Molded sink that was installed in 80s. Not sure the material but its hard. Its a his and hers corner counter top so i don't want to replace the entire piece. One of the sinks had a clear coat or something that has degraded over time and it looks horrible. Is there a product I can buy and refinish the sink with? Thank you.
It looks like cultured marble or similar resin cast vanity & sink. I have never seen a "coating" used but many do have a surface skin (the pretty part) manufactured in that contains the color with the bulk underneath being a filler type resin. Unfortunately it is largely plastic and plastic (resin) can crack with age and be attacked by chemicals. Acetone (fingernail polish remover) is one bathroom chemical that will attack most sinks & vanities like that.
Minor surface imperfections can be sanded & buffed out. Look at the bottom of the vanity & sink to see if the it is the same material throughout. Since yours is white look carefully for a difference in the materials as the filler is usually whiteish. If yours is one solid, uniform material throughout it can handle a lot of sanding and buffing but if you can spot two materials (skin & filler) you have to be careful to not sand through the pretty layer on top. Replacement is really the only proper fix I know of.
Some plumbers putties are known to cause crackling (plastic) and staining like that around the drain in both plastic and natural stone sinks. You can buy refinishing kits but it may not cover up the crackling or it may just continue to crackle and damage the new finish in a short time.
40 years is a good long time, its likely due for replacement.
Hello,
I am looking for the best method to waterproof around the tile lip of my jetted tub. When I originally had the tub installed in my master bathroom, there was not any kind of shower in the master (a poor design on my part). Then years later, I had a shower head added by the plumber over my jetted tub.
If you look at the attached picture, you will see the lip area of my tub which has the red outline. This is the area that I need to waterproof - I found that when multiple people use this shower, water seeps through the tile lip / edge and into my basement, so I am looking for a way to waterproof this area without re-tiling.
Any suggestions or ideas are greatly appreciated on how to address this.
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Hi All -
My wife and I are having our shower redone in a few weeks and we're having a really hard time finding a dual shower head that we like that is a brand we can trust. Unfortunately we've found a a couple that we like that seem to be offbrand and we're nervous to do that given what we've been told. Here are what we like:
[url=https://smile.amazon.com/SR-SUN-RISE-SRSH-F5043-Bathroom/dp/B014SWZG5O/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=OHHFG8L98M8M&keywords=shower%2Brain%2Bdual%2Bhead&qid=1639801843&sprefix=shower%2Brain%2Bdual%2Bhead%2Caps%2C128&sr=8-1-spons&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzTEI5STVTS0NPSEsxJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMDQ5NzU5MlVHNkNBWTQzVkg2UCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNTYzMjExMUk4MVpMM0o3RVFEVyZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU&th=1]SR SUN RISE SRSH-F5043[/url]
[url=https://www.homedepot.com/p/CASAINC-3-Spray-with-2-5-GPM-12-in-2-Functions-Mount-Dual-Handheld-Shower-Heads-in-Spot-in-Chrome-Valve-Included-WF-W98102CP-12/314715884]Casainc 3-Spray[/url]
We've found a main brand rain shower head that we like but we really want to combine it with a handheld. Is this possible? Here's the rainhead that we found that we'd be happy with (assuming we can add the handheld):
[url=https://www.build.com/product/summary/1324335?uid=3164400&jmtest=gg-gbav2_3156839&inv2=1&source=gg-gba-pla_3156839%21c1704086375%21a66021786865%21dc%21ng&gclid=CjwKCAiAh_GNBhAHEiwAjOh3ZGAWI4ty1D1m9OVtWplrV_Zqni9dZ9KZuZVokTwqga_kZCozNcejAxoCuYYQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds]Delta Vero Monitor 17 Series Dual Function 1.75 GPM Pressure Balanced Shower Only with Integrated Volume Control[/url]
If it's possible, what would we have to buy to be able to switch between the handheld and the rainhead?
Thanks in advance as always.
12-14-21, 08:31 AM
