I placed a copper ornament into a plastic baggie full of Tarnx in my stainless steel sink and let it soak for 3 days to get the tarnish off, now I have a nasty stain I can't get out. I've tried steel wool..more Tarnx...Ajax...Soft Scrub...even a paste made of baking soda...anyone know how I can clean it up?
2006-07-22 08:51:59 · 14 answers · asked by schaianne 5 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
All resturant supplyers and used dealers use muratic acid, you may have to buy a few gallons and let it soak. Its cheap and at all home stores even wall mart just pour it in and let it work make sure to where protection (glasses and gloves) and ventilate the area it will have a strong oder but will clean any stainlees to a brilliant shine. unless you have a cheap coated stainless. it works.
2006-07-22 09:44:44 · answer #1 · answered by home improvement at its best 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Congratulations...You have permanently anodized your sink. You created an electrical field, with the right acids to anodize stainless.
2006-07-22 09:01:11 · answer #2 · answered by Don 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use Fine sandpaper, used to Wet Sand auto paint finish- I use it to clean my Stainless pots.
2006-07-22 08:58:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look up the Queen of Clean on the web. She has cleaning tips for all sorts of things.
2006-07-22 08:54:42 · answer #4 · answered by FCabanski 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use braaso it works great to remove stains
2006-07-22 09:43:59 · answer #5 · answered by Mcdixon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hope you can buy wash power, mix with sugar granules into a paste, rub on and dry with a clean dry cloth
2006-07-22 09:42:04 · answer #6 · answered by angie n 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chnces are it's too far gone to save........ 3 days of exposure to Tarnx, is very damaging
2006-07-22 09:10:46 · answer #7 · answered by naenae4570 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm afraid it is there forever. you might try filling your sink up with bleach water and let it set for a few days.
2006-07-22 08:55:54 · answer #8 · answered by tall5562 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use brasso polish to remove tarnish from copper
2006-07-22 08:55:45 · answer #9 · answered by BronzedPete 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it set that long you will most likely just have to live with the stain!
2006-07-22 08:56:34 · answer #10 · answered by Pobept 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