Cracked sink - repair/re-enamel

[mikeyr]

House hunting and have found a pretty much immaculate house. However, they have cracked the bathroom sink (it's got a 50p size chip). We, of course, want to use it as part of our price negotiations.

Has anyone used the re-enamel putty, and if so how good/long-lasting is the result?

Alternatively, looks like there are plenty of services out there for fixing and full enamelling. Again, anyone got any comments on potential price/results for these?

(Assume either will be cheaper than matching and fitting a sink.)

[softtop]

whatever you choose, remember when someone says re enamel then it only means painting, a sink is glazed, that won't be happening again.

[monoloco]

yes -used a kit I bought on Fleabay. Pretty simple to use -a bit like car filler. Comes with a small spray can of white enamel paint which made a perfect and undetectable repair initially but the paint soon wears off and leaves the slightly off-white filler visible but easy enough to repaint every couple of months. Kit cost me about a tenner if I recall -a lot cheaper than a new enamel sink!

[DrDeAtH]

Replace the sink, it's the only way. Filling and painting is just a temporary cover up which will bug you until the end of time.

[boxst]

I’ve used a kit from amazon and initially it is very good but wears off within a few months. As above it’s a filler, some gentle sand paper and then an enamel spray.

In the end I just bought a new sink and I couldn’t be bothered redoing it all the time.

[mikeyr]

Thanks for input folks, in the short term we'll use some putty but will budget/negotiate around intention to replace.

[shouldbworking]

Cool. I'm sure that £75 for a sink + fitting will make all the difference on your house purchase

[Toyoda]

Pedantic maybe, but bathrooms have basins. Kitchens have sinks.

And if you think a few quid on a basin is worth worrying about i pity you finding real problems. The buyer will laugh at you if you try and knock the asking price down over that.

[mikeyr]

Yep, definitely pedantic.

But genuinely thanks for input, the sink/basin in question is quite large and unusual so it was more to include it as part of the general haggling process. Didn't mean it come across as I want £1000s off the house price just for a replacement.