Today I am going to share with you a quick cleaning tip that is going to change your life. How to Clean a Porcelain Sink is not just easy but super quick! Let me show you!
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Now, as part of our kitchen makeover we contemplated the idea of replacing our old porcelain sink.
We love our sink. It is huge, it has a lot of character but after having our home rented out for two years
we found it stained BADLY. Sick!
I tried different ways to clean it and I came up with one that brought it back to pure white again.
If your sink is not as bad as mine you may be able to clean it using just one product: Bar Keepers Friend.
You can find it HERE.
If your sink looks really bad and has very messy stains this additional steps will take care of it!
It took me three steps and just a few minutes to complete the process.
{ Come on! Pretend you are excited!}
1
The first thing you want to do is to wash it with dish soup or dishwasher detergent using a sponge and warm water.
When we moved into our house as you could see the sink was in pretty bad shape so dishwasher detergent worked better for me.
After you are done, rinse it thoroughly.
This is how our sink looked after this step.
A lot better… but far from perfect.
2
Spray bleach or a bleach product all over the sink.
Let the bleach sit for a few minutes while you try to wash off the little bit of bleach that went on your shirt.
Darn it!
I hate when that happens.
Gently give a general scrub all over and rinse thoroughly again.
After this step the yellowish color was gone but the black stains were still there.
3
Apply a small amount of Bar Keepers Friend directly on the areas where you see stains.
I like to scrub those areas in a circular motion…
I don’t know what this product has but you’ll see the stains disappear before your eyes.
Check this OUT!
look at the before and after pictures…
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There you have it… a perfectly clean porcelain sink!
Amazing! Huh!
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Desiree
HOLY SMOKES! Our porcelain sink was 10 times more grungy than yours. It was stained yellow and covered in gray scratches and rust. I read somewhere else that it was better to lay down paper towels and spray those with the bleach. I let them sit for a couple of hours since the sink was so stained. Then, I used bar keepers friend for the scratches.
IT LOOKS BRAND SPANKIN’ NEW!
So excited!
Thanks for the tips!
I am so glad Sarah… they look so pretty when they are clean!
I’m going to have to try this on our porcelain tub because it was a hideous mess when we bought this house and years of other “sure fire” attempts to clean it have resulted in only a modicum of stain removal. Thanks for the tips!
I use the Magic Erasers on my stainless steel sink and it always looks brand new afterward. I also use them on my glass top range. Works great on most things. You should try them out.
I LOVE Bar Keepers Friend. I use the powdered cleaner all the time on my sink. If you can’t get it in your country, you could use Cream of Tartar, but Bar Keepers Friend is much cheaper. And Baking Soda is not made up of Oxalic Acid. They are totally different chemicals. If I get rust stains on my concrete patio, it gets them out. It is also great for cleaning copper cookware.
The bleach will eventually, if not already eat through the enamel seal on the porcelain, which will cause further staining in the future. This works great but I use a non-toxic version in one bottle! Took me forever, I tried EVERYTHING to get mine white and then it dawned on me! I used Tub & Tile by Melaleuca! It is actually their bathroom cleaner, so it’s amazing at bleaching out white. And as a bonus, it doesn’t bleach my clothes! It’s only $5.69 for a bottle of concentration that makes 6 spray bottles, if you are a Melaleuca customer. If you want to know more, I’d be happy to give you some info! I was on the verge of pulling out the sink and putting in a stainless one! Just in the nick of time!s
I don’t mean to be a nerd, but BKF is oxalic acid. It is in baking soda, but not at the same potency as BKF. It does have a bleaching effect…which is obvious by your pictures. I’ve seen Martha use it to clean and restore wood. It is a gentle cleanser, would be a good choice before moving on to harsh chemicals in that application.
That being said…beautiful sink!
Apply paste car wax to your newly cleaned sink. It will prevent stains from reappearing 🙂
Pam,
What a great tip! I will try that!
Thank you so much!
Thanks for the tips…Mine looks very much like your “before”! Off to clean it now…thanks!
Love that barkeep’s friend stuff. Works on hard water stains too. Your new kitchen is gorgeous!
My sink looks like your before! I have all those cleaning items so I’ll be doing your trick on my nasty sink today!!! Thank you!