What is the warranty situation with the sink, all of the appliances and all of the health systems like the heater air conditioner? You need to understand why something as simple as the sink isn't being covered.

Get yourself a $39.00 small palm random orbital sander from a big box store and some 120, 220, 400, abrasive paper and a red and gray Scotch Brite pad and have at it. 1/2 hour tops.

Cut the Scotch Brites in a circle to fit the sander; they'll stick to the hook and loop on the pad well enough.

I like these pics better.

Last ones. I'll stop now, I promise.

The problem with the solution pictured above is that very shortly after you do all that, the sink will be scratched again. I agree with what New-beginning wrote - stainless steel scratches. It just does. You drop a fork, it scratches. You wash your saucepan, it scratches, etc. After a while the scratches blend together and you don't notice them.

Now rust, that's another story. Rust in stainless steel sinks is from tiny metallic particles deposited from something else and left to sit in the sink. Most commonly, steel wool is the culprit. As already advised, buy Barkeepers Friend powder at the supermarket. It's inexpensive and works great. Sprinkle it around the sink, then rub all over the sink with a damp sponge, rinse well, and dry with paper towels or microfiber cloth. Do not use other abrasives like Comet, Scrubbing Bubbles, bleach, or the inaccurately-named SoftScrub. Those are too harsh, and you don't need them since Barkeepers Friend works.

" After a while the scratches blend together and you don't notice them."

I think the customers who hired me to refinish their sinks noticed the scratches, which is why I was hired. The beauty of stainless steel is its renewablity, and it's an easy DIY job.

I don't think I've every used Barkeepers Friend. I use Comet, SOS, Vim, etc. I've never found them too harsh, but that's probably because my sink already has a patina. Agreed the rust is from something other than the sink. I had the same problem with a new sink, and any of the above suggestions will work great.

Get a can of Bar Keepers Friend and you will never go back to Comet.I clean my stainless sink with it and a wet paper towel. Fantastic!

I know it is GW dogma that stainless steel does not rust. But I'm not convinced that's one hundred percent true.

GE appliances webpage

TV station news story

Get a wire rack so that things never sit directly in the sink. Or those plastic mats from BBB.

You can't avoid some scratches, but it certainly won't look as bad as some of those photos.

Stainless steel won't rust through like the bumper or fender on your old Pinto after a few Ohio winters, but it can support surface rust.

Crl_ - those links are about appliances' stainless steel skins, which are a different composition from stainless steel sinks. I have seen a few posts on this forum (or maybe the Appliances Forum) from people complaining that their fridges are showing rust spots. It's terrible how the manufacturers are cutting corners.

"which are a different composition from stainless steel sinks"

Not much different from cheap Chinese sinks, not saying what the sink in question is but if this is a track home......Also as xedos, SS can and will support surface rust even if it is finished as in a brushed surface.

Joseph, those pictures look great. If we have a zero radius sink can the sander get into those edges without doing more damage?

Thanks.

I've got a friend who manufactures sanding pads made just for such an application. They are made for sanding solid surface coves, but will work in this application. Contact Dani Homrich at www.danidesigns.com and ask which pad you should get before you buy a sander.

Joe, will that method work on a Dacor range top that has scratches along the front rolled edge?

Karenseb:

I do those by hand, but the idea is the same. Use an abrasive strong enough to remove the scratch then follow with progressively finer grits to polish. I posted pictures of a range top scratch removal here a while ago.

Thanks Joe

On second thought, zero radius corners may have to be done by hand.

My problem isnt scatches but rust jn the corner of seam of my sink.