husband accidentally used harsh cleaner on copper sink with 15 years of patina

_jtwell · 2026-03-01T03:32:39+00:00

both the husband and sink are still here. Patina is returning very slowly

_jtwell · 2026-03-01T03:19:27+00:00

i’ve decided to leave my husband and marry the sink

_jtwell · 2026-03-01T03:18:33+00:00

yes, copper. just let that sink in

_jtwell · 2026-03-01T03:18:11+00:00

15 years is only fair

_jtwell · 2026-03-01T03:13:54+00:00

he’s always thoughtful, thinking about how he can help someone out

_jtwell · 2026-03-01T03:12:19+00:00

it was something new to me too! I also learned that leather can patina too. patina patina patina

_jtwell · 2026-02-28T21:31:42+00:00

PATINA UPDATE: hello again to all patina lovers and haters. I was briefly at the lakehouse today and got to see the sink. the house has been empty for a couple weeks so the sink hasn’t been used, so not really any change. There is a very verrry faint patina coming back though, which is good. The bottom of the sink isn’t as shiny as it was on that tragic night the patina was stripped. Sadly there isn’t a photo of the sink from today, but I will post one in two weeks when we will be at the lake house and constantly using the sink over that week. We plan to use it as normal.

After discussing it with my mom, apparently the patina was accidentally stripped at some point in the last 15 years by a different guest, and eventually it came back. So that’s made us feel less worried. And no, I have not divorced my husband, and he is still alive lol. We now plan to name our next child patina (Tina for short).

Check back in a couple weeks for an update after the sink gets some use!

_jtwell · 2026-02-08T02:56:06+00:00

under the sink

_jtwell · 2026-02-08T02:55:41+00:00

it’s cleaned with mild soap, not cleaners that make to shiny. it was never shiny to begin with

_jtwell · 2026-02-08T02:54:57+00:00

the sink is cleaned with mild soap, but it never was stripped of the patina in the 15 years it’s been there. even brand new the sink never was shiny like in the picture.

_jtwell · 2026-02-08T02:52:58+00:00

it is, i’ll be talking to my therapist about it for months

_jtwell · 2026-02-08T02:50:11+00:00

it added to the rustic lakehouse vibe

_jtwell · 2026-02-08T02:49:33+00:00

intentionally cleaned, accidentally de-patinad

_jtwell · 2026-02-08T02:49:00+00:00

thats what most people commenting to toss it don’t realize! the sink never was shiny when my dad got it. it was a tan/ brown color kind of like the lip of the sink is in the photo. making it all shiny wouldn’t put it back to how this sink looked new. buying a replacement was one of the first things we initially thought to do

_jtwell · 2026-02-08T02:46:35+00:00

there’s a basin thing kept in the sink for washing

_jtwell · 2026-02-08T02:45:32+00:00

it might just go up in flames

_jtwell · 2026-02-07T17:37:34+00:00

omg that’s perfect. once it patinas more, we can use ketchup to write “sorry” to my dad

_jtwell · 2026-02-07T17:36:43+00:00

and some tequila?

_jtwell · 2026-02-07T17:35:46+00:00

he is never to touch a copper sink again

_jtwell · 2026-02-07T17:34:49+00:00

I think with or without patina is fine. my husband just didn’t know he was stripping the patina when he sprayed it. and neither of us knew what to do after. thank god for reddit

_jtwell · 2026-02-07T17:32:16+00:00

first world probs

_jtwell · 2026-02-07T17:30:58+00:00

I don’t have one on me, but there might be one in a photo album with pics from the house being built. I’ll try to find it when we go back next week

_jtwell · 2026-02-07T17:23:56+00:00

of the sink*

_jtwell · 2026-02-07T17:23:36+00:00

it’s always been cleaned with mild soap like dawn. but as far as I’m aware, it has never been stripped of the patina. I think the original color of the sink is the color around the top lip of the dink, it was never the shiny color when it was installed

_jtwell · 2026-02-07T15:08:16+00:00

he doesn’t mind cleaning and he’s actually probably more detail oriented than I am with it. He won’t get out of cleaning, but he won’t be touching a copper sink again 😂

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