Stains in kitchen sink

I know some of you will poo-poo this idea, but before I started installing granite in my new homes, I used a lot of solid surface product. When we were doing the final cleaning for the new homes we often found stains and scratches in the solid surface. I asked my installer how to remove the stains and scratches, he said; "Use sandpaper, the wet or dry type for auto body use. Add a little water while you sand and all will be well". I tried this trick a few times and it worked great. Now, if your sink is not solid surface and plastic, then this method may not work. But, I remember using about a 400 grit paper, and I don't think that would hurt a plastic sink. I haven't used solid surface in about 10 years, so no recent experience, but it did work in the past.

How about Oxiclean and a brush?

X2 on Bar Keepers Friend, and a Scotch Brite scrubber. Works on all surfaces, and doesn't scratch.

bleach works fine for me.

I like my old stainless steel sink. Doesn't stain and cleans up easily!

If your '07 Journey is like our '04 Adventurer, the countertop is solid surface, but the sink is a simple ABS plastic sink.

Ours looks like this:


Lippert Better Bath sinks
Lippert Part # 209404

And Yes, it's a pain to get really clean. What others have said is what I have used, Soft Scrub, cleaners with bleach, and one no one has mentioned, a Magic Eraser.

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Three things work for me.
1) Add bleach to water in bowl and let it soak.
2) Soft Scrub with bleach.
3) Clorox cleaner with bleach.

Everyone has given you great suggestions on how to clean it. mine is plastic rather than solid surface, so it the freshly cleaned sink would stain the first time somebody poured coffee leftover down the sink. Or red wine or tomato etc. so, after a through cleaning, I now apply a protective coating. First I tried auto wax; it applied easily, ******** staining greatly but needs rather frequent reapplication (dish detergent and sink cleanings wore it away faster than on the car, of course). Recently, I have been trying Mop-n-glo. A few light coats and the plastic shines nicely. Since I am doing multiple coats, it takes a bit longer to apply though it seems to last longer and is shinier than the wax. It does resists food stains well. If stains are your issue, you could give one of the these coatings a try. They are easy enough to remove if they do not work for your surface.

Scrub it with a little baking soda.