I've chipped the sink

[MikeR]

Help! I dropped a screw driver into the brand new sink and put a small chip in the basin. The wife is going mad. Is there an invisible repair I can do?

Thanks

Mike

[andrewpreece]

Do they sell repair kits? If not I imagine the best approach would be the resin used for glassfibre, the gelcoat stuff. That can be coloured in a variety of different ways AFAIK. The snk'll need to be dry though,

Andy.

[The Natural Philosopher]

Try white 'Milliput'.

Use acetone to clean up any dross before it sets hard..

[Fergie]

Lift up the patio, dig a big hole, put wife in hole, relay patio making sure slabs are level, get new wife that won't moan about sink.

HTH

[Mike]

Plastic bag over the head doesn't leave any marks :-)

[MM]

I assume it's a Butler type one. I bought one from IKEA for my last property. It was very smart and dead easy to clean, but I was always very careful not to put heavy objects anywhere near it, even large bowls, as the wall thickness around the plughole was not very great.

However, the sink was only around £60. I would just bite the bullet, buy another new one, put the chipped one out into the garden as a bird bath, pond, or unconventional flower pot, then carry on looking forward to great service from the missus for the foreseeable future. Saving £60 is not worth ruining a marriage, and the repair will always be an awful reminder to your other half of what happened on that terrible day when hubby dropped a screwdriver and broke her dream sink, and you did admit to it being your fault! £60 is only a couple of fillings at the petrol station, and not even one filling at a dentist's.

MM

[Rob Morley]

Seems a good idea to leave a mat in it then.

[The Natural Philosopher]

Dental fillings that look like white porcelain is good way to fix the chip as well.

Ask yer dentistr.

[MM]

Oh no! A mat would totally destroy the feng suey. I suppose you mean a

*plastic* mat?!!!

MM

[MM]

Maybe the chip could serve as a constant reminder for maintaining good dental hygiene. Any of the kids refusing yet again to clean his or her teeth could be dragged to the sink and shown the chip. "Look, Janet! Look, John!"

MM

[Set Square]

I have a bidet in which the glaze has come off around the waste fitting - leaving a rather unattractive brown ring. Would Milliput be any good on that - and would I need to remove the waste before applying it?

[Ian_m]

When snagging our new house 5 years ago we spotted two of the upstairs sinks had substantial chips in and asked for them to be replaced. Well one was (as chip was on edge of bowl) but we now know the other (chip behind tap) was filled with some enamel type stuff as it has gone slightly yellow and shows up quite clearly.

[Rob Morley]

Could be rubber, or a metal grille with rubber feet - you could even make one from hardwood slats ...

[The Natural Philosopher]

I dunno. Try a bit underneath and see if it matches.