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OT-Soapstone sink repair/restoration

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tph6051

03-30-2008 14:15:36

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Need advice. My wife has just brought home an old soapstone sink which she found in an old barn. The sink is a behemouth!!!
It's about 48"x25"x17, got to be close to 300lbs!

Anyway, I removed all the old white paint. Sanded the scratches out and it looks in really good shape except for a few spots along the seams.

My question is what is the right way to seal these areas along the seams to prevent them from leaking. Eventually this will become our new kitchen sink and of course don't need to have water all over the floor.

Thanks in advance!!

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sherburne

04-12-2008 07:04:45

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Re: OT-Soapstone sink repair/restoration in reply to tph6051, 03-30-2008 14:15:36

I've been to this funky old but revitalized soapstone plant/quarries at the base of Waltons Mountain in VA. google Alberene Soapstone. They use polyester epoxy. How much did that cost? I saw a similar size on e-bay. $1200.

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Mark-IA

03-30-2008 17:27:55

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Re: OT-Soapstone sink repair/restoration in reply to tph6051, 03-30-2008 14:15:36

I Was watching an episode of "How It's Made" on Discovery Channel the other nite. They were making sinks out of Soapstone. They glued the sink together using an epoxy mix.

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oldhousehugger25

04-03-2008 17:41:16

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Re: OT-Soapstone sink repair/restoration in reply to Mark-IA, 03-30-2008 17:27:55

I have an old freind who owns a stone carving studio. They make fountains and fancy mantle pieces which I can't afford. Anyhow they work in Indiana and Texas travertine limestone. It often comes with voids in it and on occasion I have even heard Harold admit busting a piece off. He uses a number of different pretinted epoxies and then mixes in stone dust of the piece he's working on. Most of his repairs you can't find without knowing they are there. Having said all that, what holds your sink together now? Is it white lead putty? Are the pieces doweled together? Best thing to do probably unless it has come all apart is carefully scrape as much of whats in the joints now out. Then if it is still solidly holding together, do as was suggested with the silicone. However if it is loose, carefully take it apart, clean your mating surfaces and glue it back together with the epoxy.

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wyod

03-30-2008 14:34:00

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Re: OT-Soapstone sink repair/restoration in reply to tph6051, 03-30-2008 14:15:36

if it were me, I'd prolly use 100% pure silicone caulk... either the clear or it also comes in dark grey or black - whichever would look the best. They normally use mineral oil to treat the stone after it's all been cleaned. Definitely oil AFTER the caulking is cured! ...D

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