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Brand new bathroom sink cracked!

5 years ago

We just renovated a bathroom. The mirror we attached with wall velcro (ok, maybe not the best idea) onto the tiled wall fell on the new sink/vanity and cracked it. I can't buy a new one - any help on how to fix this? I think the material of the sink is porcelain Thanks!!

Here is a picture of the bathroom (it's a loft in a church conversion, which explains that window!)

And a close up of the crack.






Comments (24)

  • 5 years ago

    That's toast. And I'll leave the velco'd mirror alone, lol.

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  • 5 years ago

    Apply $$$ to fix. Buy a replacement, hows a chance to redecorate, if you wish.

  • 5 years ago

    I hope that "I can't buy a new one" isn't literally true, because short of living with it as-is, that's all you can do. Sorry.

  • 5 years ago

    oh well. I just don't want to buy a new one but guess I have to.

  • 5 years ago

    Maybe it would be possible to fill it in with epoxy or grout.

  • 5 years ago

    Lowe’s has a very similar vanity top, about $140 for a 30”.

  • PRO
    5 years ago

    I do agree though to get a hammer or a drill to hang the mirror before you put in the new sink.

  • PRO
    5 years ago

    You can try an epoxy or something- there's products out there meant to repair chipped sinks/tiles/tubs. Haven't tried any of them myself, but I know the products exist.

  • 5 years ago

    Really people! Especially you, Pro Jan Moyer - 2 posts with no help. And yes, you are rubbing it in.


    I would try a two-part epoxy on the cracks. Put a pencil mark at the ends so you can watch for the cracks extending. If the cracks spread, well, then the sink is toast.


    It may not work, but you may as well take a shot at it. The problem is that you can't get the epoxy down into the crack, so it is just going to sit on the surface.




    Lisa thanked graywings123
  • 5 years ago

    I'd try an epoxy repair... do a search on how to repair a cracked porcelain sink.

  • PRO
    5 years ago
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    It's obviously a newly done bath! I realize the comment wasn't helpful, because the only fix is a new top . Sorry, but sometimes the truth.....is painful, and costs money too. Don't think I don't beat myself up for a few IDIOT &^%%$$ mistakes a year; like a simple window measure , when I know far better than to let a client stand and chat, chat, chat .......while I am doing that measure!

    A good question to always ask is " Gee, what could happen here?" lol

  • 5 years ago

    Velcro? Sorry, but this one's on you.

    You can't NOT replace this sink.

  • 5 years ago

    Just want to add -- I love that little window! I hope you have a cat to enjoy it.

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    Easy fix. Thin epoxy to flow into the crack. Clean epoxy off the surface with acetone, then repair surface damage with porcelain repair kit from manufacturer. It doesn't look like the bowl is damaged so no chance of leaking.

    https://www.amazon.com/Porc-fix-Porcelain-Touch-up-American/dp/B00NLVGOK0/ref=sr_1_2?hvadid=78065376701377&hvbmt=bp&hvdev=c&hvqmt=p&keywords=american+standard+porcelain+repair&qid=1578236942&sr=8-2

  • 5 years ago

    Try epoxy as described above. Then use a white porcelain paint touch up kit, available for a few dollars from a hardware store.

  • 5 years ago

    I don't think it helps anything to verbally beat on the OP. I'm sure she feels bad enough about it already. Mistake made, lesson learned, let's call it a day. No more velcro.

    I strongly doubt that epoxy will help here. It needs to be applied between the fractured surfaces, and unless you finish breaking the sink into 2 pieces, that's not going to happen.

    If it's just applied to the surface, epoxy won't stick worth a darn unless you roughen the surface (maybe using a diamond grit wheel in a Dremel Moto-Tool). Even then, I think it's going to look at least as ugly as the crack itself.

    IMO, it comes down to 2 choices, replace the sink or live with the crack.

  • 5 years ago

    I don’t think that’s porcelain. It’s probably molded acrylic or something like a custom cast molded product. It will be easier to replace the whole top and leave the cabinet.

  • 5 years ago

    You just renovated the room with all new stuff. Don't make do with a cracked sink. Go buy a new sink or a new vanity/ sink combo and replace it. And enjoy your new, very pretty bathroom. Nice Job!!


    Chalk it up to the cost of education.

    Lisa thanked ci_lantro
  • 5 years ago

    When you rehang the mirror, I suggest getting a professional or a knowledgeable friend to help. If you don’t have much in the way of DIY skills, it would be easy to mess up drilling into tile and putting proper anchors into it. And you might end up with the mirror falling on your replacement sink.

  • PRO
    5 years ago

    @Joseph Corlett, LLC, that is hysterical. Bless the internet.

  • 5 years ago

    A fix, won’t. The problem is the crack, inherently peters out toward the sink bowl, with the widest portion on the edge. You may be able to flow enough repairing material into a portion of the crack, but you end up with an area of the crack that is too narrow for the repair material to penetrate and bond. What happens then is the crack below the bonded area slowly spreads and reappears, like a bad penny.


    If you know the actual material, have the correct tools and materials, it might be possible to open the crack enough through its entire extent to repair it correctly, but it’s a far from simple or easy task. Also, on some materials, the work to prepare for the repair sometimes renders the unit unrepairable...much like a bullseye on a windshield can suddenly become a huge crack when they attempt a resin repair.

  • PRO
    5 years ago

    Okay, I was being a smarta$$ with my Ramen link. millworkman was correct with his initial diagnosis of "toast". You're not getting any adhesive to withstand the thermal cycling inherent in sinks. Even if you get a perfect adhesive color match and repair, one dose of hot water and it's back to "toast". Only now it's contaminated black line nasty "toast".