Cleaning Ink off Sink

[jdboucher]

I use my bathroom as a place to fill my pens. Right now its covered in ink, both in the sink and on the counters. Some of the ink is the infamous Baystate Blue. Whats the best way to remove it all?

[xmattxyzx]

Soap, water and elbow grease always gets the stains off for me. I don't know about BSB--bleach, maybe?

[savarez]

Nathan once suggested using what he called "common water" to remove ink stains, which was simply a diluted bleach solution. You may need to spray it on and let it work it's magic for a while before you resume scrubbing.

[jlh8114]

I had this happen with the kitchen sink. I ended up using one of those Mr Clean Erasers - worked fabulously!

[DerMann]

On one of the BSB threads, Nathan himself suggested "common water." 10%-15% bleach and water solution. I've heard Comet cleaner as well.

 

I once let a blotch of Noodler's La Coleur Royale sit for three days and it has permanently stained the counter top of my sink :\ It's very faint, but the purple is still noticeable.

[Philip1209]

From personal experience, bleach-based cleaners get baystate blue out very easily. Instead of using a bleach solution, I used Comet Cleaner with Bleach, which worked really well.

Best of luck!

[xmattxyzx]

I had this happen with the kitchen sink. I ended up using one of those Mr Clean Erasers - worked fabulously!

Oh yes, these things are magic.

[donwinn]

No help for you now, but I am only allowed to mess with ink at the kitchen sink, which is stainless steel. The countertops are granite, so no stains there which would not add to the character of the finish.

 

Donnie

[fpfanatic5]

I had this happen with the kitchen sink. I ended up using one of those Mr Clean Erasers - worked fabulously!

Oh yes, these things are magic.

 

Ditto on the Magic Erasers. They've worked perfectly for me in the sink and on the counter.

[klangbogen]

OxyClean Powder with some water is what my wife uses on ink stains on her kitchen counter.

[Goodwhiskers]

Amodex and Ink Nix are more expensive but also effective. Of course they are less expensive when used immediately on small spots or spills in a sink.

[PAKMAN]

I used clorox cleanup to take BSB out of my bathroom sink.

[encephalartos]

Comet cleanser with chlorine for sinks that can take it.

For Corian-type sinks, try bleach solution first (33%), and if you

need a rubbing compound, check out Bon Ami or Barkeepers Friend,

which are feldspar based.

 

[Inkanthropist]

I couldn't get pure bleach to shift Baystate Blue from a white sink, but some tough rubbing with a nail-varnish-remover-soaked piece of cotton wool eventually did the trick.

 

Neil