Cleaning Gold Plated Bathroom Fixtures

Rinse thoroughly and buff dry with a soft cloth.

Cleaning gold plated bathroom fixtures.

Water white vinegar soft cloth s bucket. One part white vinegar and three parts water is a simple and gentle cleaning solution for gold bathroom faucets and other fixtures. Expect to pay around 100 for plating a small fixture such as a bathroom faucet. When picking out additional fixtures show your designer a sample to match.

I recently had a new bathroom installed with gold plated fittings shower taps etc. A polished brass faucet helps give the bathroom shown here a vintage look. Start with hot soapy water and a microfiber cleaning cloth. The gold plated fittings in my bathroom have a considerable amount of limescale on them which makes them look even more tasteless than they were when new in the 1990s.

Easy to clean and easy to find. Metal plating makes sense if buying a less expensive fixture plus paying the cost of replating. Do not press hard or use a. But if you re planning a bathroom renovation metal plating can be an affordable alternative to buying a high end gold faucet for example which might cost 500 or more.

Make sure they are cleaned well and if you have rough spots sand them. Then go to home depot or lowes and buy some spray paint in one of the metal finishes. To ensure you are getting the exact same finish buy all the fixtures and accessories from the same company. Instead you use diluted dishsoap washing up liquid and you can also buff with a soft dry cloth.

For those of you who don t know what one part vinegar to three parts water means mix one cup vinegar with three cups water in a bowl or spray bottle. Polished brass an all time favorite. Mix a little baking soda with distilled water on a sponge and gently dab the water spots. Go over all of the surfaces thoroughly with the cleaning cloth using a clean toothbrush to get into any crevices.

You are not supposed to use standard cleaning products on these as they can damage and strip the gold finish. The electroplating process comes at a price. Use firm pressure to wash the fixtures thoroughly before rinsing with hot water and drying with a clean cloth. Replacing them is not an option at present so i want to descale them to make them look a bit more cared for.