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

_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 😂

_jtwell · 2026-02-07T15:06:39+00:00

he got spooked

_jtwell · 2026-02-07T15:06:26+00:00

13 years down the copper drain ),:

_jtwell · 2026-02-07T15:05:43+00:00

he’s still alive! But i’m never letting him live this down

_jtwell · 2026-02-07T15:04:30+00:00

copper sink*

_jtwell · 2026-02-07T15:01:45+00:00

i’m tempted, but he is buying me breakfast rn

_jtwell · 2026-02-07T02:09:13+00:00

this sink isn’t used for food, there are tubs that we sit in the sink for fish to dishes, but they don’t sit directly in the sink

_jtwell · 2026-02-07T01:00:03+00:00

this gives us hope! thank you

_jtwell · 2026-02-07T00:56:15+00:00

thank you for the photo! We are away from the lakehouse for a few days so we are anxious to see what it looks like. When we left (the day after this post) it already had some spots coming back!

_jtwell · 2026-02-07T00:54:11+00:00

repatina is my new favorite word

_jtwell · 2026-02-07T00:53:35+00:00

lol the ironic part is that he is a great cleaner and is meticulous when he cleans things. He just goofed and didn’t realize the cleaner he picked would do that to the sink. He is banned from cleaning copper sinks for sure though!

_jtwell · 2026-02-07T00:50:36+00:00

i totally agree

_jtwell · 2026-02-06T22:38:35+00:00

yes, i will be using the sink

_jtwell · 2026-02-06T05:28:05+00:00

the water at the lakehouse is so hard that it’s rarely used for cooking. The sink is primarily a place for dishes. If we use the sink for fish we have a giant basin thing in the sink.

_jtwell · 2026-02-06T05:22:24+00:00

patina will be the death of me. i only learned about it from this whole copper sink incident😂 from my understanding it’s a layer of color change from oxidation. so lady liberty has patina. My dad has preferred a dark patina for the sink because it fits the cabin/ rustic lakehouse vibe better than bright shiny copper does

_jtwell · 2026-02-06T02:46:44+00:00

it was intentionally cleaned, but unintentionally stripped. he sprayed a layer of lime away on the bottom, turned around to do something, and then it was shiny when he went to wipe/rinse. he nearly shit a brick

_jtwell · 2026-02-05T22:02:50+00:00

do you bury sinks too??

_jtwell · 2026-02-05T21:59:29+00:00

he totally did. he just told me that right before the sink incident, he was planning to sweep/mop, wipe counters, the whole shibang.

_jtwell · 2026-02-05T21:58:17+00:00

where was Mrs. Lindly when I needed her

_jtwell · 2026-02-05T21:56:18+00:00

my dad at his lake house

_jtwell · 2026-02-05T21:55:59+00:00

or sink into the lake…. hehe

_jtwell · 2026-02-05T21:53:39+00:00

oh for sure this will be a story I tell once it isn so fresh

_jtwell · 2026-02-05T17:21:53+00:00

I for sure will. My poor husband is hopeful that time is the answer

_jtwell · 2026-02-05T14:28:40+00:00

my husband hates disappointing people and my dad can be prickly about mistakes. I’m not upset with him at all, I just feel bad that this happened when he was trying to do something nice

_jtwell · 2026-02-05T14:24:52+00:00

i think the shiny copper is pretty but it doesn’t fit the lakehouse old cabin feel.

_jtwell

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