Thank you so much for posting this video. I thought I was going to have to replace my sink. I bought Bar Keepers Friend, added elbow grease and my sink looks better now than before the unfortunate stain happened.
Bless you bless you! My house is brand new and this very thing happened. I was so regretful but I knew TH-cam would have an answer and here you are!! I know it seems dramatic but I would’ve been heart broken for YEARS every time I looked at my sink if this hadn’t worked! And it worked!! 🙌🏾
I just did this mistake and now I'm frantically looking for solutions 😭 but sadly this cleaner isn't available in my country. I have to find another cleaner 😔
Very helpful, I stained my stainless steel sink with that blue liquid toilet bowl cleaner and used Bar Keepers Friend and it removed the stain and my sink looks awesome. This all happened while my wife was at work…. She would have been upset. 🤫
Thank you so much for this video - I was thinking of replacing a £370 Grohe sink and have just spent 15 mins scrubbing with Bar keepers Friend and it looks almost as good as new !
I poured spirit of salt down my sink & some black stuff bubbled up and splattered all over the sink in permanent residence. Tried all sorts of stuff to scrub it out till I came across this video after hubby threatened that I will have to buy a new sink 😅 BAR KEEPERS is indeed a keeper cause my sink is back to what it was. Thank u for having shared this video.
Thank you so much for posting this. We just moved into a new house and the sink looks exactly like yours did. I thought I’d have to replace the sink in its entirety but thanks to you elbow grease and bar keepers friend here I come 😊
I must admit Bar Keepers Friends stainless steel liquid cleaner really does remove water stains or chemical stains from kitchen sink. Last night my daughter accidentally used toilet bowl cleaner to clean the sink and it left ugly chemical stains on my sink. I was so upset because we are renting this house so this isn’t even our sink to begin with. I went this morning to purchase Bar keepers friend and it worked wonders. I purchased the scotch brite scour pads and use lukewarm water and took a couple of scrubs but it finally worked. Highly recommend Bar Keepers friend liquid cleanser.
I used the Bar keepers friend product and it worked amazing! I thought there was no hope for my chemically stain sink as I had sprayed acid by accident. Thought I had to replace my kitchen sink. It worked unbelievably well thank you so much.
Thank you so much for the video and recommending Bar Keepers Friend. My sink was in exactly the same state. With a little elbow grease it worked as in your presentation. Guy UK.😀
Shuuut tha! Whaaaaat tha!! Like so many other commenters I used a chemical (CLR) to remove some rust I had in a utensil holder and left it in my sink. Needless to say there was a big dark stain. I tried the overnight baking soda and vinegar method and baking soda and dish detergent. It didn’t fade and it didn’t budge. I knew for sure i was going to lose my security deposit on my apt because of it. I went to Lowes and picked up the liquid Bar Keepers Friend with a sponge and got to work. Folks….the stain is gone!! I went over it about 3 times. I would’ve done it 5 more if that meant spending $5 over my deposit. Thanks DIY!!
After watching the video I went looking in the kitchen and found Cerama Bryte Cooktop Cleaner. I tried it on a chemical stain that had been there for weeks. It Worked!!! I cleaned the whole sink. :)
I thought my sink was beyond restoration, it was so badly stained and marked because I used a chemical cleaner and didn't rinse it off. I'm so glad I found your video. Yes, lots of elbow grease and Bar Keepers Friend, but the results are worth all the effort. My sink is gleaming. Thank you.
@@DIYCrasher That is good to hear, but in my case my relatively new stainless steel sink is getting pitted from standing dish soap around the top of the sink where water pools. So hopefully the dry cleanser should do the trick.
Just today I stained my kitchen sink in the exact same manner. I've used Clorox bleach gel toilet bowl cleaner in the past with great success to shine up my sink and get rid of coffee stains and such. In the pandemic, I haven't been able to find more of that same clorox bleach gel toilet bowl cleaner so I went with lysol gel toilet bowl cleaner. NOT. THE.SAME. THING!!!!!! I squirted it in, wiped it around and let it sit about a half hour (which is what I do with the bleach type cleaner usually) and came into my kitchen to find BLACK streaks all over both sinks! I tried many things and what finally worked was BKF (the powder) and I need to get some more to finish the job but yikes, my sink looked horrid. I'm also a sweaty mess after all that scrubbing. I won't make that mistake again, but I will say that Clorox bleach gel cleaner works great to shine up your sink under normal circumstances. NEVER NEVER NEVER use lysol gel toilet bowl cleaner. The lysol cleaner also smells horrible. The Clorox smells nice and clean and fresh.
Thanks Katie for sharing your story. It is a workout with all the scrubbing. At least you used the powdered form of BKF which is more abrasive than the liquid one I used. Funny I had never heard of using toilet bowl cleaner to clean a sink until I came across this sink that the renters had tried it on. It must have been the Lysol brand!
