The better to wash the sink?

It has long been sunk into oblivion, the times when we washed dishes in a basin, we washed in it. There is a sink in every house; now it carries not only its functional purpose, but is also a full-fledged element of the interior. If there is no sink in your bathroom, then it is necessary in the kitchen.

No matter how you take care of your sink or clean it, sooner or later it gets stains and limescale, which is not so easy to get rid of. But it is not scary, for each sink there are several unique methods that can give it a pristine and fresh look.

Thanks to the rich assortment of materials, the sinks are:

• From stainless steel.
• From porcelain stoneware.
• From the sanitary ware.
• Enameled.
• From an artificial stone.

Therefore, for each of these materials there is a different approach to cleaning and its own materials. Find out what your sink is made of and pick up the right products for it. So she will again shine with purity and will faithfully serve you.

First you need to prepare:

• Remove from the sink all items and dishes, and clear the area around.
• Wash the sink with ordinary dish detergent.
• Prepare for yourself special household gloves.
• Remove metal sponges and scouring pads.
• Get ready to air the room.

Stainless steel is an excellent material for the manufacture of kitchen sinks. It is beautiful, comfortable and durable. Its advantage is a chrome surface that is resistant to limescale, grease and other contaminants. But this is no reason not to take care of her and let everything go to chance. Sooner or later, the stainless steel product will take a very neglected look. What to do?

To remove browning is quite easy using:

• soda;
• vinegar;
• bleach;
• starch.

All these tools can be used both separately from each other, and together:

• Regular chlorine bleach copes well with stains and brows on the surface of stainless steel, but it can unevenly lighten some areas of the sink, so it is recommended to evenly treat the entire surface of the sink with vinegar, leave for 20 minutes and rinse thoroughly.
• Also baking soda copes well with darkening and stains. It must be applied to the abrasive side of the sponge, add water to make the gruel and carefully rub the surface. This is a laborious process, but rather efficient. Most importantly, rinse the sink thoroughly after all manipulations. To clean the pollution in hard to reach places will help an old toothbrush.

• In addition, an alternative method of cleaning can be a steam generator, for this you need to adjust it to maximum power and treat all contaminated sites with steam.

The enamelled surface is very capricious and does not tolerate abrasive sponges and detergents, as they leave the smallest scratches, in which dirt accumulates daily. The same applies to the earthenware sinks. These types of sinks very often have an ugly yellowish bloom, which spoils the whole look. When cleaning the ceramic sink, it is better to use mild non-abrasive detergents:

• The easiest way: take an ordinary sponge for washing dishes and laundry soap. You need to rinse the sink with warm water, soap the sponge with soap and thoroughly wipe the entire surface of the sink in circular motions. Then rinse it with clean water.
• The usual household method of cleaning with the help of purchased pastes and creams for faience and enamel, which do not leave scratches on the surface, is also good.

• There is a good homemade recipe for yellowing. It is necessary to prepare a solution of peroxide and ammonia. To do this, we take ammonia - 100 ml and 50 ml of 3% hydrogen peroxide, gently mix and apply to dirt. Leave for 10-15 minutes for exposure and thoroughly wash off.
• Another equally good way. For this we need wine vinegar and salt. We take 100 ml of wine vinegar, put 2 tablespoons of salt in it and heat it in a water bath or in a microwave oven to a temperature of about 60 degrees. This mixture is applied to dirt and leave for 15-20 minutes. Then carefully wash off and wipe dry.
• Another way - the use of bleach. You need to plug the drain, fill the sink with hot water and pour in there at least 1 cup of chlorine bleach. Hold for 20 minutes. After that, gently open the cork and drain the contents, then rinse everything thoroughly.
• With lemon. The faience sink can be easily cleaned from stains with a slice of lemon. They need to rub the dirt and then rinse with water.

Porcelain stoneware is a high-quality and durable material, it is resistant to acidic compounds, temperature extremes, as well as mechanical stress. But, despite the excellent functional performance, this material has not only positive feedback. Water spots and whitish bloom often appear on its surface. Porcelain tile does not tolerate aggressive detergents, because it is better to use either special store mixes or folk methods:

• The most common method for any sink is a combination of vinegar and soda, which is also suitable for ceramic granite sinks. To do this, apply soda to the entire surface of the sink, and slowly pour the vinegar to particularly contaminated places. While the reaction between vinegar and soda is going on, your sink is being cleaned. When the hiss is over, take a soft sponge and carefully wipe the entire gruel with the resulting gruel, then rinse with water.
• The second method is citric acid and detergent. Take your usual dishwashing detergent and add citric acid to it, apply this mixture on a sponge and use smooth circular motions to walk around stains and dirt. Then rinse everything with clean water.

• If none of the previous methods helped you, you can go to extreme measures. Many housewives use ordinary bleach. Just need to take into account that his contact with the surface of the wash should not be too long. After rinsing bleach wash, you need to quickly wipe it with a sponge, check how it was removed stains and then wash off with plenty of clean water. After each use of a ceramic sink, wipe it dry to avoid stains.

See how to easily wash the ceramic-granite sink in the next video.

Plumbing made of composite material is becoming more and more popular. This material is beautiful, has many colors, suitable for any interior, as well as so high-strength that some manufacturers give an almost lifetime warranty. More and more shells are made from this material, but not everything is as simple as it seems.On products of dark colors, a whitish bloom from water quickly appears, and, on the contrary, traces of tea, coffee and bright products, as well as rust, if the faucet is slightly leaking, remain clearly visible on light products. So how to get rid of this unpleasant yellowness?

First you need to take into account that the stone sink can not be washed with products containing:

• acetone;
• acid and alkali;
• solvents.

In addition, this material does not tolerate boiling water. You can not pour boiling water into a sink or try to wash it with it.

Sink of light artificial stone can be well cleaned with chlorine-containing household tools Domestos. In addition, popular melamine sponges work well, they do an excellent job with removing any stains from surfaces.

Consider the folk methods:

• To clean with chlorine, you will have to close the drain with a stopper and fill the sink with warm water with diluted chlorine, in a ratio of 3: 1. Wait 15 minutes and drain the solution. Then rinse everything thoroughly.
• With the help of soda. It is necessary to mix warm water with baking soda to a slurry state and clean the contaminants with a soft sponge or cloth.
• With the help of soda. This requires drinks like "Coca-Cola" or "Pepsi". Due to the acid contained in them, they are able to clean rust stains and limescale.
• With the help of mustard. To do this, take dry mustard powder and dilute it in water to a slurry state and apply it with a soft sponge, brush or brush to the places of contamination. Then rub a little and rinse with water. After all the manipulations, it is important to wipe the composite sink dry.

From whatever your sink is made, it is advisable not only to clean it periodically, but also to take care of it regularly, for this you need:

• Keep it clean every day and do not leave unwashed dishes overnight.
• Pouring tea or coffee, immediately rinse the sink thoroughly with clean water.
• Wash the sink with regular detergent after each dishwashing.
• Be sure to wipe the sink dry after use.

These simple rules will preserve the clean look of the sink for a long time and avoid complicated cleaning procedures.