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<p>[QUOTE="Jeff Drum, post: 4285920, member: 6444"]The issue with this sink is that it needs to be fully re-enameled. Trying to brush on a paint over the rusted through areas never really succeeds, though it can make it look better in the short-term. There are places that will do a good job with re-enameling, so it is worth getting quotes if you want to save it.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Crane corporation is still in business, and still makes great fixtures, high-end and not available through Home Depot type retailers. Your sink is certainly better than most if not all at a Home Depot retailer. Because they have a long life they are used commercially in office buildings a lot; my last place of work had Crane fixtures.</p><p><br /></p><p>Crane family is best known in New England now for the beach of the same name in Ipswich, MA, and the family mansion and grounds which used to include the then private beach. The mansion has been restored and available for tours and events; I attended a friend's wedding there twenty years ago or so and it has been extensively renovated since then so is in even better condition. (BTW, I know first-hand that the bathrooms in the mansion all have original Crane plumbing fixtures - still in perfect operating condition - no surprise!).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jeff Drum, post: 4285920, member: 6444"]The issue with this sink is that it needs to be fully re-enameled. Trying to brush on a paint over the rusted through areas never really succeeds, though it can make it look better in the short-term. There are places that will do a good job with re-enameling, so it is worth getting quotes if you want to save it. The Crane corporation is still in business, and still makes great fixtures, high-end and not available through Home Depot type retailers. Your sink is certainly better than most if not all at a Home Depot retailer. Because they have a long life they are used commercially in office buildings a lot; my last place of work had Crane fixtures. Crane family is best known in New England now for the beach of the same name in Ipswich, MA, and the family mansion and grounds which used to include the then private beach. The mansion has been restored and available for tours and events; I attended a friend's wedding there twenty years ago or so and it has been extensively renovated since then so is in even better condition. (BTW, I know first-hand that the bathrooms in the mansion all have original Crane plumbing fixtures - still in perfect operating condition - no surprise!).[/QUOTE]
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