How to Touch up Your Sink

Use a metal sponge and cleanser to thoroughly clean your sink before repairing it. Let the sink dry completely before attempting the repair.

Use a piece of 600-grit sandpaper to smooth out the chipped, scratched and cracked areas of your sink. Once the damaged area feels smooth, stop sanding and rinse down the sink. Allow the sink to dry thoroughly.

Mix the repair compound and alkyd-based paint matching the color of your sink together using a tongue depressor or other stick. Follow manufacturer's instructions exactly and open windows and doors to ensure you are working in a well ventilated area. Scoop some of the mixture onto a razor blade and fill in the dip or cracked area until it is level with the sink surface. Scrape off excess mixture with the razor blade and allow the mixture to dry completely.

Use fine, 100-grit sandpaper to lightly and gently sand the areas you filled in with the mixture. Use a small brush such as a clean nail polish brush to apply a thin layer of the mixture to the damaged areas of your sink. Allow the mixture to dry completely.

Apply nail polish remover to a cotton swab and dab the cotton swab on the excess dried mixture that has spread beyond the repaired area to the undamaged sink surface. Blend the mixture into the sink surface until the repaired area is hard to distinguish from the area that has not been repaired. Let the sink dry completely before using it.