This is what happened to me! 😭 I have been searching for the solution-even posting on social media and Quora with not one response. Thank you so very much for this video and for the very helpful comments.
it is the heavy-duty scrubber which did the job of peeling the metal .... nothing to do with the chemicals used. First time he scrubbed it really hard but when using brasso he scrubbed it very gently
Noticed the other day while using some old Liquid Plumber, it had congealed some and I had to sort of use a spoon and swirl it around to get it down the drain. In the morning, the drain (in the sink) was shinny as heck!!! I'm gonna get another bottle, use gloves and some skotchbrite and see what it can really do. Might even try it on the nasty copper line on the propane tank to the house. It must have some acidic property to it that can really remove some stains.
Thank you for the video. I made the same mistake and was about to find a new sink. I purchased bar keepers and scrubbed. Your tip to scrub a lot made the difference or else I would have given up!!
Stained my sink badly using oven cleaner to clean some aluminum cookie sheets in the sink. Was ready to buy a new sink till I saw this video, Used Bar Keepers Friend powder and it worked great. Also bought the liquid which I will use to polish further. Purchased both at the local HEB grocery store for under $5 so much better than a new sink.
Hey Gary did you use East Off , when you say you stained your sink badly? Did you stain it with Easy Off? My wife just sprayed East Off “Yellow Can” on our stainless steel microwave and it left stains we can’t get off. I found a website full of people with the same problem from Easy Off & they haven’t been able to find a solution to removing the stains
Great video. Very informative. I am trying to find something that will remove hair dye from my metal faucet. The faucet is either copper or brass. There's no videos on this.
I left the Bar keepers Friend on my sink and it left terrible stains. So I’m surprised to see that’s also used to remove it. I thought it was permanent damage. It does give me hope. ty
I have the Bar Keeper's Friend dry powder cleanser. That should work, now that I am low on "Elbow grease". The top of the sink where dish soap sits, is getting pitted, so hopefully I can get it clean.
Brasso is meant to be used in a manner similar to car wax; Apply, let dry to a chalky finish, then dry buff with dry rags. I have never seen anybody use Brasso in the method you had exhibited.
glad I came across this...I have Brasso under my sink and "Perfect Sink" I will try the perfect sink then go for Barkeepers Friend, if necessary...tedious video, but worth the time! Ultimately, saving me time!
Hello. Can anyone help. I spilled lime out in my stainless steel sink .is there a way to remove the lime out. I called there customer service they do not know.
I stained my stainless steel sink by leaving the powder BKF on overnight 🙄. Now the sink is horrible my stained. Is it possible that I’ve permanently damaged and stained it? Any help is really appreciated.
Hmm... Could try to use the liquid BKF and do a buffing type scrubbing action to try to get the stains out. If you happen to have an electric polisher or borrow one or rent one then would try that. A polisher would make light work of trying to get the stains out. It's worth trying before having to replace a sink. If that doesn't work then maybe contact BKF company to see if they have recommendations for your scenario.
LeahLovesLaguna Did you find a solution? I just did the same thing. I made a a paste of dish detergent, vinegar, and BKF and left it on longer than I meant too. Now it looks a lot worse.
I poured a bathroom cleaner containing 10% acid on my washing machine drum. Now the drum has lost it's shine and looks dull. Is it possible to reverse this
It's worth a try. I've used the bar keepers friend on stainless fridge to remove surface rust. Be sure to go with the grain of the stainless so it won't look obvious since it could create new surface scratches. Going with the "grain" of the steel will help blend in with the existing surface lines.
The plumber, my landlord sent used Brasso only and it did not work. Is Bar keeper's better? And does the use of Brasso damage it more?...for kitchen sink. Also they installed a plastic bathtub and I cannot get stains out of that. Plumber said windex. Windex doesn't do anything. And I use Dow Scrubbing bubbles, not working. Can you use Clorox bleach spray on this plastic, bathtub surface? Please help. Medically hard for me to clean, but I try. Thank you.
The bar keepers friend worked for me for that type of scenario I was dealing with. Brasso didn't work for me at all, but I apparently didn't use Brasso correctly as one person commented. The plastic tub, bleach shouldn't hurt it but if that doesn't work, I would try a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser.
I used bar keepers powder on my shower faucet and it created a weird reaction or affect. Please help ! I would like to remove the discoloration it did and colors.
That's weird. Did you leave the bar keepers on the faucet for a long period? Your faucet might be a different metal and not stainless steel that bar keepers is made for. I would go to the store and look for a metal cleaner or polish for the type of metal your shower faucet is.
@@DIYCrasher thanks ! That is probably it then. Idk what type of metal it is but I will look into it. I didn’t know you can buy polish so I will look into that. Thank you !
I'm not sure if it will work on a faucet, you might want to try it on a small inconspicuous area to see if it works. If the faucet is chrome finish it might not work and the product might leave it scratched so be careful trying it.
