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Need help with my kitchen sink.

12 years ago

I have hard water and it has left my black enameled cast iron Kohler sink looking horrible. I wish I would have never let my tile guy talk me into a black sink. Other than replace it, can anyone suggest how I can get rid of the hard water stains or maybe give me some feedback on resurfacing it.

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cabingirl13
12 years ago
I had the same type of sink for 10 years and got sick of trying to fight the hard water/calcium stains and just replaced it with a Swan granite composite single bowl sink. I have no idea how well that will hold up to hard water calcium deposits- time will tell. I always sprayed vinegar on my old sink and that helped for a while. Lots of scrubbing with various cleaners too. I tried CLR a few times but it only lasted short term...then back to scrubbing again. I have no idea if the sink could be re-painted by a professional?
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