How to Care for your Granite Sink

How to Care for your Granite Sink

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Most deposits can be removed with washing up liquid and hot water followed by a clean water rinse. It is also good practice to then dry the sink with a soft cloth, as otherwise limescale can build up on the surface. BLANCOCLEAN® can be used on all sinks except for black ones.

For more stubborn marks, it is recommended that your use a cream or powder cleaner design for cleaning kitchen surfaces. This is applied to the surface of the sink and scrubbed into a paste with a Scotchbrite® pad before rinsing off with clean water. The Scotchbrite® pad will not damage the sink surface.

The quality of your water can affect the good looks of your sink by giving the appearance of staining. This “staining” is generally a build up of limescale or similar mineral deposits within your water supply; this is particularly prevalent in hard water areas.

Limescale is the natural minerals that are contained within all drinking water. These minerals appear on the surface of all products where the water is in contact and allowed to dry naturally. As the water evaporates naturally through time, the mineral deposits within liquid cannot disappear so they are then left behind on the surface. Limescale readily absorbs staining agents such as tea, coffee, and red wine and can change the appearance from normal white. For this reason, always rinse and dry your sink after each occasion that you use it to avoid the mineral deposits being left behind.

To remove any limescale that has built up on the surface of your sink, try a limescale remover available from hardware or DIY stores. Alternatively, a natural remedy to this problem is to soak the affected area in a solution of hot water and white vinegar (not brown); three parts water to one part vinegar. This will loosen the scale, making it easy to scrub it away with an abrasive pad and kitchen sink cleaner. The area should then be rinsed thoroughly and dried to stop the build up starting again.