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Cleaning Up:  Cleaning a porcelain sink  |
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hipmamato4
True Blue Farmgirl
51 Posts
danielle
wernersville
pa
USA
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 Posted - Oct 01 2008 : 11:10:26 AM
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Any suggestions for making a porcelain sink really white? I have been using (periodically)bleach, which makes it super white in just a couple
minutes, but feel awful doing it. I haven't done it in months, but the sink looks awful-brown and dirty and gross. The house is almost 200 years old and at times feels like it has 200 year old dirt hiding in the corners so I would just really like to feel like I have a CLEAN and WHITE sink sometimes. Thanks!
Homebirthing, home-schooling mama to 4 awesome kids, living an idyllic country life in Pennsylvania |
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chicken necker
True Blue Farmgirl
509 Posts
Sherry
Eastern Shore
Maryland
USA
509 Posts |
Posted - Oct 01 2008 : 5:48:58 PM
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You could try Bon-Ami scrubbing powder. It doesn't scratch like other products but really gets the grime out of crevices and corners.
FarmGirl Sister #123
Crafty Bay FarmGirls Chapter
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chickabella
True Blue Farmgirl
177 Posts
D. A.
Austin... ish,
Texas
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Oct 02 2008 : 07:55:41 AM
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Yes, Bon Ami and a little hydrogen peroxide work wonders. Then afterwards you can "seal" the sink using something like "Gel-Gloss". I am not sure how environmentally friendly that product is. I am going to experiment with some beeswax and oil to make a homemade version of that product because I have the same issue in my house!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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hipmamato4
True Blue Farmgirl
51 Posts
danielle
wernersville
pa
USA
51 Posts |
Posted - Oct 02 2008 : 2:46:52 PM
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Where do I find Bon-Ami? And what exactly is it? Thanks,Danielle
Homebirthing, home-schooling mama to 4 awesome kids, living an idyllic country life in Pennsylvania |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4745 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4745 Posts |
Posted - Oct 02 2008 : 7:06:29 PM
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I use Bar Keepers Friend for my porcelain sinks. It does a superb job & is very gentle. I also use it to keep rust rings out of my toilets. We have a lot if iron in our water.
Dawn in IL |
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chicken necker
True Blue Farmgirl
509 Posts
Sherry
Eastern Shore
Maryland
USA
509 Posts |
Posted - Oct 02 2008 : 7:39:49 PM
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Hardware stores carry Bon-Ami and also Bar Keepers Friend.
FarmGirl Sister #123
Crafty Bay FarmGirls Chapter
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5 acre Farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1007 Posts
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WA.
USA
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JessieMae
True Blue Farmgirl
702 Posts
Jessie
Raleigh
North Carolina
USA
702 Posts |
Posted - Oct 14 2008 : 08:00:05 AM
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| Bar Keepers Friend and Bon-Ami both worked well on my old porcelain sink. Something else you might want to try is using paste car wax on your sink every so often. Smear it on, let is dry, and buff it off - just like you do with a car. It makes the upkeep a little easier. |
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homesteaderbelle
True Blue Farmgirl
391 Posts
Belle
USA
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Posted - Oct 14 2008 : 9:17:09 PM
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Whenever my granny cleaned our porcelian sink, she used Cream of Tartar. She said it would whiten the sink and it always made our white and bright!
Belle
http://www.homesteaderbelle.blogspot.com/
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Little Sparrow
Farmgirl in Training
47 Posts
Shellee
Thornville
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Aug 06 2012 : 4:07:19 PM
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Going to try Cream of Tartar Belle.
Don't let yesterday use up too much of today. Cherokee Proverb |
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MrsRooster
True Blue Farmgirl
1168 Posts
Amy
Seabrook
TX
USA
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22angel
True Blue Farmgirl
498 Posts
Pam
Manitoba
Canada
498 Posts |
Posted - Aug 07 2012 : 11:03:43 AM
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I have a scrub (1 cup each of salt, borax & baking soda) that makes things really nice & white that I use. Sometimes if I need more scrubbing power, I swish some vinegar around the sink, then put the scrub & scrub away. Hope your sink gets nice & clean & white!
Life isn't about finding yourself. It's about creating yourself.
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Annie S
True Blue Farmgirl
756 Posts
Annie
Custer
S.D.
USA
756 Posts |
Posted - Aug 07 2012 : 11:58:50 AM
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| Baking soda and vinegar, Bon Ami and Bar Keepers Friend - use them all on my sink. They all work great and are enviromentally safe and on the cheap side compared to some other things for sale. |
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.Linz.
True Blue Farmgirl
118 Posts
Lindsey
Shippensburg
Pennsylvania
USA
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Posted - Aug 09 2012 : 09:55:21 AM
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Baking soda with a little hydrogen peroxide added to make a paste works really well for "everyday" cleaning,it's sort of like a homemade version of Soft Scrub. Bar Keeper's Friend is great for those tough stains, as others have said. :)
"Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds." - Prov. 27:23 |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Aug 09 2012 : 4:38:39 PM
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I use Bar Keepers Friend. Form the powder into a paste with a little water, scrub around the sink, let it set for about ten minutes, then rinse a lot. Let the water flow through the pipes for a good ten minutes. It sure makes my sink white.
Good luck.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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delicia
True Blue Farmgirl
917 Posts
delicia
cincinnati
ohio
USA
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Posted - Aug 11 2012 : 6:07:54 PM
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| I love Bar Keepers friend. I have been using it for about 2 years now. I just read an idea for the disposal and have tried it and love it. slice or chunk really up a lemon, put it in ice cube tray cover with vinegar and freeze. Just pop them into the disposal. It works great and I found some ice trays at a yard sale for .25 so I was really excited. |
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CurlysQuilts
True Blue Farmgirl
569 Posts
Sarah
Northeast Kingdom
VT
USA
569 Posts |
Posted - Aug 19 2012 : 09:28:13 AM
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I use a pumice stone (like the kind you use on your feet). You can find them in any Walmart. You'd think it would scratch the porceline, but it doesn't!
Curly's Quilts
www.curlysquilts.etsy.com
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