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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Besos
Desiree
I use Soft Scrub with Bleach in it. It is a soft paste so I don’t have to spray the bleach in my sink (also I have fewer overspray on clothes accidents). I spread the paste around with a damp soft cloth or paper towel & I leave it. Later when I come back & it has dried in place or is at least somewhat dried out, I simply start rinsing it down with hot water, then gently scrub any stubborn stains with the soft cloth & a touch more Soft Scrub.
Thank you so much for the tip!
It worked perfectly….Tip…I used one dishwashing detergent pod…just snipe open plastic, pour contents into both sinks…throw away plastic..
All you really needed was the Bar Keepers Friend! I have been using it for years. It will make windows shine also.
You can keep it sparkly clean by using car wax. Apply it just like you would on a car – rub it on, let it dry to a haze, then buff it off. It will help keep your sink stain and gunk free for weeks at a time. It’s great for bathroom sinks too – no toothpaste mess to scrub!
What a great tip! Thank you so much sir sharing 🙂
When I shampoo carpets I do not use soap. I spot clean with straight Hydrogen Peroxide. Then I out a solution of water and hydrogen peroxide in the shampooer and get to cleaning carpets. They come out spotless and no soap residue which hastens more dirt collecting on carpets. I use about a 50/50 solution or peroxide and water.
Thank you so much for the tip!
Desiree thank you for this I just moved to a rental home and my sink looks like your before!! Going to give this a try!!!
It works perfectly! It is pretty amazing 🙂
I simply fill the sink with water and pour in about 1-2 cups of bleach. After about an hour, drain the sink and it’s spotless! No scrubbing or extra steps needed. Unfortunately, after a few years, porcelain loses it’s protective coating and I need to do this about once a month.
I use Bar Keepers Friend to polish my copper pots. Works great!
Bar Keepers Friend also comes in a dry powder (Which I prefer). It does work wonders. It doesn’t scratch glass, it makes easy work of stove tops and pots and pans look brand new!
Hi Desiree!
I really appreciate all your creative and fun tips, and wanted to share one of my own. I am very sensitive to cleaning chemicals (well, synthetic chemicals of many kinds, really) and have found ways to clean my house without them. I have been achieving these same results as you show here with white vinegar, water and baking soda. Spray your sink with a mix of 75% water/25% white vinegar and sprinkle lightly with baking soda. Scrub with a scrubber sponge and voila! Clean and mark-free sink. The vinegar scent disappears rapidly. Cheers!
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