Before applying silicone, it's wise to fill the sink with water so that the sink drops the lowest level and prevents silicone from overstretch or cracking. The silicone would be able to adjust to a full bowl of water - you would do same around a bath tub. Good video!
Extension bars can be used with the angle buffer. They allow improved access but do add to the strength required to control the tool. Fantastic results with buffing compounds.
Thats a brilliant idea iv used the same metal polish for years on other stuff but never thought of using it on our sink 🙈 You can use handy wipes, the type in the tubs from toolstation for cleaning up silicone as they cut right through it and leave you with a perfectly clean surface, we use them when sealing up windows and doors and they work a treat
I thought someone would say lol. I had to go to an event for two days and my fingernails were a bit gross 😆 I'm not precious though about getting my hands dirty.
Astonishing transformation, thank you for sharing. It's been a few months. What does the sink look like now, any pictures? Have you been doing the polishing regularly as well?
The black is probably just a mix of oxidation on the surface of the sink reacting with the polish and friction, it all washes away in the end, down the now shiny plughole.
Have hand polished motorbike engine cases, front forks and exhausts with solvol autosol in the past and always got lovely shiny surfaces with it. Is good stuff.
@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK polishing clothes and a toothbrush worked wonders. Used to enjoy doing it that way plus polishing machines and drill attachments arent always suitable for small awkward areas.
I would purchase a set of silicone removal tools, using tissue or cloth removes more in parts depending on the angle of your hands. The tools keep the removal even.🇬🇧🇦🇺😀
Nice job 👍🏻 and yes using a metal polish like autosol does produce a lot of 'black'. It's basically because Autosol is a Grinding Paste and as such it removes the top surface of the item your using it on (so no good for using on metal that has a protective covering like a lacquer?). Hence it taking a whole load of paper tissue or cotton cloth to wipe it down. Anyway... great job, but I bet you were very hesitant to use it eh? ''No...no, don't use the sink!!!'' I can hear you scream 🤣🤣🤣
Very well done. Now to my own problem. She who must be obeyed, bought from IKEA a replica Belfast sink, all was well until I tried to clean one of my daughters attempt's at cooking. Any there are black vain like marks. I've tried numerous methods found on Utube but to no avail. Any ideas would be most appreciated. 🇮🇪🇪🇺
Ugh.. I know exactly the type you mean. I'l can't offer any suggestions without searching, so will pin this and hopefully someone can suggest something that works!
Have you tried Pink Stuff? It's about a £1 from the supermarket (*the tub of paste not the bottle version*). It cleaned up our old original Belfast sink really well!
Try using ... Doktor Power Magic Eraser from JML which is readily available from most supermarkets and outlets like Wilko/Robert Dyas etc... Cut a small square/rectangle off the main block (you'll understand once you have it to hand) , wet with a little water and just rub. Works on no end of surfaces from hard ones like your sink to soft ones like wall paper (just don't rub so hard).
Very handy! My kitchen sink has taken a battering over the years, definitely going to try this. A question about the cotton buffing pads (the ones you attached to your drill) some of the reviews were very mixed. What was your experience?
Good question... one line didn't make the cut due to timings,, but did in the post. I found some very slight shedding of threads, but it was SO slight, it didn't stop me getting this job done. I thought they were perfect for this job.
I'm wondering why it seemed so important to polish a sink. A sink is a tool. A tool, once used is never pristine. It is what it is. Why be fussy about it? Here in the States, we call this "Obsessive-compulsive disorder." They have a pill for this. I have an old knob that is sixty years, rusty, and scuffed up. I wonder if you could polish it for me. 😮
