First you need to determine what the sink is actually made out of.
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If nothing else works, maybe make the best out of it, grab a lighter (or soldering iron) and just burn a cool pattern on it?
Actually, that's a great idea. I'm going to draw some penises instead.
Try rubbing with mild abrasive such as toothpaste - it'll take a while if it's going to work though and you might be left with a dull spot.
I'd be tempted to try sandpaper, and find some matching acrylic paint to reseal it.
I would likely try the methods of car headlight repair:
- fine sandpaper (e.g. 600)
- followed by ultra fine sandpaper (e.g. 1000)
- followed by polishing sandpaper (e.g. 2000 or even more)
- followed by polishing paste (e.g. cerium oxide) on a felt pad
However, since I see that the sink has a glossy surface... I would be deterred by that. The method I mention may reach a layer which isn't burnt, but will wear off glossy finish and there's no certainty of it returning in the same tone after polishing is done.
What paint to use - sorry, no idea.
You can not.
This is not just a surface stain, but it has literally changed the material underneath the burn.
Amy attempted fix will just be an obscene amount of work for what will still be an obvious repair job.
Should I lightly sandpaper it with a very fine sandpaper?
You can try, but it is likely deeper than you think and will require a lot of sanding. But I would try as a landlord would bill you for a new sink anyway.
SpacePirate is probably right, but try a magic eraser before you lose all hope. Those things have worked miracles in hotel housekeeping.
Your nice list doesn't seem to have non polar solvents in case it's greasy. Something like soap, alcohol, (turpentine, acetone, xylene).
But yeah, might not be a surface stain as the other comments suggest.
Any suggestions if it's not a surface stain?
Just chiming g in on the non polar stuff. You could try hand sanitizer too. I had some stains from dye that would not come out of my tub and hand sanitizer did the trick!
Acrylic is plastic, you likely burned the plastic with hot ashes. You can try wet sanding it down using very fine grit sandpaper, followed by polishing, but YMMV.
rubbing alcohol might help but your probably going to have to buff it out with a Dremel
Would using super fine sandpaper be worth trying?

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