shiny stainless steel sink?

spirit

Morning all,

I have a stainless steel sink which is only about 3 years old. I clean the draining board with white vinegar which always brings it up nice and shiny. The bowl however is always dull. I give it the occasional bleach to stop the drain from smelling.

Is there anything I can use to make this shiny again? I watched an old edition of How Clean is Your House last week but just missed what they used on such a sink!

Many thanks

In_debt_5

I use Stardrops on my sink...

yoyo1980

Baby oil then buff with dry soft cloth

locutus2003

I always use diluted bleach to make mine shiny - but you need to rinse it down and then dry it off with a tea towel (particularly if you live in a really hard water area like I do - otherwise you get limescale all over your shiny sink!!)

aliasojo

I use Barkeeper's Friend if the sink is pretty dirty/stained or whatever, I'd never heard of it until I got my new sink from Franke, they recomended it.

If it just needs a polish up, I use Shiny Sinks.

wendy+5

My stainless steel sink is looking really tarnished and grubby. What's the best way to bring it back?

Thanks.

Patchwork_Quilt

Bleach and a pan scrubber or cif, I think.

lisa26_2

Probably not very OS but my Mum swears by some stuff called 'shiny sinks' you can get it in supermarkets. I think its possibly in an orange bottle. Otherwise I would probably give it a good soak filled with warm water and bleach then try scrubbing any stubborn areas with bicarb?!

Pink.

Hi Wendy,

I just use diluted bleach in hot water. Leave it to soak for a short time then rinse away.

There's a recent thread with more suggestions so I'll add your thread to it to keep the ideas together.

Pink

mollymoggs

Bicarb and a scrubby will shine a sink pretty well. I use that or BKF. You just need to rinse it well.
Drying it helps with spots as does coating it with a thin layer of oil. Baby oil was mentioned upthread, but you can use almost oil or polish that's non-toxic.

gunsandbanjos

Will second barkeepers friend. Also JMLs Spotless paste though i'm struggling to find it lately.