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djkeev Samba Moderator
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busdaddy Samba Member
Joined: February 12, 2004 Posts: 51057 Location: Surrey B.C. Canada, but thinking of Ukraine
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Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2016 8:22 am Post subject: Re: Refinish old cast iron kitchen sink? |
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I did a bathtub with that stuff ~25 years ago, it actually didn't look that bad and has held up well. If I was doing another I'd look into spraying it opposed to the brushing the instructions recommend, it layed down well but there was still the odd faint brush mark in a few places afterwards. Prep is another important item, etch the old porcelain and fill/sand any chips so the surface is smooth first, in the end it's just thick paint, so don't expect it to magically fill divots and make them invisible. _________________ Rust NEVER sleeps and stock never goes out of style.
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my59 Samba Member
Joined: August 13, 2003 Posts: 3781 Location: connecting the dots
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Posted: Sun May 01, 2016 5:43 am Post subject: Re: Refinish old cast iron kitchen sink? |
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I have a claw foot tub that was refinished before we got here, that is in decent shape however think about the density of what contacts a tub typically vs pot scrubbing in a sink. I don't imagine the finish will stay nice long.
I did a kitchen for some friends, and the identical sink is still out behind their shed, as it was simply too huge for the room and ate up a lot of counter space.
I lean toward stainless steel because the sink has some bounce and costs me less in broken glasses. _________________ my59: Well son, my grandfather died before I got to drive it, so does that answer your question?
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my59 Samba Member
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Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 3:49 pm Post subject: Re: Refinish old cast iron kitchen sink? |
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The hardest part of putting in a sink like that is scribing the sink to the sink cabinet and making that cut. The folks I mentioned went with some farm sink and the front skirt was so irregular that it really sucked to install right (ok, so we were doing it with the sink side edges undermmounted with the stone counter over the top edge of the sink and only the front face exposed) it left very little wiggle room, and of course the ca I net finish had been discontinued within days after the cabinet order. _________________ my59: Well son, my grandfather died before I got to drive it, so does that answer your question?
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