Letter 20906

Titanium stain on porcelain sink  

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I don't know if you can help me. I have a white porcelain sink that I installed yesterday. I have a titanium wedding band. When I installed the sink my ring made a few grey streaks on the sink. I've tried to remove it with comet and a sponge, and also with a pencil eraser. Neither technique worked. I do not believe it is scratched, rather I believe it is leaving a mark that I can't remove. Have you heard of this type of thing, and do you know of anything that is good remove titanium? or is it probably a scratch. Thanks,

Joshua T
- Martinsville, New Jersey

I am having the same problem with my wedding band, and my wife is ready to get me a new one. I did find one article on line that said to try; toothpaste, a pencil eraser or Whink [link is to product info at Amazon]. Haven't tried any yet. If anyone has any other option, please give advice.

Greg B
- Russellville, Arkansas

Use Lime-A-Way Toilet Bowl Cleaner [link is to product info at Amazon] (only the toilet bowl cleaner, not other lime away products)..let sit for a few minutes and wipe and rinse.

Shannon B
- Katy, Texas

I tried all the other suggestions and none worked. For Titanium scratches in a porcelain sink use ultra-fine sand paper. The kind Body shops use to wet sand cars. It takes a little rubbing, but the scratches came out in the end.

Jay P
- Salt Lake City, Utah

I tried the toothpaste solution when my wife´s golf clubs had left some ugly scratches in our bathroom sink, and it WORKED! It takes some serious rubbing, but in a few minutes the scratches had disappeared without a trace.

Niclas E
- Stockholm, Sweden

Ted Mooney, P.E.  finishing.com Brick, New Jersey

Colgate & OxiClean [link is to product info at Amazon] worked for me in 2 minutes of scrubbing. Great hint.

Preston Y
- Greensboro, North Carolina

I had the same thing happen and I tried the toothpaste and it worked great. You have to scrub for a bit but the stains come off. It even smells nice while you're doing it.

Barb G
- Aberdeen, South Dakota

+++++++ It worked, I love you all (and so does my husband!!). Although the Colgate method took a bit longer than 2 minutes, more like half an hour. I am not sure that I would have fancied using sandpaper on my sink. A Silveston - Devon, UK October 10, 2008 Had scratch-like stains on my bathroom sink found to be from my titanium watch. Tried the things published here. Didn't get good results until I used chrome polishing paste intended for car maintenance. F Yngvason - Akureyri, Iceland March 22, 2009 Hello, I too went to the internet to find a way to get a titanium ring scratch off of a porcelain sink. After trying various chemicals and magic eraser, the toothpaste seemed to work the best. About 5-10 minutes of heavy scrubbing with toothpaste and magic eraser got the scratches mostly gone. Jeff Stevens - Vancouver, Washington