Installation Guide
CopperCleaning+Care
Copper Maintenance
While the sink will never look the same as the day you installed it, it will always be a
striking centerpiece in your room that you will use heavily. It’s a very unique looking and
beautiful material, but it’s also a very strong and resilient metal.
The patina helps protect the sink from corrosion, so you’ll never have to worry about
rust or brittleness of the metal. Because of this, maintenance is very simple: just keep
your sink clean. Here are a few tips on the daily care and maintenance:
• Clean after use with warm water, a gentle dish soap, and a soft cloth
• As with any surface that comes in contact with food, avoid harsh chemicals
• Clear out food debris and dishes to prevent temporary discoloration
• Apply Sinkology Copper Armor or our Copper Care IQ Defend Protective Sealant
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Restoring Patina
It’s inevitable. Discoloration will occur with a copper sink; it’s the nature of the metal.
There are many reasons why discoloration occurs: harsh chemicals, long exposure to
acidic materials (lemons, ketchup, toothpaste, etc.) or other types of food, general
heavy use, etc. But, don’t panic.
When discoloration happens, time and patience are typically all that are needed for
your sink’s patina to restore and blend in. You may see shiny spots, but rest assured:
the patina will return to these areas and even out across your copper sink. You don’t
need to do anything in particular to allow the patina to eventually return, but if you
would like to help the colors blend more quickly, here are a couple of tips:
• Wash your sink rigorously with hot, soapy water and a Sinkology Breeze
Scrubber. Scrub hard enough to lighten the patina a few shades in problem
areas, but be sure not to take the patina completely off
• Rinsecleanwithhotwateranddrywithamicrobercloth(includedinthe
Copper Care IQ Kit). This intense scrubbing combined with hot water will help
accelerate and blend the natural patina of your copper sink. Avoid using Copper
Care IQ Defend on shiny spots to let the patina process occur naturally
If you don’t clean your sink regularly, you may also see some green build-up on
particularly dirty areas. Don’t be alarmed; this is just oxidation. Simply scrub the area
withyourSinkologyBreezeScrubberoryourngernailuntilthebuild-upisremoved
and then clean the area.
Discoloration / Spotting Scrubber+SoapyWater Rinse+Dry