You need to choose something for cleaning sinks made of artificial stone that will not harm it, but on the contrary, will benefit it. These can be various modern and not very modern means, both chemical and folk. If you don’t know how to wash an artificial stone sink and how to do it correctly, you can quickly see how the appearance of the sink is getting worse and worse every day.
Artificial stone is a very soft material. Therefore, on a sink made of light material, dark stains, for example, coffee, are clearly visible, and on a dark material, dilutions from water and detergents will be clearly visible.
So, what is it FORBIDDEN to wash a sink made of artificial stone?
- Do not use acetone under any circumstances.
- Paint solvents.
- Acidic and alkaline cleaners.
- Chlorine methylene and substances containing it.
- Normal boiling, if cold water immediately falls on the product after it.
- It is not recommended to put dishes just off the stove in the sink, they are very hot and can damage the surface. In addition, in this case, the dishes themselves will be damaged.
If you use one of these products, cracks will appear on the product and it will be very difficult, even almost impossible, to wash it.
How to wash a light sink
If the artificial stone sink is covered with acrylic, you can use special products for acrylic surfaces . “Dosia” and “Domestos” will perfectly cope with this difficult task. Just those chemicals that should always be at hand.
Melamine sponges, which can be ordered on any Chinese website, especially a lot of them on AliExpress, are great for dealing with unpleasant stains.
How to wash a dark sink
You can wash it with the same means that clean the light sink. You can also use soft abrasive preparations, such as “Silit” and “Comet”. The cleaner is applied to the entire surface of the sink and left for several minutes. Then it is washed off with plain water.
Folk remedies rush to help!
Instead of buying expensive detergents and cleaners, you can wash the sink with the most common improvised means, which are used very actively and effectively by the people.
- Sparkling water. It includes the well-known Coca-Cola, Sprite and Fanta. It well removes traces of rust and lime scale, including from artificial stone.
- Everything from lemon. Acid, juice, vinegar. With their help, any housewife can get rid of such unpleasant things as coffee stains, rust and lime scale.
- Gel toothpaste helps wash off small stains such as stains from coffee, wine and juice. Porridge will cope perfectly with deeper stains.
- Soda. The most popular folk cleaning agent. It is diluted to a slurry with water, and you need to carefully wipe the sink made of artificial stone with a rag. Then make a solution and leave it in the sink for ten minutes.
- Mustard powder. Oil stains? Now there will be no problems with them, because you have mustard powder, which will perfectly eliminate them. You should make a solution of 1 teaspoon of powder per two to three liters of water.
How to clean the sink
- An ordinary detergent is taken and the entire surface is washed with it.
- The sink is filled with a chlorine solution in a ratio of 1: 3 with water, and the water outlet is closed with a plug. Leave all this for fifteen minutes, then the water should be released.
- Wash the surface of the artificial stone with plain water and wipe thoroughly with a towel.
Means for cleaning sinks and sinks made of artificial stone are very many, both in the people and in chemistry. We have listed only the most popular, easily accessible and effective of them. The main thing in the detergent is to clean the dirt and not to damage the surface of the sink. That is why the above instructions should be followed.