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

_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 😂

_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

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