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Anodized copper sinks
2006
Hi: This may not qualify for your site but here goes anyway. I am a home owner and I am remodeling the bathrooms in my house. I purchased some (aluminum) anodized copper sinks (Jon Rohl/Grauman) for the project. Prior to installation I decided to clean the sinks as there were some finger prints, etc. that were rather unsightly. There were no cleaning instructions supplied with the sinks. I first tried some mild soap and water, then some Windex then some
"Simply Green" cleaner. All of which failed to have any effect on the finger prints. I next tried
"Wright's Copper Cream
⇦ on
eBay or
Amazon [affil link] ". The next thing I knew is that I was literally wiping off the finish of the sinks. They went from a bright copper color to a splotchy brownish mess totally unusable for the remodel application.
My questions are:
1) If they were anodized copper aluminum sinks (which the manufacturer said they were) would copper cleaner have destroyed the finish.
2) Can they be re-anodized and if so what can be used to clean them without destroying the finish.
James Pigeon
consumer - Littleton, Colorado
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