![]() After consulting my buddy Scott Sidler from Austin Historical he told me I could lightly sand the basin with a random orbit sander and a high grit. It has it’s fair share of dirt layers and paint splatters, but that were easily cleaned up. The outer wall of the sink was in relatively good shape despite being a basement eyesore for decades. So how did I clean and restore the concrete sink? I had to break it down into sections because the outer wall, top edge, inside basin, inset washboard, faucet and metal stand all needed special attention. Going at this with a rough abrasive and the wrong chemical cleaner and I could do some serious damage. For Laundry Sinks like mine the concrete mixture contained a good amount of Portland cement which is extra strong, but still very porous. When I looked for the manufacturer’s mark and found a patent number, I plugged it into Google and looked it up! Concrete!Ī big difference here is concrete made today versus concrete from almost 100 years ago. Because Soap Stone darkens over time it was easy to confuse the two here. A very light hand sanding and then a generous application of mineral oil and the Laundry Sink would really pop. The main ingredient in Soap Stone is talc, which is one of the softest minerals. So why the big deal from the original post about whether this was Soap Stone or Concrete? It all comes down to restoration. ![]() *This post has been sponsored by Dremel Tools and would not have been possible without the help of the Dremel Versa! Affiliate links included. So find out how we brought this show stopper Vintage Laundry Sink back to life! After a little research ( from the patent number we found on the bottom) we found we would have to approach this in a whole new direction. ![]() At first we thought the behemoth was a Soap Stone Sink given the age of our Craftsman Style home. ![]() A while back we revealed our Scary Basement Makeover that came with a lot of new bells and whistles… but there was one element that stole the show: our original Concrete Double Laundry Sink. ![]()
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