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I was wondering how I was to contact someone who refinished these sinks as my parents have one that they are wanting to reuse. They watched a video clip of a home remodeling show that sent one out to be sand blasted and refinished. What I need to know is if there is such a place near to our house? We are from upstate New York near Syracuse.
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Edward, unless that sink has a lot of sentimental value this is not a good idea. Kitchen sinks take a hell of a beating, whatever you spend on this would be better put toward a new sink. They just don't cost that much. Joe H
*Edward, Joe is right... you're talking about an expensive process. However, if the old sink has a unique style and has special meaning to your parents, you may want to seek out a company that deals in recycled building materials. Such firms often sell old free-standing bathtubs and old sinks that can be or have been refinished. They may be able to put you in contact with someone to do the work, or contract it out for you. Sand blasting is only a small part of the process. Applying the new porcelin finish requires special skills and equipment... as I recall, the finish isn't just "baked on", it's "melted on".Good luck, Steve
*Edward & Steve, now that you mention the melting, I remember seeing it done on TOH..they visited Kohler I think. Showed how they put the porcelian on a bathrub.The new cast iron tub was on a kind of a rotating fixture on a forklift. It turned while the porcelain was sprayed onto it and then it went in an oven. We are talking glowing red tub here, not your home oven type hot. Joe H
*On another TOH they restored a cast iron tub with a epoxy type coating. The job was done in a specialty shop. I have seen examples at home showes in the St Louis area but do not recall the name of the vendor.
*I considered mentioning this type of coating as a possibility in my earlier post, but I don't think it would last a heartbeat in a sink (at least in our house). Sinks take a physical beating and encounter all sorts of food and cleaning products that you'd never see in a tub (at least not in our house).
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I was wondering how I was to contact someone who refinished these sinks as my parents have one that they are wanting to reuse. They watched a video clip of a home remodeling show that sent one out to be sand blasted and refinished. What I need to know is if there is such a place near to our house? We are from upstate New York near Syracuse.