I major a mistake and I need some help. I used a customer’s brand new under the countertop mounted stainless steel sink and it got scratched as I was cleaning my mud pan. By the way, the countertop is granite and to replace the sink would be rather costly. Any suggestions out there????
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I think you just bought them a new sink.
Grrrrr to all those other tradesmen who use new fixtures in my houses.
Scrub with abrasive cleaner like Comet, Ajax, etc. Dampen sink , sprinkle powder, rub like hell. This will work on scratches that are light.
and try to rub with the prevailing grain, not across it.
My commercial building had brushed stainless elevator doors, and some bozo had scratched words into one of them. Scratches weren't deep, of course, but they were quite visible. We called in a metal refinisher, and they used a drum sander in an electric drill. Made a hell of a noise. But with the drum spinning with the grain, they worked it oiver a little and all the scratches disappeared, and the panel looked new.
Do it right, or do it twice.
Edited 5/25/2003 11:48:29 PM ET by ELCID72
Just finished a Corian job with stainless undermount sink. By the time the homeowner was done hooking up the plumbing, the sink looked 40 years old, and they called me in a panic. I called the mfg. of the sink ELKAY, told them the problem and they sent me a maint. kit free of charge. The kit contained polishes & scotch- brite pads of different grits, after some elbow grease, the sink looks like new. And by all means FOLLOW the grain.
Many of the sinks are installed after the tops are installed and they only use caulking. Not all sinks are actually sintting on a lip between the subtop and the stone. If the sit on a lip, some will actually slid in. Check this, you might be surprised. If so, It will only take about an hour or two to remove the sink, replace it, and reinstall the drains/garbage disposal. If this works, I would be apt to replacing than trying to spend alot of time trying to removed the scratches and then finally needing to replace the sink. Good luck
Well at least your owning up to it.
I've heard rubbing compound and then polishing compound, try your automotive section. $1.99 each.
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hell with the sink, what about the mudpan? You can't be ruining your tools because of someones precious SINK!