I left BKF (from powder) on stainless steel spoon for too long, the spoons are nasty grey. I’m trying to find the right product to remove the tarnish. I’ve tried various method of vinegar, baking soda, salt, boiling water, yadda yadda. I’ve read that Flitz is supposed to do the job. Lowe’s doesn’t have Flitz, but they do have Brasso.
My husband splash drain cleaner all over the sides of my stainless steel sink, it looks awful. You think Bar Keepers Friend would work for that? Well I just went and ordered the one you suggested in your description. I really hope this works or at least makes it lighter. Thank you so much for this video.
Sorry, just saw your comment. Let me know if the Bar Keepers worked for the drain cleaner stains. I would imagine is should help but wasn't sure since I would think it's more powerful cleaner than toilet bowl cleaner that made these stains. Hope it helped in your scenario.
Hello i stained our stainless sink just this nightbecause i use muriatic to get rid on some salt water, i am surprised that the sink turns black😢😢😢😢😢 were just renting a house , the owner mightget angry when he sees it, can hou help me recommend any liquid or powder would do to make the sink back into the original color?😢😢 thanks
You can try to use the powder form of bar keepers friend. The powder form is more abrasive than the liquid form I used in this video. Be sure to go with the grain of the metal sink and follow the instructions on the product. It will take some elbow grease to get rid of the black staining. It was an acid that stained the sink I did this on in the video, should hopefully work for your situation.
Yes it does. Just be sure to scrub in the direction of the "grain" of the stainless steal. Don't scrub in circular patterns or against the grain because it will be noticeable afterwards by looking like surface scratches.
I sprinkled barkeepers friend on my wet stainless steel sink and then took a wet scrubber with a squirt of Dawn on it and quickly scrubbed both sides of the sink, then immediately rinsed. The whole process lasted less that 2 minutes, but now my sink has a permanent white haze. I'll never use that stuff again
Yes bar keepers friend will work on stainless steel fridge and dishwashers. I've used it to get surface rust spotting off of a fridge and it works great.
Wow I haven't heard of that happening before. I'm not quite sure. You could try to use a spray bleach on the stains. I had got a blue HCL toilet cleaner on a laminate countertop and it stained it blue, I used a spray bleach and it took it right off. Good luck!
I just stained my aluminium sink with a strong toilet cleaner detergent and it looks even worse than the one in the video ! Damn !!....the wife gonna kills me for it (she hasnt seen it yet). Your video gives me hope but where I am from, dunno whether I can find this Bars Keeper Friend cleaner or not. *Praying hard*
@@DIYCrasher Im not from the US & from Amazon, with the shipping and all, would takes too long to be delivered. I need to solve this stain problem asap. Luckily managed to find the product on some of the local online seller's platform. Just ordered one. Will update here again after using it. Hope it will work !
Ok, here my update. Had just done up my horribly ruined stainless steel kitchen sink with BKF. VOILA !!!!!......IT REALLY WORKS !! Wish I can post the Before & After pics of my sink here to let folks see. Mine was a 100x times worse than the sink in this video. Frankly I dun hv much confidence in restoring it back to its original state and was prepared to fork out a huge sum of $ to have it replaced with a new one. Thanks god for your vid, DC ! Now my sink is as shiny, or maybe even shinier than what it was and the missus is all lovey dovey again. Lol. Again I wish I can show the pics here....of the new shiny sink, I mean. ;)
It's the acid based toilet bowl cleaners. I used on my sink to remove heavy mineral deposits. I ended up with dark streaks. My undermount sink's silicone caulk appears to have played a role. My streaks are extra durable! Comet does nothing.
It didn't make swirl scratches in the sink. It might be because it was the liquid soft scrub instead of the more gritty powder form of Bar Keepers. There are many other videos showing people using a buffer that moves in a circular motion and they had great results. Follow directions to any products you use. This is a 30+ year old sink and the point was to remove the chemical stains, wasn't in the best condition to begin with.
I had a zip Grout cleaner and brightening bottle leaking so I left it in my kitchen sink for a few minutes to find another bottles to transfer the liquid. This formula is extremely acidic my brand new 9 weeks old Farmer's sink is tarnished. I used everything under the sun it can't be restored at all. I have a big white stain in the sink. I think it's stripped the Finish coat on the sink.
@DIY crasher i will try find these products and see if it wrk on my stove. I was so silly I sprayed forte Heavy Duty Oven & Grill Cleaner on the side of my stainless steal stove and it left a spray stain on my stove and now its annoying me. Any recommendations? Anyone?
🤣🤣🤣LMAO thank you for making this video and making me feel like less of a douche. I did the same shit as everyone in this comments section…THE EVIL TOILET BOWL CLEANER STAINED MY SINK.
Same here and a sheepish looking douche at that, as the wife was giving me an earful of using toilet bowl cleaner on stainless steel sink. But is all good now. Thks to BKF, we have our shiny sink back. (wonder how many poor souls fell prey to the EVIL TOILET BOWL CLEANER when cleaning their sinks....oh well, there's comfort in numbers eh. LOL).
baking soda and steel wool scrubber or pad. Or clr and steel wool. Also do not pour javex or bleach then any type of acid in sink. You will create deadly chemical fumes.
