I just got a nice big commercial 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.

Is there anything else I should be considering using?

On Tue, 02 Jan 2007 12:06:51 -0800, Jack Johansson wrote:

> I just got a nice big commercial 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.
>
> Is there anything else I should be considering using?

Is there a way you can hot glue or spray adhesive something to the sink?
Like the auto noise reducing blankets? Or just foam rubber like an old
yoga mat?


Might be worth experimenting with first.

matthew

"Jack Johansson" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> I just got a nice big commercial 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.
>
> Is there anything else I should be considering using?

What about foam spray-on insulation sold at any hardware store and commonly
used to fill gaps in window and door installations? Should work, sticks to
just about any surface and is easy to deal with and has great
sound-deadening characteristics. If you spray it slow enough and in a couple
of thinner layers with drying time in between, you can even spray it on from
underneath without having to remove the sink, although it would be easier
and faster to do so.


KW

In article .com>,
says...
> I just got a nice big commercial 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.
>
> Is there anything else I should be considering using?
>
>
What you're proposing to do will definitely lessen, if not cure, the
problem. I did it years ago on a SS sink that really *was* tinny, and
it made a huge difference. I used a gray paint that contained silicone,
meant for marine use, to cover flashing, and other wet applications.
After I coated it, the sink was not only quieter, but held steady
hot/cold temperatures longer, which was good since I was using it for
photo processing.

Make sure the bottom side of the sink is well-prepped. I would go over
it lightly with sandpaper and then wipe it down with a solvent like
rubbing alcohol. (There are better solvents for this, but you probably
don't want to use them in the house.) Apply your chosen gunk in two or
more thinner layers, letting the previous coat dry thoroughly.

Once you've got it coated and everything has "cured", you could also try
placing something like thick styrofoam sheet(s) between the sink and
whatever walls or cabinet sides surround the sink. That will help
deaden sound as well. Even if you can only do this at one or two spots
along one or more sides of the sink, it will help.

Bob

In article >, "KW"
<keith_warrennospamatallteldotnet> says...
>
> "Jack Johansson" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> > I just got a nice big commercial 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.
> >
> > Is there anything else I should be considering using?
>
> What about foam spray-on insulation sold at any hardware store and commonly
> used to fill gaps in window and door installations? Should work, sticks to
> just about any surface and is easy to deal with and has great
> sound-deadening characteristics. If you spray it slow enough and in a couple
> of thinner layers with drying time in between, you can even spray it on from
> underneath without having to remove the sink, although it would be easier
> and faster to do so.
>
>
> KW
>
>
That "sounds" like a good suggestion. I think they now make two or
three different kinds of this stuff, with different rates and amounts of
expansion. The slower kind with controlled expansion would make it a
*lot* easier to work with, imo.

Bob

"KW" <keith_warrennospamatallteldotnet> wrote:

>What about foam spray-on insulation sold at any hardware store and commonly
>used to fill gaps in window and door installations? Should work, sticks to
>just about any surface and is easy to deal with and has great
>sound-deadening characteristics.

This is precisely what I did when I installed a new sink in my last
house. It worked fine.

> If you spray it slow enough and in a couple
>of thinner layers with drying time in between, you can even spray it on from
>underneath without having to remove the sink, although it would be easier
>and faster to do so.

I removed the sink to evenly spray on the first coat, then reinstalled
it and sprayed additional foam from underneath to suit the clearances.

LeeBat

Oh pshaw, on Tue 02 Jan 2007 01:06:51p, Jack Johansson meant to say...

> I just got a nice big commercial 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.
>
> Is there anything else I should be considering using?
>

The stainless Steel sink in our new house (albeit, not a commercial model)
came coated with some sort of sound-deadening insulation was was either
dipped or sprayed on. The color is white. Compared to other stainless
steel sinks I have owned, the sound from this one is more of a dull thud
when something strikes it, as compared with a bright metallic ping. We're
please with it.

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
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