How To Make A Ceramic Sink

How to restore the gloss on a ceramic sink.

How to make a ceramic sink.

Lightly sand the piece and remove the sanding dust by wiping it with a towel. Bisque fire the sink to 1 900 f for about eight hours. The process of drilling through a thick ceramic porcelain sink is slow. Get a kit that allows you to mix pigments to create custom colors if your sink is an off white color.

Place the sink upside down on a turntable in a spray painting booth. These sinks provide a clean yet simple look as long as they are kept clean and shiny. Purchase a porcelain and ceramic epoxy chip repair kit. For white or colored porcelain sinks try using liquid oxygen bleach such as hydrogen peroxide.

Pour the hydrogen peroxide into a spray bottle. Wax the bottom of the sink with hot wax. Wear gloves when cleaning with hydrogen peroxide. Glossy white porcelain ceramic sinks brighten up the darkest kitchen.

It is less caustic than bleach according to bob vila. Porcelain and ceramic chip repair kits come with 2 vials containing liquids that you mix together to create the epoxy filler as well as a brush you can use to. Set the ceramic sink aside to dry to the bone dry stage. But using the right equipment and technique you can customize a porcelain ceramic sink with the hole you want.

Buy a generic white repair kit if your ceramic sink is a standard white color. A ceramic sink provides a look similar to porcelain enamel but the sink won t chip as easily because the entire basin is made of ceramic instead of enamel over metal.