My house cleaner sprayed something on my stainless steel gas cooktop. I don’t know what. But it stained. Bad. Bar keepers friend did nothing. After Reading these comments that all look suspiciously similar, I’m starting to think this was a clever commercial.
I'm sorry to hear it didn't work for your situation. This was not a commercial for bar keeepers, the sink was stained from toilet bowl cleaner. Not sure what stained yours but this sink did take a lot of scrubbing for it to work. There are other videos out there with people using a power buffer and some kind of compound to buff out stains, maybe that's something you need to try.
Wow! My sink has been ruined like this for some months now and today i spoilt my once perfect stainless steel microwave door handle so i was searching for a way to save it. Thankfully i came across this video. I just hope i can find this product where i am from. Now i can kill two birds with one stone. I will certainly provide an update after i try it.
Thank you so much for posting this video. I thought I was going to have to replace my sink. I bought Bar Keepers Friend, added elbow grease and my sink looks better now than before the unfortunate stain happened.
That's great to hear it helped you! Thanks for commenting.
Bless you bless you! My house is brand new and this very thing happened. I was so regretful but I knew TH-cam would have an answer and here you are!! I know it seems dramatic but I would’ve been heart broken for YEARS every time I looked at my sink if this hadn’t worked! And it worked!! 🙌🏾
That's wonderful to hear! Thank you for sharing your experience and I'm glad it helped you. Now enjoy your new home!
I stained my sink with toilet cleaner too. I just tried this and it worked. It definitely took a lot of elbow grease.
me too! I'm getting this and I hope it works!
I'm just glad I'm not the only one 🤣
Dang I did the same thing .. the Lysol brand.. it works so good on the floors I thought heck why not try it in the sink.. bad.bad idea
I just did this mistake and now I'm frantically looking for solutions 😭 but sadly this cleaner isn't available in my country. I have to find another cleaner 😔
Me too. Which cleanser worked for you ?
Very helpful, I stained my stainless steel sink with that blue liquid toilet bowl cleaner and used Bar Keepers Friend and it removed the stain and my sink looks awesome. This all happened while my wife was at work…. She would have been upset. 🤫
I used mixtures of Dawn soap, salt, and baking soda. Rubbed with wool scrub….and IT WORKED!
Thank you so much for this video - I was thinking of replacing a £370 Grohe sink and have just spent 15 mins scrubbing with Bar keepers Friend and it looks almost as good as new !
I poured spirit of salt down my sink & some black stuff bubbled up and splattered all over the sink in permanent residence. Tried all sorts of stuff to scrub it out till I came across this video after hubby threatened that I will have to buy a new sink 😅 BAR KEEPERS is indeed a keeper cause my sink is back to what it was. Thank u for having shared this video.
Am in Malawi & had to order from South africa. It was worth it
Thank you so much for posting this. We just moved into a new house and the sink looks exactly like yours did. I thought I’d have to replace the sink in its entirety but thanks to you elbow grease and bar keepers friend here I come 😊
I must admit Bar Keepers Friends stainless steel liquid cleaner really does remove water stains or chemical stains from kitchen sink. Last night my daughter accidentally used toilet bowl cleaner to clean the sink and it left ugly chemical stains on my sink. I was so upset because we are renting this house so this isn’t even our sink to begin with. I went this morning to purchase Bar keepers friend and it worked wonders. I purchased the scotch brite scour pads and use lukewarm water and took a couple of scrubs but it finally worked. Highly recommend Bar Keepers friend liquid cleanser.
I used the Bar keepers friend product and it worked amazing! I thought there was no hope for my chemically stain sink as I had sprayed acid by accident. Thought I had to replace my kitchen sink. It worked unbelievably well thank you so much.
Wow. Barkeepers friend worked perfectly on our sink on a stain we could never got out. Thanks.
That's great to hear it worked for your sink.
Thank you so much for this video! I did the exact same thing with toilet bowl cleaner and tried everything. This was a life saver!!
My daughter cleaned our bathroom sink with toilet bowl cleaner. . Going to try this.
@@ninithatsit5855 did it work?
Thank you so much for the video and recommending Bar Keepers Friend. My sink was in exactly the same state. With a little elbow grease it worked as in your presentation. Guy UK.😀
Shuuut tha! Whaaaaat tha!! Like so many other commenters I used a chemical (CLR) to remove some rust I had in a utensil holder and left it in my sink. Needless to say there was a big dark stain. I tried the overnight baking soda and vinegar method and baking soda and dish detergent. It didn’t fade and it didn’t budge. I knew for sure i was going to lose my security deposit on my apt because of it. I went to Lowes and picked up the liquid Bar Keepers Friend with a sponge and got to work. Folks….the stain is gone!! I went over it about 3 times. I would’ve done it 5 more if that meant spending $5 over my deposit. Thanks DIY!!
