Cleaning the laundry sink

John Wood
by John Wood
Our laundry sink has gotten dirty with rust and dirt stains. Any recommendations on how to clean them?
  11 answers
  • Tina Coyle Tina Coyle on Aug 23, 2016
    I have found Barkeepers Friend to be great on rust stains
  • Janet Pizaro Janet Pizaro on Aug 23, 2016
    Make a paste with borax and lemon juice,apply liberally and allow to sit on the stains long enough for the removal.
  • Christine Christine on Aug 23, 2016
    Zud works on rust and a Mr. Clean sponge is great for getting it all cleaned up!
  • Rhonda Harmon Rhonda Harmon on Aug 23, 2016
    Vinegar and baking soda
  • Larry Chura Larry Chura on Aug 23, 2016
    Try some CLR.
  • Karen V Karen V on Aug 24, 2016
    Coat with thick layer of Easy Off Fume Free cleaner. Let sit for 45 min, use your normal scrubbing brush.,..No fumes and grea cleaner (I do this on my bathtub and shower floor as well)
    • Jackie Byrd Jackie Byrd on Aug 27, 2016
      It looks like that is one of the plastic laundry sinks, would you still use Easy Off on it?
  • Bren Did Bren Did on Aug 24, 2016
    Vinegar will dissolve rust but mixing it with baking soda will neutralize its power. Mix vinegar with detergent so it sticks to the stains, spray on, and let sit, rinse clean. Here's my method: http://brendid.com/non-toxic-no-scrub-shower-... . CLR will also work and it's environmentally friendly.
    • Jackie Byrd Jackie Byrd on Aug 27, 2016
      When I need to clean something like this and it is vertical, I dampen a paper towel and lay it over the object and then soak it down good with the cleaning solution. You can go back every few minutes and add a little more to keep it wet.
  • Brian T. Melcher Brian T. Melcher on Aug 26, 2016
    Use Vinegar and baking soda. It will be very helpful for it
  • Sheila Spencer Porter Sheila Spencer Porter on Aug 26, 2016
    If you mix vinegar and baking soda, you release the carbon dioxide (that's what the fizzing is) and what you end up with is diluted salt water. Use one or the other not both at the same time
  • Karen V Karen V on Aug 27, 2016
    Yes
  • Sue Sue on Aug 28, 2016
    I do this for my miracle cleaner. Works great on rust stains in the bathtub and just about any stain I can throw at it. Take a 24-28 oz spray bottle. Mine is 28 oz. put 4 oz original blue dawn in. Then add 8 oz hydrogen peroxide. Slowly fill the rest of the bottle up with warm water leaving an inch or so of head space. Put the nozzle back on and gently turn the bottle upside down and right side up until it is mixed. Spray entity area and let sit for at least 15 minutes. Come back and test an area. It should come out with hardly any scrubbing.