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How to clean paint off a Blanco silgranit sink?

15 years ago

The painters dumped their paint and cleaned their brushes in my Blanco super-single anthracite sink. (a BIG no-no but I did not catch them in time.) This left little spots all over the sink that sort of look like you filled the sink with dirty water and then it spotted.

Blanco's website lists some cleaning suggestions such as nail polish remover. My builder's decorator suggested scrubbing with pledge.

Before I try either suggestion, I wanted to see if anyone here has dealt with this and how you cleaned your sink (and whether the cleaning agent you used damaged the sink)?

Thank you!

try_hard

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sue_ct

15 years ago

I would call the painters back to take a look and then hand THEM the barkeepers friend!

Sue

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gshop
15 years ago
I'm also having a similar problem, I think have thinset/grout residue stains on the same anthracite sink. Or it may be from our hard water. I've tried cleaning it with Blancoclean and Barkeepers Friend, but I still have white stains. TIA!
try_hard
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15 years ago
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lindawink
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I would try barkeepers friend, it seems like latex paint should come off pretty easy. Or Mr. Clean magic eraser.
angier_2007
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Barkeepers Friend and elbow grease removed the latex paint from my sink.
debbie_2008
15 years ago
I know many love the Mr. Clean magic eraser, but those are not allowed in my house. They scratch. I wouldn't use it on the sink.
ci_lantro
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Ngng--I linked an old thread in the Remodeling forum regarding removing grout haze from a Silgranite sink. Poster there used CLR. A note of caution--depending on your sink drain fitting, the CLR might do a number on it, so be very careful if you're not certain whether or not the CLR might damage/ mar the finish of the fitting. (A thin coat of Vaseline would help protect it.)

Try_hard--If you haven't already thought of this--would be a good idea to fill your sink with hot water & some dishwashing liquid and letting it soak for a couple of hours or overnight before you try tackling it with BKF. Assuming the paint residue isn't fully cured, the soak should help to soften it up a bit.

Here is a link that might be useful: Silgranite discussion
try_hard
Original Author
15 years ago
Thank you everyone for your suggestions. I am going to tackle this over the weekend!

I'll let you know the outcome.

try_hard
gshop
15 years ago
Thank you ci_lantro for the link, I will put some elbow grease into it this weekend! Also thanks for the tip using vaseline. Great info!
kcsher
6 years ago
I tried sprinkling baking soda and then rubbing with a sponge. That seemed to work on my Blanco sink.
Michael Lamb
6 years ago
So what happened? Did it come clean? I've been waiting over nine years to find out...
Change4 Bliss
6 years ago
I have the same problem with the painters using my new sink to clean up in and wonder if anyone has been able to get the paint stains out of their Blanco Silgranit sink. If so, please let me know what worked. Thank you for your time.
zakky31
5 years ago
I sprayed spray enamel into a cup so I could paint a little something. Dumb idea. Ate thru the cup and into my black quartz sink. Used Mr Clean magic eraser and that worked better than Bar Keepers Friend. I even used paint thinner cuz I figured it was ruined anyway. Did nothing. Use Mr Clean!
Jennifer Lillo
3 years ago
Anyone try straight Acetone?
Deborah Pardekooper
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Does anyone know what to do about blanco and painters whoo cleaned white paint in a brown sink. Left white marks everywhere.
Cat T
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Came across this sink after trying to research the same problem. Did anyone find a good solution for the Blanco Silgranit sink? Our painter made the same mistake, going to talk with them about it is sad my sink is brand new.

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