How to Remove Marks From an Enamel Kitchen Sink

Hard Water Marks

• 1

  Pour 4 ounces of both white vinegar and warm water into a bowl. Stir the diluted vinegar solution.

• 2

  Dip a nylon scouring pad in the vinegar solution. Gently scrub the white hard water marks with the pad.

• 3

  Continue scrubbing the enamel sink with the solution until the chalky marks dissolve. Prepare additional vinegar solution, if necessary.

• 4

  Moisten a cloth with fresh water. Wipe the enamel sink to rinse off the vinegar.

• 5

  Buff the enamel sink with a soft towel. Thoroughly dry the sink’s surface.

Food Marks

• 6

  Moisten a cloth with water and a drop of dish soap. Squeeze the cloth to form soapsuds.

• 7

  Wipe the enamel sink with the soapy cloth. Remove as many food marks as possible.

• 8

  Inspect the enamel sink for lingering food residue. If grimy food marks persist, dampen another cloth with water. Coat the cloth with baking soda.

• 9

  Scrub off the remaining food marks with the damp baking soda. Rinse the cloth frequently and re-coat it with more baking soda, if necessary.

• 10

  Moisten another cloth with water. Wipe the enamel sink to rinse off the baking soda.

• 11

  Buff the enamel sink with a soft towel. Thoroughly dry the sink’s surface.