I'm on my second delta sink and very satisfied. Much better than ANY of the sinks I made through the years. Bob Younger Terra Nova Photography. younger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of DarkroomMagic Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 9:34 AM To: PureSilverNew Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Sink Decisions and Waterproofing I'm not a fan of the plywood sinks (too rough, too heavy, too much work) and bought two Delta sinks almost ten years ago. One 4 and the 6 feet long. They are sitting on a steel frame and work perfectly. I bought the black version and wipe them after every use. They look like new. I'm a very satisfied customer. Regards Ralph W. Lambrecht http://www.darkroomagic.com On 2005-07-18 18:25, "Ben R. McRee" <ben.mcree@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Slowly but surely my darkroom project is coming together. It won't > be anything fancy. But I do hope to make it workable reasonable > pleasant. I've just about finished making a work table for the > enlarger. Now comes the sink. First decision is whether to build my > own or buy one of the inexpensive Delta sinks. Does anyone have > experience with the Delta plastic sinks? > > If I build one out of plywood (I don't have much carpentry > experience, but I have learned a few things making the enlarger table > and do have detailed instructions in the "Build Your Own Home > Darkroom" book), I will need to waterproof it. Here's what's been > recommended to me so far at local paint stores. Comments? > > 1. "Tile-Doc" An epoxy paint made for refinishing (guess what) > bathtubs, tile, etc. About $33/quart. > 2. "Gluvit" +"Interlux Brightside Polyurethane" The first is an > epoxy sealer and the second a topside marine paint. About $60 for > the two. > 3. ????? Other suggestions? Could I use Gluvit and a less > expensive oil-based enamel? > > Thanks for help. This list is a continuing inspiration! > > --Ben > ============================================================ ================== > =============================== > To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your > account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) > and unsubscribe from there. ============================================================ ================================================= To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there. ============================================================================================================= To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there.