so can china, there is probably someone in your phone book.

[Cabin Fever]

Personally, I'd put in a new bathroom sink. The photo below shows one of our bathroom sinks. It cost somewheres between $5 to $10. I had to cut a 2" hole in the bottom.

[A'sta at Hofstead]

Originally Posted by Cabin Fever

Personally, I'd put in a new bathroom sink. The photo below shows one of our bathroom sinks. It cost somewheres between $5 to $10. I had to cut a 2" hole in the bottom.

Show off! I love that sink.

[RedTartan]

I'm showing this to my husband as soon as he gets home...

RedTartan

[comfortablynumb]

why would he cut slices into the sink.......?

[HermitJohn]

Originally Posted by Cabin Fever

Personally, I'd put in a new bathroom sink. The photo below shows one of our bathroom sinks. It cost somewheres between $5 to $10. I had to cut a 2" hole in the bottom.

Doesnt the water come out the 2" hole when you pick it up to throw water out the bathroom window?