quickcluck Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 (edited) Ok, you all knowing Omlet guys, I need help big time..... I've had a friend chook sitting However apart from eating me out of house and home she has put something strange in the sink!!! I have 2 sinks in the the kitchen an old fashioned Butler sink, and a white moulded one. She's put something in the moulded one and it's stained!!! I've had it soaking in bleach and cilit bang, but no good..... Soooooooooo what's stronger than these, that will help to get rid of it???? It looks like she's left baking sheets in there, and they look like rust marks! Am trying not to be as she's looked after the girls brilliantly! Edited April 25, 2011 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 I don't have a Butler sink but I use a little sponge thing which works wonders on stains in white sinks. I haven't got one at the moment so can't tell you what it's called but you'd get it in any supermarket. They're about the size of those sponges with the green scourer bit on the top, pure white with slight curves at each end. Hopefully someone else will know what I'm wittering on about and tell you what they're called . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmommasally Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 I've just got a butler sink in my new kitchen as I thought it would be harder wearing maybe that was a bad move. I would try white vinegar first, or bicarbonate of soda and if they don't work try barkeepers friend or atonish paste. Hope it comes out, I would be pretty upset too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Its the moulded one that has stained, not the Butler sink,isn't it? I would ask her what it was,so you know what you are dealing with,then maybe contact a sink manufacturer to ask their advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reikiranf Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 I've managed to get rust stains out of things that bleach hasn't touched with lemon or lime juice, squeeze a bit of juice over the stain & leave it to soak for a few hours or overnight, and half a lemon or lime with bicarb or salt on it makes a good scourer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickcluck Posted April 26, 2011 Author Share Posted April 26, 2011 She says baking tray, so looks like rust.... how long she left it in for i've no idea!!! Will try bicarb and lemon juice as I have both of those at home When she's here this weekend I'm banning her from that sink!!! Thanks for the advice guys... Sally my Butler sink does get grubby, you are right, but bleach or cilit bang tends to do the trick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 I find that Barkeeper's Friend gets most stains of anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 The very,very best thing for ceramic Butler sinks is a wonderful product called Shiny Sinks. I never use anything else now,although I doubt it will help with your moulded one. is it a 'grainy' textured sort of sink - in which case something a little more abrasive like Jif may be worth a go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaret Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Try kitchen power, I love the stuff and the Bath one, expensive but i swear by it. Good luck with the scrubbing if not. Must admit would be really peeved if it was my sink though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 I swear by Barkeepers Friend, thought the Shiny Sinks stuff was rubbish in comparison! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Maybe fill the sink with very hot water and chuck in one of those toilet stain removing tablets that you have to leave for a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 I got rust marks off a beautiful second hand piece of Spode, with Astonish paste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickcluck Posted April 26, 2011 Author Share Posted April 26, 2011 Have found Barkeepers Friend in my cupboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 go for it quickcluck - I find with tough stains mixing it into a paste with a little water and leaving for a few mins works a treat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Oh thats quite annoying, i like Milton sterilising fluid, amazingly it works on all sorts of things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickcluck Posted April 27, 2011 Author Share Posted April 27, 2011 SUCCESS!!! SUCCESS!!!! Thanks guys, good as new....... You lot are brill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 hurrah! was it the Barkeepers Friend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickcluck Posted April 27, 2011 Author Share Posted April 27, 2011 It was!! Think it was a lucky escape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 I must remember that and get some in We use Astonish paste for a lot of things and find it really good but it is slightly abrasive, great on Le-Crueset type pans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JillM Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 If you ever need a very mild abrasive (polishing brass etc) try cheap toothpaste Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickcluck Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 Hmmmmm I'd forgotten about that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
