Repair scratch in stainless steel

[Mac_attack]

Hello!

Anyone with tips on a product that can be used to repair a scratch in stainless steel? (sink)
The surface of the scratch has rusted somewhat.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Dan_Johansson]

Is it a polished sheet, or brushed?
If it is polished there isn't much to do, at least nothing that improves it.
If it is brushed, you can polish in the direction of the brushing...

It hasn't been lying and rusting, it might look like a scratch?

 

[Mac_attack]

Is it a polished sheet, or brushed? If it's polished, there's not much to do, at least not to make it better. If it's brushed, you can clean it in the direction of the brushing...

It doesn't look like something that's been rusting; could it look like a scratch?

It's IKEA's damn sink .
https://www.ikea.com/se/sv/p/vattudalen-inbyggnadsdiskho-2-hoar-m-avr-rostfritt-stal-s09158190/

Undermounted too, so a bit of a hassle to replace.

Fingers crossed that it's something that's been rusting, any tips on how this can/should be treated in such a case?

 

[Satsuki]

Is IKEA's j--la sink .
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Undermounted too, so a bit of a hassle to replace.

Fingers crossed that it's something that has rusted, any tips on how this can/should be treated in such cases?

Svinto?

 

[Mac_attack]

Svinto?

Are you kidding or is it serious? I think it's the last thing you want to use? Fix the scratch with hundreds of new ones? (in a way smart, it kind of drowns in the crowd)

 

[Satsuki]

The times I've gotten rust stains on stainless steel/sink are the only thing that has helped. But if it's highly polished, I understand if you don't want to try...

 

[MultiMan]

Are you joking or is this serious? I think that's the last thing you want to use? Fix the scratch with hundreds of new ones? (quite clever, though, then it gets a bit lost among the many)

The right kind of Svinto contains soap that protects the surface from direct contact with the steel wool. Therefore, always make sure to have water and lather up the tuft properly. As I recall, it's stated on the packaging.

Edit: https://www.orkla.se/brands/svinto/

"To use Svinto, take a piece of steel wool or a portion pad and moisten it slightly with water. Squeeze it well so that the steel wool lathers. Then just start the cleaning."

 

[Mac_attack]

The times I've gotten rust stains on stainless steel/sink/basin, it's the only thing that has helped. But if it's polished, I understand if you don't want to try....

Just read that "Oxalic acid" is supposed to be very good for rust stains, have you tried and compared it? For example: https://www.bauhaus.se/oxalsyra-nitor-600g

 

[Satsuki]

Doesn't matter which acid you use, it's just pH-dependent....
nope, have only tested citric acid. It's good against limescale, not rust.

 

[Dan_Johansson]

Svinto works well if it's a rust stain... Just don't press too hard...

 

[AndersS]

There are special agents to polish with. We received a tube of Blanco polish for our stainless steel sink, "svinto" was a NO-NO according to Landskrona rostfria.

 

[Mac_attack]

There are special products for polishing. I received a tube of Blanco polish for our stainless steel sink, steel wool was a NO-NO according to Landskrona rostfria.

Does it leave a "repaired" surface after use or is it for cleaning?

 

[mexitegel]

On the boat, oxalsyra works very well to remove the brown deposits that form. It is also used to remove flygrost on, for example, cars, so I would definitely try it.

 

[AndersS]

Does it leave a "repaired" surface behind, or is it for cleaning?

It's a fine abrasive in the https://www.bygghemma.se/kok-och-ba...rengoringspasta-blanco-polish-150-ml/p-649152

 

[Stefan1972]

If you know what you're doing, does it really matter how you do it? However, you must consider how the damage looks. If the sheet is 1mm thick and the scratch is 0.2mm deep, you may have to sand for quite a while if it's going to disappear, and then it's business as usual. You start with coarse and then move up to the same surface finish as the rest, but that's probably not easy. A tiny scratch that doesn't go deep naturally requires less work.