How to Clean a Kitchen Sink
What You’ll Need to Clean Your Kitchen Sink
How to Clean Your Kitchen Sink
How to Clean Your Kitchen Sink Faucet and Fixtures
What You’ll Need to Clean Your Kitchen Sink
It may be fair to say that a clean kitchen starts with a clean kitchen sink—and here’s everything you’ll need to clean your sink bowl, garbage disposal, faucet, and fixtures:
Concentrated dish soap that’s tough on stains and grease while staying gentle on sinks made of stainless steel, enamel-coated surfaces, Corian solid surfaces, dark and light granite, like Dawn® Platinum Powerwash Dish Spray.
Soft cloth and sponge
Soft-bristled toothbrush for hard-to-reach areas and crevices
Before cleaning any hard surface in your home, be sure to test on an inconspicuous spot first. Simply spray Dawn® Powerwash on a small area then wipe away with a damp cloth or sponge. If no reaction to your surface occurs, then you’re all set to clean the remainder of the surface!
Sink surfaces to avoid with Dawn® Powerwash:
Marble sink basins - marble can discolor when it comes into contact with dish soap
Copper sinks - Dish soaps can cause green spots to appear on copper surfaces
How to Clean Your Kitchen Sink
The kitchen is one of the most-used rooms in any home, and with leftover food particles and standing water, the kitchen sink may be one of the dirtiest spots in the house. With Dawn® Powerwash Dish Spray cleaning your kitchen sink and sink drain can be quick and easy!
1. Remove the dishes
Be sure to clear your sink of dirty dishes befor you start.
2. Spray the sink
Give your sink a quick rinse with warm water. Ideally, a sink hose or faucet attachment works best, but you can also use a wet rag or sponge to get the job done. Then apply one full spray of Dawn® Platinum Powerwash Dish Spray to each side of your sink.
3. Spray the Drain
Apply one full spray around the drain.
4. Scrub
Use the soft side of a sponge or a soft brush in a circular motion to clean the bottom of the sink basin. Scrub the sides of the sink using the same circular motion.
5. Cleaning is in the details
Use a toothbrush to clean the dirty areas around the faucet and other hard-to-reach spaces.
6. Rinse
Rinse the sides of the sink first. If you have a hose attachment or faucet pull-down, now is the time to use it. If not, fill a cup of water to rinse off the soap. Next, use a clean, dry towel to wipe down any remaining residue.
5. Cleaning is in the Details.
Use a toothbrush to clean the dirty areas around the faucet and other hard-to-reach spaces.
6. Time for a Rinse.
Rinse the sides of the sink first. If you have a hose attachment or faucet pull-down, now is the time to use it. If not, fill a cup of water to rinse off the soap. Next, use a clean, dry towel to wipe down any remaining residue.
7. Spray the drain or garbage disposal
If you have a garbage disposal, freshen it by applying two full sprays of Dawn® Platinum Powerwash Dish Spray into the drain and letting it set for 30 seconds. Then run water into it for a few minutes until all suds have disappeared.
How to Clean Your Kitchen Sink Faucet and Fixtures
Just like the sink bowl, your faucet and kitchen sink fixtures are also prone to food gunk, grease stains, and hard water stains. Fortunately, cleaning up these stains and messes isn’t an all-day cleaning job and can be done in just a few simple steps:
Let’s begin by getting all your cleaning supplies together:
Concentrated dish soap liquid like Dawn® Platinum or Dawn® Powerwash
Soft cloth and sponge
Water
Floss or soft-bristled toothbrush for hard-to-reach areas
Now that you’ve gathered your materials it’s time to clean your sink faucet and fixtures:
1. Start with warm water and one spray of Dawn® Powerwash
2. Dip a soft cloth or clean sponge into the soapy mixture and rub along your faucet and sink handles
3. For extra food gunk and particles that can get stuck in hard-to-reach areas like the rim of your faucet, clean with floss! The thin thread can help pull out any of that leftover grime more easily
4. Rinse off your faucet and fixtures with water
5. Dry off thoroughly with a paper towel to avoid hard water stains
And you’re done!
Your thoroughly cleaned sink and fixtures are now ready to tackle those tough kitchen messes all over again.
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