- Daily care of the sink
- Cleaning of the darkened sink
- Capital cleansing of the heavily soiled sink
Kitchen sinks have become increasingly popular in stainless steel sinks, which almost replaced all other sinks from the modern sanitary equipment market. What is the reason for their popularity?
- This equipment is characterized by a high level of durability and strength.
- In addition, stainless steel is a very ductile metal, the products of which can be made almost any shape.
However, despite its resistance to external influences, shells made from such material are covered with plaque and dirt, just like any kitchen equipment. In this article we will tell you how and how to wash the stainless steel sink so that it shines like new and has a well-groomed appearance.
to the table of contents ↑Daily care of the sink
Everyone knows that any plumbing, especially a kitchen, requires constant care. After contacting the equipment with grease, water and food waste, which is quite natural in every kitchen, a stainless steel sink can quickly become stained and bloomed. Glossy same stainless steel surfaces are particularly susceptible to fatty contamination, and therefore they are very clearly visible even the banal fingerprints of the hostess.
Daily care products
For daily cleaning of stainless steel sinks, you will need the following:
- any dishwashing liquid or cleaning agent for stainless steel surfaces;
- napkins for kitchen cleaning or sponge;
- disposable rubber gloves.
Important! Taking care of a stainless steel sink daily is extremely easy. After the washing is completed, the stainless steel sink must be treated with a cleaning agent, cleaned with a sponge and wiped dry with a napkin that absorbs moisture.
A huge number of products for the care of stainless steel surfaces can be purchased at any hardware store. If you could not buy a special product, then it can perfectly replace any dishwashing liquid that will easily and accurately remove the fatty coating.
Important! Dry wipe the surface of stainless steel wipe absorbent napkins, a large range of which offers modern housewives any store of goods for home and household chemicals. If, for any reason, you can not buy napkins, then you can replace them with any soft and dry cloth.
to Contents ↑Cleaning the Darkened Sink
Stainless steel surfaces are very susceptible to various oxidations, and therefore they often show dark spots that are not removed during daily preventive cleaning. To eliminate them, you will have to use additional cleaning tools.
Get rid of unpleasant dark spots on the plumbing will help the following improvised means, which certainly will be found in every house:
- vinegar;
- soda;
- bleach;
- starch.
Important! Struggling with blackening on a stainless steel is quite difficult, but it has to be done regularly.
You can solve the problem in one of the following ways or use them in a complex manner.
Method number 1
Very popular today is the cleaning of the sink with a simple bleach. To achieve the best possible result, follow the following procedure:
- Apply a small amount to the sponge.
- Dampen the active compound with a dark stain.
Important! A negative feature of this method is the risk of unnecessary lightening of the processed part of the kitchen equipment. To prevent this from happening, after removing stains, the entire surface of the sink is rubbed with vinegar and left for about 20 minutes. After this, the appliance is wiped with an ordinary detergent.
Method # 2
Cleaning food soda will help to get rid of minor darkening of stainless steel, but this process is quite laborious. Dark spots are rubbed off until they disappear completely, if a small amount of soda is applied to the abrasive side of a simple kitchen sponge and treated with a darkened surface
Method No.3
The use of starch is the effective way to wash a stainless steel sink.
Lighten any products from stainless steel with the use of potato starch or water, in which potatoes were cooked. This water is saturated with starch, and therefore, in a hot state, almost whitewashed to clean steel or silver. The liquid is flooded with a darkened stainless steel sink.
to the contents ↑Capital cleansing of a heavily soiled shell
It happens that the kitchen sink gets so polluted that it becomes absolutely unsightly and a putrid smell comes from it. It seems impossible to bring it to a proper state. Dark spots, blackness, fat and salt deposits, which were deposited and eaten up on corrugated areas, and an unpleasant smell coming from a clogged plum. These pollution are very serious. What to save in such cases and how to restore the cleanliness of kitchen appliances?
Cleaning agents:
- dishwashing liquid or dishwasher tablet;
- soda;
- salt;
- vinegar;
- toothbrush, rag, sponge.
- ice.
Application options
The main dirt, grease and salt deposits must be cleaned at the very beginning. For this:
- It is necessary to close the drain hole tightly and collect a full sink of hot water.
- Add to it the right amount of dishwashing detergent and leave it to cool.
Possible use of special tablets for dishwashers:
- We lower the tablet into the hot water of the sink.
- Stir until completely dissolved.
- After cooling, the water should be drained, and the softened dirt should be carefully wiped off with a hard sponge.
Clean hard-to-reach places
Now let's look at ways to remove dirt on corrugated and hard-to-reach surfaces. This work should be carried out with an old toothbrush, which is pre-wetted in soda or soapy water. Such impurities are cleaned mechanically.
Important! You can pre-treat the surface with a cleanser and wait for a while.
Also gives a good effect soaking the soda-salt solution for about twenty minutes. Salt stone and old fat soften, and they will easily be removed from the surfaces.
Important! After removing the main contaminants, wash the entire sink for disinfection and shine with vinegar. After some time, the device should be rinsed thoroughly with running water.
In this article we told how to clean the stainless steel sink, and sincerely hope that in the future the kitchen plumbing will please you not only with its practicality, but also with perfect purity.