Glad to hear it helped you!
Tried Bar Keepers Friend as suggested, worked brilliantly. Thank you.
After watching the video I went looking in the kitchen and found Cerama Bryte Cooktop Cleaner. I tried it on a chemical stain that had been there for weeks. It Worked!!! I cleaned the whole sink. :)
Oh wow! Thanks for sharing that tip!
But I let cooktop cleaner drip onto sink and it stained……now you say rub it in and wipe and it will be gone?
I thought my sink was beyond restoration, it was so badly stained and marked because I used a chemical cleaner and didn't rinse it off. I'm so glad I found your video. Yes, lots of elbow grease and Bar Keepers Friend, but the results are worth all the effort. My sink is gleaming. Thank you.
Glad to hear it worked for you!
I just did my 40 year old stainless sink today with the powder form bar keepers friend, it's looking brand new.😁
That's great! Glad to hear it worked for your sink! Thanks for commenting.
@@DIYCrasher That is good to hear, but in my case my relatively new stainless steel sink is getting pitted from standing dish soap around the top of the sink where water pools. So hopefully the dry cleanser should do the trick.
Omg guys I just took out the WORST stain from CLR... with bar keeper spray foam and a foam sanding block!!!! Buffed it right out praise God!!!🎉
Just today I stained my kitchen sink in the exact same manner. I've used Clorox bleach gel toilet bowl cleaner in the past with great success to shine up my sink and get rid of coffee stains and such. In the pandemic, I haven't been able to find more of that same clorox bleach gel toilet bowl cleaner so I went with lysol gel toilet bowl cleaner. NOT. THE.SAME. THING!!!!!! I squirted it in, wiped it around and let it sit about a half hour (which is what I do with the bleach type cleaner usually) and came into my kitchen to find BLACK streaks all over both sinks! I tried many things and what finally worked was BKF (the powder) and I need to get some more to finish the job but yikes, my sink looked horrid. I'm also a sweaty mess after all that scrubbing. I won't make that mistake again, but I will say that Clorox bleach gel cleaner works great to shine up your sink under normal circumstances. NEVER NEVER NEVER use lysol gel toilet bowl cleaner. The lysol cleaner also smells horrible. The Clorox smells nice and clean and fresh.
Thanks Katie for sharing your story. It is a workout with all the scrubbing. At least you used the powdered form of BKF which is more abrasive than the liquid one I used. Funny I had never heard of using toilet bowl cleaner to clean a sink until I came across this sink that the renters had tried it on. It must have been the Lysol brand!
This is what happened to me! 😭 I have been searching for the solution-even posting on social media and Quora with not one response. Thank you so very much for this video and for the very helpful comments.
Never use Harpic either! 😭
Great advice! the 'Bar Keepers Friend' worked perfectly. Thank you!
it is the heavy-duty scrubber which did the job of peeling the metal .... nothing to do with the chemicals used.
First time he scrubbed it really hard but when using brasso he scrubbed it very gently
Noticed the other day while using some old Liquid Plumber, it had congealed some and I had to sort of use a spoon and swirl it around to get it down the drain. In the morning, the drain (in the sink) was shinny as heck!!! I'm gonna get another bottle, use gloves and some skotchbrite and see what it can really do. Might even try it on the nasty copper line on the propane tank to the house. It must have some acidic property to it that can really remove some stains.
That's interesting to hear about the liquid plumber making it shine like that. If you do the full sink, please share the results.
Won't recommend using acidic on stainless sink
It will just cause a corrosion and stains
Thank you for sharing, I have the same exactly problem at my rental apartment sink
This is geat. I stained my sink with hydrocloric acid and had the same kind of stains
Did it work
Should this work on shiny taps where limescale remover stained the Side of my hot tap. Tried to remove but ugly stain 🥺 and I'm renting
You've just saved me my rental deposit, thank you sir.
Glad to hear this helped you.
My bar keepers won't be here until next week but really need to try this! I followed a different hack that led to my stained sink :(
Daniella Tamburri-Raso me too! It made it worse.
Thank you for the video. I made the same mistake and was about to find a new sink. I purchased bar keepers and scrubbed. Your tip to scrub a lot made the difference or else I would have given up!!
Glad to hear it worked out for you. It does take some elbow grease.
@@DIYCrasherwhat chemical compound is Bar Keepers Friend Powder Cleanser made of ?
@@seekfactsnotfiction9056 I don't know what it is. I don't currently have some to look at it.
@@DIYCrasher I searched for it and found out these two chemicals :
Oxalic Acid and Benzenesulfonic acid
Stained my sink badly using oven cleaner to clean some aluminum cookie sheets in the sink. Was ready to buy a new sink till I saw this video, Used Bar Keepers Friend powder and it worked great. Also bought the liquid which I will use to polish further. Purchased both at the local HEB grocery store for under $5 so much better than a new sink.
