Enamelled kitchen sink
I have an old - antique, really - white enamel kitchen sink which I've been using for many years. The finish is no longer glossy and I'm thinking of having it re-enamelled. Anyone have any experience with this process? I don't want to ruin the sink with a crap finish that will wear off and look worse than it does now. Are there different methods of restoring enamel?
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We had an enameled cast iron baththub refinished, and while the finish held up okay over most of the surface, the area at the drain - where water collected resulting in staining - could not take any kind of scrubbing to remove stains. We scrubbed the new finish off over a number of years. I'd never do this again with a tub, replacement would have been better over the long run. I'd probably not bother to refinish a kitchen sink .
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re: janniecooks
Thanks for the feedback. We've had this sink in the kitchen for nearly 30 years - and when it was installed it was already old. The finish, while worn and chipped in spots, is still mostly intact. When I put something stainy in the sink, it stains but can be cleaned with bleach or Barkeepers Friend. I had always wanted to have the sink re-surfaced so that it's all shiny-pretty but from what you've told me I think I'll forget about it. I was afraid that a new finish wouldn't be anywhere as durable as the original and it sounds like that's the case. Oh well - it's old. And so am I. May as well come to terms with it.
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