We haven't been able to throw ourselves into our half bathroom "remodel" yet this week, but...
The night we did the removal of the toilet and everything else, I got right to disassembling our (original to the bathroom) 1958 Kohler Marfield shelf-back sink and soaking bits and pieces in a hot water and vinegar mixture.
I LOVE VINEGAR. Long before Pinterest, I even loved vinegar. The stuff's amazing.
I had my work cut out for me, clearly. The faucet leaked for who knows how long, leaving the spout covered in black crud and the sink below stained greenish-blue. Along with that there's 2 coats of paint in random places on the sink itself and supply lines.
I entertained just getting an inexpensive sink on eBay with some generic single hole faucet but this one has character and since the faucet is as old as it is, it can just be repaired. I was thrilled when Guy found
the repair kit at the Home Depot!
The vinegar and hot water soak worked like a charm. A little scrubbing/broken fingernails later even the water supply lines were shiny. The spout took the most damage, losing a bit of chrome here and there. Hardly bad enough to warrant replacement, though.
How cool! I love finding makers marks! It reads, "Kohler U.S.A. 2776 11x11 1M" and is dated December 2nd, 1958. Pam over at
Retro Renovation has an ad that features my sink, called at the time by Kohler, a corner lavatory.
I'll end up replacing the drain plug and we'll rebuild the faucet-y bits so they don't drip anymore.
Mmm, decades of sink caca!
For the sink itself, I used Bar Keepers Friend and a Dollar Tree magic eraser to remove the hard stains.
Ready for our real deal, Kohler shelf-back corner sink now?
Isn't it PRECIOUS?? I love it!