Glad to hear it worked great for you. Thanks for sharing your success story.
Hey Gary did you use East Off , when you say you stained your sink badly? Did you stain it with Easy Off? My wife just sprayed East Off “Yellow Can” on our stainless steel microwave and it left stains we can’t get off. I found a website full of people with the same problem from Easy Off & they haven’t been able to find a solution to removing the stains
Great video. Very informative. I am trying to find something that will remove hair dye from my metal faucet. The faucet is either copper or brass. There's no videos on this.
I’m definitely trying this. Thank you!!!
I left the Bar keepers Friend on my sink and it left terrible stains. So I’m surprised to see that’s also used to remove it. I thought it was permanent damage. It does give me hope. ty
Hey did it worked?
Me too!!! 😂
I have the Bar Keeper's Friend dry powder cleanser. That should work, now that I am low on "Elbow grease".
The top of the sink where dish soap sits, is getting pitted, so hopefully I can get it clean.
BKF worked for me too. Thanks a lot for this video
Brasso is meant to be used in a manner similar to car wax; Apply, let dry to a chalky finish, then dry buff with dry rags.
I have never seen anybody use Brasso in the method you had exhibited.
Thanks Brian for the recommendation. I know Brasso wasn't meant for this type of application for removing chemical stains.
i just tried your way of brasso and it totally worked on my sink thanks
@@meesh6075 Good deal! Thank you for the note. Brasso is a very good product.
I m so happy I found your video . Had exact the same problem and this stuff really works great . Big 👍👍👍👍👍 thanks for sharing . You saved my sink
That's great to hear! Thanks for sharing!
glad I came across this...I have Brasso under my sink and "Perfect Sink" I will try the perfect sink then go for Barkeepers Friend, if necessary...tedious video, but worth the time! Ultimately, saving me time!
Use scrub daddy power paste with a scrub daddy. It’s amazing!! I restored worse looking sinks like this with it and cooker hoods.
Hello. Can anyone help. I spilled lime out in my stainless steel sink .is there a way to remove the lime out. I called there customer service they do not know.
I am wondering, does this work for charcoal too?
I stained my stainless steel sink by leaving the powder BKF on overnight 🙄. Now the sink is horrible my stained. Is it possible that I’ve permanently damaged and stained it? Any help is really appreciated.
Hmm... Could try to use the liquid BKF and do a buffing type scrubbing action to try to get the stains out. If you happen to have an electric polisher or borrow one or rent one then would try that. A polisher would make light work of trying to get the stains out. It's worth trying before having to replace a sink. If that doesn't work then maybe contact BKF company to see if they have recommendations for your scenario.
LeahLovesLaguna Did you find a solution? I just did the same thing. I made a a paste of dish detergent, vinegar, and BKF and left it on longer than I meant too. Now it looks a lot worse.
Hi does the scrubber leave scratches as I have a stain on the hob
i used acetone to clean a foam spray gun and it left stains similar to what's in this video. hopefully this method will remove that!
I poured a bathroom cleaner containing 10% acid on my washing machine drum. Now the drum has lost it's shine and looks dull. Is it possible to reverse this
I imagine it would work, but that will take a lot of buffing it to get the dullness out.
Laneher Toilet Bright Bowl cleaner. Hydrochloric acid in it,you do not scrub but have to quickly rinse of and dry
Do you think it would work on stainless steel oven handle? I used kitchen cleaner(spray) and somehow it left terrible stain.
It's worth a try. I've used the bar keepers friend on stainless fridge to remove surface rust. Be sure to go with the grain of the stainless so it won't look obvious since it could create new surface scratches. Going with the "grain" of the steel will help blend in with the existing surface lines.
The plumber, my landlord sent used Brasso only and it did not work. Is Bar keeper's better?
And does the use of Brasso damage it more?...for kitchen sink.
Also they installed a plastic bathtub and I cannot get stains out of that. Plumber said windex. Windex doesn't do anything. And I use Dow Scrubbing bubbles, not working. Can you use Clorox bleach spray on this plastic, bathtub surface? Please help. Medically hard for me to clean, but I try. Thank you.
The bar keepers friend worked for me for that type of scenario I was dealing with. Brasso didn't work for me at all, but I apparently didn't use Brasso correctly as one person commented. The plastic tub, bleach shouldn't hurt it but if that doesn't work, I would try a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser.
The same problem I have now 😭 bigger problem is where do I find bar keepers friend here in my country 😣
You can also use Ajax and a wire sponge
Thank you thank you. Just got stains cauaed by the heavy duty " Easyoff cleanser" on my sink. ❤❤❤
I used bar keepers powder on my shower faucet and it created a weird reaction or affect. Please help ! I would like to remove the discoloration it did and colors.
That's weird. Did you leave the bar keepers on the faucet for a long period? Your faucet might be a different metal and not stainless steel that bar keepers is made for. I would go to the store and look for a metal cleaner or polish for the type of metal your shower faucet is.
