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Sat Apr 30, 2016 5:39 am

We are doing some kitchen remodeling and desire the "vintage" farmhouse kitchen look.

My brother has an old double bowl sink that has been his basement slop sink for 40 years. It is mine for the taking.

It needs some "love" and probably refinishing.

I see that there are epoxy coatings used to refinish them.

http://www.klasskote.com/epoxy_bathtub_paint

Any feedback or experiences on the refinished product or doing the task?

How about the "Powder Coating" method so often talked about?

I know the best would be a proper fired reglazing, but the money isn't there for that process right now.....

Thanks!
Dave

Sat Apr 30, 2016 8:22 am

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.

Sun May 01, 2016 5:43 am

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.

Sun May 01, 2016 1:56 pm

Yeah....... The more I research reglazing cast Iron, the more I'm thinking that this old sink may not be the best choice.

It would make a great basement sink though......

My Wife is shooting for this........

The entire home is only 900 sf, a large double bowl sink may be overkill.

This is the sink in the photo, American Standard and Kohler make similar units.
My plumbing supply guy is checking, he may let me have one for his cost.......

Dave

Mon May 02, 2016 3:49 pm

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.