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Posted by Berkshire Bill on January 2, 2007, 8:36 pm
>>I just got a nice big stainless steel sink for our kitchen. I love it,
>> except it is loud and "tinny" when you drop stuff in it. I am
>> thinking of pulling it out, and painting the entire underside with that
>> thick.. black coating that is available for coating the back of pickup
>> trucks. It is thick, and I think it would help deaden the sound.
>> It is also made to stick to the truck in all weather conditions, so I
>> imagine it will stick to the sink even though expansion and
>> contraction/hot cold.
>>
>> The coated side will be inside the cabinet, and never seen, so how it
>> looks is not an issue. Because of sink placement, other traditional
>> insulation is not really an option, so I need something that you
>> "paint" on, and sticks to the metal.
>>
>> I considered auto undercoating, but think this stuff goes on just as
>> thick or thicker, and is made to be exposed so I think it would leave a
>> better finish, even though it is unseen.
>>
>> Any thoughts? Anything better out there that I should consider?.
>>
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> Automotive undercoating often remains sticky forever. You'll love that
> when you need to get under the sink and fix a leak.
>
> What about that foam you spray into crevices around doors, to keep cold
> air out? I wonder if you could spray that on, and use a paint mixing stick
> to spread it into a layer of appropriate thickness.
>
He's talking about the spray on bed liners, not undercoating... Rhino,
Dura-Line and others might work. As you said, you would have to remove the
sink. Probably best to mask the rim and flange areas so you can re-install
the faucet and sink baskets to a untreated surface. Let us know.
Bill
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