@@DIYCrasher thanks ! That is probably it then. Idk what type of metal it is but I will look into it. I didn’t know you can buy polish so I will look into that. Thank you !
Is this brand available in the Philippines? Same problem here...
I'm not sure. Check your local grocery or hardware store in the cleaners section.
This worked perfectly thank you so much!!
Thanks for letting me know, glad to hear it worked for you!
Is this work on toilet seat also?
Can I use this one on faucet as well I put Lysol toilet cleaner on washroom faucet please help me
I'm not sure if it will work on a faucet, you might want to try it on a small inconspicuous area to see if it works. If the faucet is chrome finish it might not work and the product might leave it scratched so be careful trying it.
I left BKF (from powder) on stainless steel spoon for too long, the spoons are nasty grey. I’m trying to find the right product to remove the tarnish. I’ve tried various method of vinegar, baking soda, salt, boiling water, yadda yadda. I’ve read that Flitz is supposed to do the job. Lowe’s doesn’t have Flitz, but they do have Brasso.
Try Jewelery cleaner?
How do u clean a sink after it's been stained with whinks...it's spotted in like 10 places
My husband splash drain cleaner all over the sides of my stainless steel sink, it looks awful. You think Bar Keepers Friend would work for that?
Well I just went and ordered the one you suggested in your description. I really hope this works or at least makes it lighter. Thank you so much for this video.
Sorry, just saw your comment. Let me know if the Bar Keepers worked for the drain cleaner stains. I would imagine is should help but wasn't sure since I would think it's more powerful cleaner than toilet bowl cleaner that made these stains. Hope it helped in your scenario.
@@DIYCrasher It came out like brand new! Thank you!!! I almost bought a new sink :)
@@butterflikissies Awesome! Glad to hear that it worked for you and saved you from having to buy a new sink. Thanks for letting me know.
Didn’t work for me.
Hello i stained our stainless sink just this nightbecause i use muriatic to get rid on some salt water, i am surprised that the sink turns black😢😢😢😢😢 were just renting a house , the owner mightget angry when he sees it, can hou help me recommend any liquid or powder would do to make the sink back into the original color?😢😢 thanks
You can try to use the powder form of bar keepers friend. The powder form is more abrasive than the liquid form I used in this video. Be sure to go with the grain of the metal sink and follow the instructions on the product. It will take some elbow grease to get rid of the black staining. It was an acid that stained the sink I did this on in the video, should hopefully work for your situation.
Does it work on stainless steel fridge as well?
Yes it does. Just be sure to scrub in the direction of the "grain" of the stainless steal. Don't scrub in circular patterns or against the grain because it will be noticeable afterwards by looking like surface scratches.
@@DIYCrasher thank you!
There is stainless steel cleaner for the fridge. Super easy to use.
Thanks for making the video, if I don't have Bar Keepers Friend in my area, can I use anything else? Like baking soda or sth? Thanks in advance
That I don't know. Bar Keepers should be available at your local grocery store.
I’ve tried baking soda and distilled vinegar and no luck
Loraine Yeah, I tried baking soda with no luck. I did the same thing as the poster, ie used toilet bowl cleaner to remove some calcium.
Steven Walter I ended up buying the one he recommended. The powder form of barkeepers brand and it worked pretty quickly !
Loraine Thanks for the info! Always good to learn from someone else’s experience.
I sprinkled barkeepers friend on my wet stainless steel sink and then took a wet scrubber with a squirt of Dawn on it and quickly scrubbed both sides of the sink, then immediately rinsed. The whole process lasted less that 2 minutes, but now my sink has a permanent white haze. I'll never use that stuff again
So I actually used “the pink stuff” it’s a cleaning paste. And it came right off !
Dry powdered bar keepers friend works better for me that the liquid type. I can just use a just barely damp sponge, and it is thicker that way
Can i do this to the door of my fridge and dishwasher?
Yes bar keepers friend will work on stainless steel fridge and dishwashers. I've used it to get surface rust spotting off of a fridge and it works great.
Just a friendly reminder that you scrub with the grain always...and try a 400 grit sandpaper
Thanks for the tip! Hopefully there won't be a next time for me having to scrub a sink like that. Haha
yes thats the key..
It worked! Thank you so much 😭
Glad it helped!
Is this product available in india?
I'm not sure that it is. Check your local grocery store or store that caries cleaning products.
how about chemical stain on the toilet? how to clean it? i put too much HCL to clean it and it lefts chemical stains on my toilet
Wow I haven't heard of that happening before. I'm not quite sure. You could try to use a spray bleach on the stains. I had got a blue HCL toilet cleaner on a laminate countertop and it stained it blue, I used a spray bleach and it took it right off. Good luck!
