<p>Yes, I am back with questions. Well, I have a white sink and after the leftover remains in the sink for a while, it developed yellow stains. Yes, I have done the oxyclean stuff and it removes the stains, but in just one or two days, the stains came back.</p>
<p>I think either the vanish or enamel on my sink has been compromised. Is there any thing to restore it? How successful is your experience?</p>
<p>My grandfather used to use car wax on the sink to help keep the stains away.</p>
<p>Where is the stain? Is it on the bottom or upper side?</p>
<p>Did you try Comet or even bleach?</p>
<p>lemon juice</p>
<p>I was laughing my rear end off when D brought me a can of cleaner called Barf from one of her trips abroad. That stuff nukes whatever other cleaners miss! I wonder if it could be found in the US. :)</p>
<p>Comet or bleach will further erode the finish. Baking soda works with many stains and won’t hurt the finish. The bigger question is why the stains are appearing so often. Either you need to be more conscientious about cleaning out the sink or there’s a problem with your water. The more you clean your sink with abrasives the harder it will become to clean. Speaking from experience.</p>
<p>The stain is in the bottom of the sink…</p>
<p>Remember, I can get rid of it using the oxyclean powder, but it came back only after two days. I just cannot keep up with it. I guess I can call the tub resurfacing guys, last time I talked to them, they want to put another layer on my tub and it costs 1000’s. I am not ready for that.</p>
<p>Oh, I see - it is a porcelain sink? Then you should not use any abrasive cleaners.</p>
<p>This came up as I googled the issue:</p>
<p>[Polish</a> The Stars: Getting Rid of Porcelain Sink Stains](<a href=“http://www.polishthestars.com/2010/06/getting-rid-of-porcelain-sink-stains.html?m=1]Polish”>http://www.polishthestars.com/2010/06/getting-rid-of-porcelain-sink-stains.html?m=1)</p>
<p>Yes it is a porcelain sink. Before I got in this house, the previous owner must have scrub it with steel wool or some thing, it must have been damaged. Will try bleach and baking soda. But has anyone FIX the problem by vanish or some thing? Car wax…hmmm, is eating wax hazardous?</p>
<p>Barkeepers Friend. I think it is the best. Or SoftScrub with Bleach.</p>
<p>Barkeeper’s Friend was the one thing I tried that finally worked on my white sink. Nothing else quite did the job. It does sound like once it’s clean you need to figure out if you can seal it so new stains won’t appear so quickly. I can’t figure out why they come back in two days. It reminds me of carpet that can be cleaned but the stains reappear quickly. I do wonder if the surface is just so badly worn that anything soaks in and stains it immediately.</p>
<p>What if you clean it, let it dry, and put a coat or two of good quality clear nail polish on it in the meantime? It won’t last forever, but it may be something that will prevent it from reappearing everyday. </p>
<p>Home Depot and Lowes also sell a porcelain-like paint that might work. It’s used for chips in porcelain sinks.</p>
<p>I redid grout in one bathroom, but kept considering getting tub reglazed, it was so dingy.
Discovered Barkeeper’s Friend. Used one of those scrubby sponges, maybe a third of a can. </p>
<p>Looked like a brand new tub. </p>
<p>I got the tub wet, first, sprinkled it on and applied even pressure. Took a little while - but best $2.00 investment, ever. I use it on pans that are impossible to shine up. Amazing stuff. </p>
<p>Hint to those doing a big scrub with this product - use some gloves. It will irritate your skin the longer it is on your skin.</p>
<p>^ Just bought the liquid version of bkf and it is very good thanks to thumper and everyone else</p>