New cleaning lady scratched up stainless steel sink. How to fix?

[Anonymous]

Scratches everywhere bc she used a stiff brush instead of the sponge I provided.

Can one actually sand out scratches on stainless steel? I've seen this suggested online but scared to try!

Any tried and true method of getting scratches out? I know I know, just accept the patina of it, but it's new custom sink and was crazy expensive so I'm still in the babying stage. I'm sure it will pass!

[Anonymous]

Try olive oil.

[Anonymous]

Fire her. According to posters there are many other jobs

[Anonymous]

OP here, I just saw the other post about the scratched stainless stove. I am not that poster, promise! But will look at that thread for additional tips.

Thx to PP for olive oil suggestion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fire her. According to posters there are many other jobs

What do mean many other jobs? Many other cleaning ladies available?

[Anonymous]

Is it lots of fine scratches? You can buff out the scratches with fine steel wool usually. But keep in mind that shell scratch it again most likely.

[Anonymous]

Cleaning people should have known better. mine ruined my sink, a shower tile and a stair ballast. Had to fire them. I ended up replacing the stove top because I was furious everything I looked at it. Now I clean myself.
I wish I had some tips but couldnt figure out a safe way to fix the hairline scratches.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it lots of fine scratches? You can buff out the scratches with fine steel wool usually. But keep in mind that shell scratch it again most likely.

It's a lot but just in one section.

So I told her to clean in the direction of the stainless steel grain. But the scratches are all up and down, not side to side how the grain is. Side question -- is this too picky, too much for me to expect her to clean that way? I don't know. Haven't had a cleaning lady in awhile.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it lots of fine scratches? You can buff out the scratches with fine steel wool usually. But keep in mind that shell scratch it again most likely.

It's a lot but just in one section.

So I told her to clean in the direction of the stainless steel grain. But the scratches are all up and down, not side to side how the grain is. Side question -- is this too picky, too much for me to expect her to clean that way? I don't know. Haven't had a cleaning lady in awhile.

You can ask anything and decide if its something thats important to you. My sink is scratched and my faucets are scratched now. The cleaning lady we have is AMAZING with everything else. Picks up the toys, washes sheets, vacuums under furniture etc and does it all pretty fast. So in a year ill take a buffer and buff out the scratches that annoy me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it lots of fine scratches? You can buff out the scratches with fine steel wool usually. But keep in mind that shell scratch it again most likely.

It's a lot but just in one section.

So I told her to clean in the direction of the stainless steel grain. But the scratches are all up and down, not side to side how the grain is. Side question -- is this too picky, too much for me to expect her to clean that way? I don't know. Haven't had a cleaning lady in awhile.

She should be willing to follow your instructions on how you want your house cleaned. If she doesn’t, find someone else.

[Anonymous]

Try Barkeepers Friend.

[Anonymous]

Isn’t a stainless steel sink supposed to get scratched? I think yours just needs to be broken in maybe. Is it like a mirror finish? Or more satin-y?

I think stainless is a great material. I worked in restaurants and everything was stainless but also beat to hell, and I think that’s when the material really looks best. Just give it some time. It’s a sink!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it lots of fine scratches? You can buff out the scratches with fine steel wool usually. But keep in mind that shell scratch it again most likely.

It's a lot but just in one section.

So I told her to clean in the direction of the stainless steel grain. But the scratches are all up and down, not side to side how the grain is. Side question -- is this too picky, too much for me to expect her to clean that way? I don't know. Haven't had a cleaning lady in awhile.

You can ask your housecleaner to spin around three times before she cleans the toilet, and if the job is worth it to her she’ll comply. If it’s not, she can drop you as a client or get fired.

I think the bigger issue here is how can a sink possibly need this much babying? I have a stainless steel sink and I regularly clean it with a steel scrubbie and it’s fine. I definitely don’t go “with the grain.” I’m sure it does have scratches but like, we have to live!

[Anonymous]

These replies are very helpful, thank you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it lots of fine scratches? You can buff out the scratches with fine steel wool usually. But keep in mind that shell scratch it again most likely.

It's a lot but just in one section.

So I told her to clean in the direction of the stainless steel grain. But the scratches are all up and down, not side to side how the grain is. Side question -- is this too picky, too much for me to expect her to clean that way? I don't know. Haven't had a cleaning lady in awhile.

You can ask anything and decide if its something thats important to you. My sink is scratched and my faucets are scratched now. The cleaning lady we have is AMAZING with everything else. Picks up the toys, washes sheets, vacuums under furniture etc and does it all pretty fast. So in a year ill take a buffer and buff out the scratches that annoy me.

What is this buffer you speak of?