I just stained my aluminium sink with a strong toilet cleaner detergent and it looks even worse than the one in the video ! Damn !!....the wife gonna kills me for it (she hasnt seen it yet). Your video gives me hope but where I am from, dunno whether I can find this Bars Keeper Friend cleaner or not. *Praying hard*
Good luck! Hope you can find it and that it works for you. Did you try looking on Amazon for it?
@@DIYCrasher Im not from the US & from Amazon, with the shipping and all, would takes too long to be delivered. I need to solve this stain problem asap. Luckily managed to find the product on some of the local online seller's platform. Just ordered one. Will update here again after using it. Hope it will work !
Ok, here my update. Had just done up my horribly ruined stainless steel kitchen sink with BKF. VOILA !!!!!......IT REALLY WORKS !! Wish I can post the Before & After pics of my sink here to let folks see. Mine was a 100x times worse than the sink in this video. Frankly I dun hv much confidence in restoring it back to its original state and was prepared to fork out a huge sum of $ to have it replaced with a new one. Thanks god for your vid, DC ! Now my sink is as shiny, or maybe even shinier than what it was and the missus is all lovey dovey again. Lol. Again I wish I can show the pics here....of the new shiny sink, I mean. ;)
@@williamlucas5852 That's great news! Glad to hear it worked out for you and it saved your marriage! LOL
It's the acid based toilet bowl cleaners. I used on my sink to remove heavy mineral deposits. I ended up with dark streaks. My undermount sink's silicone caulk appears to have played a role. My streaks are extra durable! Comet does nothing.
But he is scrubbing in circles that will scratch the sink permanently.... aren’t you supposed to follow the grain of the steel?
It didn't make swirl scratches in the sink. It might be because it was the liquid soft scrub instead of the more gritty powder form of Bar Keepers. There are many other videos showing people using a buffer that moves in a circular motion and they had great results. Follow directions to any products you use. This is a 30+ year old sink and the point was to remove the chemical stains, wasn't in the best condition to begin with.
I had a zip Grout cleaner and brightening bottle leaking so I left it in my kitchen sink for a few minutes to find another bottles to transfer the liquid. This formula is extremely acidic my brand new 9 weeks old Farmer's sink is tarnished. I used everything under the sun it can't be restored at all. I have a big white stain in the sink. I think it's stripped the Finish coat on the sink.
Can I use bar keepers friend 'cleanser' for chemical reacted steel sink?
I don't know if it will work for your situation but you can give it a try. The sink in this video was stained by an acid chemical cleaner.
@@AngelaBeers929 Good luck, hope it helps you!
@DIY crasher i will try find these products and see if it wrk on my stove. I was so silly I sprayed forte Heavy Duty Oven & Grill Cleaner on the side of my stainless steal stove and it left a spray stain on my stove and now its annoying me. Any recommendations? Anyone?
I removed similar with viakal spray leave for five mins then clean off
🤣🤣🤣LMAO thank you for making this video and making me feel like less of a douche. I did the same shit as everyone in this comments section…THE EVIL TOILET BOWL CLEANER STAINED MY SINK.
Same here and a sheepish looking douche at that, as the wife was giving me an earful of using toilet bowl cleaner on stainless steel sink. But is all good now. Thks to BKF, we have our shiny sink back.
(wonder how many poor souls fell prey to the EVIL TOILET BOWL CLEANER when cleaning their sinks....oh well, there's comfort in numbers eh. LOL).
baking soda and steel wool scrubber or pad. Or clr and steel wool. Also do not pour javex or bleach then any type of acid in sink. You will create deadly chemical fumes.
Good video Thanks that save my life 😁
Glad to hear it!
Thank you 👍
Thank you so much 😊
Thank you!!
finally! it worked!!!
Looks amazing
You saved my ass
Thanks, glad it helped you!
From where will get
Check your local grocery store in the cleaning aisle.
Thanks!
Thanks for watching. Hope it helped you!
My house cleaner sprayed something on my stainless steel gas cooktop. I don’t know what. But it stained. Bad. Bar keepers friend did nothing. After Reading these comments that all look suspiciously similar, I’m starting to think this was a clever commercial.
I'm sorry to hear it didn't work for your situation. This was not a commercial for bar keeepers, the sink was stained from toilet bowl cleaner. Not sure what stained yours but this sink did take a lot of scrubbing for it to work. There are other videos out there with people using a power buffer and some kind of compound to buff out stains, maybe that's something you need to try.
😂 getting a pirm 😂
Wow! My sink has been ruined like this for some months now and today i spoilt my once perfect stainless steel microwave door handle so i was searching for a way to save it. Thankfully i came across this video. I just hope i can find this product where i am from. Now i can kill two birds with one stone. I will certainly provide an update after i try it.
Good luck! If you can't find the liquid form then look for the powder of Bar Keepers, it will be more abrasive so be careful.
Apni country mein forward karen yeh video mujhe English nhi aati 😉
Too long.
You just saved my life! It does work so well! I still can’t believe lol thank you so much for sharing this product and video 🤍
Glad to hear it worked for you!