Peter Harris
New Member
I have an older Kohler cast iron kitchen sink that has some cracked enamel and some rust showing at the faucet hole. The old faucet, a Moen, got very hard to swing side to side, so I contacted them and they sent me a new one for free (YEAH MOEN).
Upon removing the old faucet (lots of rust under the sink) i found the top surface, under the old faucet, had some rust staining and it appears the enamel surface is cracked.
I suppose I could replace the whole sink, but, I'd rather not spend the $300 or so for the sink and the hassle of redoing all the plumbing.
So, I have a couple of questions:
1. should I repair the cracks?
1a. If I should repair it, do I grind down the enamel first?
1b. What type of enamel repair coating should I use? Enamel Paint? Epoxy? Something else?
2. should I just coat the surface over the rust
with paint or epoxy or??
3. should i just install the new faucet over the existing hole and hope it lasts another 5 years or so?
Upon removing the old faucet (lots of rust under the sink) i found the top surface, under the old faucet, had some rust staining and it appears the enamel surface is cracked.
I suppose I could replace the whole sink, but, I'd rather not spend the $300 or so for the sink and the hassle of redoing all the plumbing.
So, I have a couple of questions:
1. should I repair the cracks?
1a. If I should repair it, do I grind down the enamel first?
1b. What type of enamel repair coating should I use? Enamel Paint? Epoxy? Something else?
2. should I just coat the surface over the rust
3. should i just install the new faucet over the existing hole and hope it lasts another 5 years or so?