Is there any way to repair a burn on a sink??

[Frankie]

The house I just bought needs a few minor repairs. But the one bothering me the most, is the cig. burn on the bathroom sink. You know the one, someone left a cigarette burning and laid it down.

Is there anyway to repair it? There were 2, and I used appliance paint on one to see how it would look. It did cover it, but you can see it, even though I used the same color paint.

Have any other suggestions? Thanks

 

[Marty]

What is it made of ???

 

[Jill]

Carolyn, I don't know how to repair very much of anything, but we have sinks (doh) and I think they are all made out of different materials. Maybe if you tell what yours is made out of (like ceramic, porcelain, corian, marble, etc.), then maybe someone will have an idea of what could cover up the blemish best.

 

[Debby - LB]

Carolyn try a Emory board or one of those pumice stones to get rid of all the color and then use some abrasive toothpaste and or touch up paint ...might help you.

 

[Frankie]

Oops,sorry. It is porcelain, white. Debby, going to give that a try, but won't it make that area rough?

 

[Marty]

Its probably not porcelin because a cigarette stain would/should wipe/scrub off without a lot of trouble. "Peck" on it. If it sounds like tinny, then its porcelin, but if it sounds "dull", then its marble. Its more than likely cultured marble. If so, then the burn is penetrated deep. Try rubbing with tooth paste first. If not, then you'd need to get a drill with a buffing pad and go gently to try to get it out that way. Not a fun job but can be fixed.

 

[Debby - LB]

Oops,sorry. It is porcelain, white. Debby, going to give that a try, but won't it make that area rough?

No it'll actually make it very smooth But anything you use to take it away Will take away the shine. Use something small enough to only remove the yellow brown/color then afterwards you can work in some white and polish it back so there isn't a dull spot there.

Good idea Marty! my little dremel tool has the emory and buffing wheels so if you have one those you could try that.