Oh, Farmhousebound! I am so sorry to learn of this accident with your sink! And, unfortunately, I don't have good news to share with you about how I resolved my own dilemma. We were still in the midst of the reno when my sink's rim got damaged. At that time, my thinking was that I just couldn't live with a brand new -- but very visibly damaged sink-- and a porc-a-fix repair. However, in retrospect, and nearly 2 years later, I am now very sure I could have!

In the end, I insisted on replacing the sink. I talked to several porcelain repair people who told me they could make the repair look good but that those good looks wouldn't last. But then, all the fears I had about the risks of replacing the sink also came true! As expected, the replacement sink was of different dimensions than the original so the scribed cut out didn't match. We ended up having to fashion a partial face frame or, "cover plate", in order to disguise the gap in the cutout. But the cover plate had its own problems. The cab manufacturer(Plain and Fancy) insisted that they couldn't give me a cover panel of solid maple that was less than 3/4" thick. Of course, the GC insisted that the panel be only 3/8" thick. A compromise was reached by giving me a 3/8" thick partial face frame of mdf with a painted maple veneer. In the beginning, this fix looked pretty good. But, that was in the dead of winter. By the time the heat of mid-summer had arrived, I learned that I would now have the problem of the veneer expanding and shrinking with season changes! I tell you, it's a nightmare. A much bigger one than the one I would have had had I just gone along with the darn sink repair. As I said in that old thread, "patina" is not so bad. Indeed, it can be a good thing. So I strongly advise you to at least give the porc-a-fix a try. Especially given the location of your ding on the sink bottom, a good repair won't be noticed by anyone other than you. Plus, you can always put in a wire sink grid -- a good idea in any event -- to further hide the repair and keep your sink bottom protected.

Good luck!

Thanks so much for the follow-up and sorry to hear about all of the problems you incurred following your replacement sink! Yes, fortunately it is in the bottom of the small bowl sink (we have the 39-1/2" large sink/small sink) and I will be the one who notices most (DH didn't even realize he had dinged the sink until I pointed it out as he was more concerned about breaking one of my "new" wexford glasses LOL). We will give the porc-a-fix a try and I will post results once we have done. I can't believe we're the only ones who have had this problem but cannot find any reviews of this product or how good it works. I do want to stick to Rohl's fix-it kit, though, as I think it will have a better chance of matching the white that trying some other porcelain fix-it product. I will tell DH that when we start, we will have to take before/process/and after pics for anyone interested.

I'm sure you're not the only with this problem. IIRC, Rococogurl has used Porc-a-fix to her satisfaction on her Shaw's sink. If so, maybe she will see this thread and chime in. In the meantime, I don't see how it can hurt to give it a try. Chances are it will look good as new! And, by all means, please post the results.

I have a tiny ding -- what MV is likely remembering -- because I thought a sink grid would be annoying and it took me 5 years to buy one. Haven't tried to fix and don't plan to unless the ding started to enlarge. Doubt that -- the grid is terrific. These sinks are very durable and I'll wager ding and all it will outlive me.