Care of Finishes

Powdercoated Finishes

If the final finish of your Eleek product is a powdercoat, you can clean it with any gentle, non-abrasive cleanser—Bon Ami or dish soap, for instance—and a soft cloth or non-abrasive sponge. If it’s a scrubbie sponge, make sure it says it is safe for non-stick surfaces or “non-scratching.” Rinse well with clean water.

Living Finishes

If the final finish of your piece is wax, you must be more careful with it. Clean with a soft cloth and a gentle, diluted liquid soap—like dish soap—as needed. You will need to replenish this living finish by rewaxing it. How often you need to rewax will depend a lot on how you use it. A sink that gets a lot of use will need to be rewaxed more frequently than a little-used sink. In the beginning, you may want to start by rewaxing your sink every two to four weeks. Beware of strong chemicals. See opposite for waxing instructions.

Raw Bronze Finishes

If your bronze is naked as the day it was born, you can do just about anything you want with it. It will patina naturally as you use it. If you are trying to build a natural patina, clean it using the Living Finishes instructions above. If you are trying to keep it new looking, clean it frequently following the Powdercoated Finishes instructions above (hint: you may want to order it with a wax finish). If it gets to a point where you like its patina and want to preserve it, you can coat it with wax and then rewax it occasionally on a regular basis. See opposite for waxing instructions.