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February 17, 2018, 12:53 PM
RNshooter
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Barkeeper's Friend is what I use for hard water deposits.
Try it.

Bruce





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February 17, 2018, 03:08 PM
reflex/deflex 64
Muriatic acid. Hardware store ought to have it.

Pay attention to what your doing, gloves, eye pro, etc. I've used it many times to rejuvenate a dishwasher that looked like a quarry inside.


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February 17, 2018, 03:49 PM
np149
Ballistol!

Before you laugh at me, here is how I stumbled onto this.

I bought a large can at the NRA Outdoor event last year after talking to the rep at their table and listening to its many uses.

We are on a well and hard water is a fact of life. Last summer, my kitchen sink faucet was getting harder to move between sinks. It needed some real force to move it because of mineral buildup.

For some reason, I thought to try some Ballistol on it, thinking it might help loosen things up a bit. I put some in a small syringe and placed several drops around the base, thinking capillary action would draw it in. It did.

After several minutes of soaking, I started to move the faucet back and forth and noticed two things. It was getting slowly easier to move and it felt and sounded “crunchy” while moving it.

I decided to add more!

The next application was more generous and after letting it soak, I again moved it and noticed it was much easier to move than last time. I also noticed the excess was now working it’s way out onto the granite counter top, which also had hard water stains. The used Ballistol was brownish-grey with minerals suspended in it.

At this point, I went for broke and put several more cc’s into the joint while working it back and forth.

That really freed it up. Chunks of minerals came out and the faucet moved like new. I took a paper towel and whipped away the excess and noticed the stains on the granite were gone and the spot the Ballistol had been on was shiny as if it had been polished. Same thing with the chrome on the fixture. Stains gone and shiny new.

While it’s not exactly a designated use, I was very happy with the end result. Since Ballistol is water soluble, I felt safe trying it on my fixture. Worst case, I would have to change out the fixture, which was what I thought was going to be necessary anyway.

Overall, very pleased with the results.