BEWARE: Cussons Carex hand soap can damage your sink.

[s2bear]

Posting this so hopefully no one makes the same mistake that I have.

I stored my Slidepod in December and in the sink I left a dry pair of gloves, a dry sponge, bottle of w/u liquid (closed) and a Carex soap dispenser (closed). The Carex leaked into the sink and it’s eaten into the stainless steel. I am just a bit gutted.

Anyway, the message is, keep Carex away from prolonged contact with ANY stainless steel things (it’s not specific to Slidepods, Dometic etc. Just ANY S/S) I believe it does mention this in the small print and I was careful to make sure everything was dry but the dispenser leaked

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[GrannyJen]

Thank you for the warning.

 

[Lorri]

Thanks for info

 

[Loz]

That looks like it would come off with a green scourer

 

[s2bear]

That looks like it would come off with a green scourer

Sadly not, it’s pitted/concave so it’s eaten into the steel.


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[Loz]

Wow, horrid...

 

[Keith Smith]

If these marks are not too deep you could try polishing them out. Start with 120 grit wet and dry (wet) on a rubber pad or even better, if you have access to a small random orbit sander use that dry with 150 grit. Once the mark is almost gone move to a finer grit 240 for instance then get some polishing compound to finish off. Worth trying a small area first but as long as the mark is not too deep and the steel not too thin you should get an acceptable finish.

 

[Mr & Mrs B]

If it does this much damage to a sink what will it do to skin?

 

[Amarillo]

If it does this much damage to a sink what will it do to skin?

Quite a lot if you have a prosthetic hand (or hands) with a stainless steel skin.

 

[WelshGas]

Sadly not, it’s pitted/concave so it’s eaten into the steel.


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Are you going to do anything to it?
You could fill it and smooth off and then paint with an enamel paint as used to restore old baths.

 

[s2bear]

Are you going to do anything to it?
You could fill it and smooth off and then paint with an enamel paint as used to restore old baths.

Thanks - I think I’ll just see how much it annoys me (probably quite a bit) then replace the sink/hob unit. Enamel painting isn’t a bad idea but I’m not sure how that would look in keeping with the pod - love the stainless. I may try @Keith Smith ’s idea first to see if I can get it looking maybe 80%

 

[CaliGem]

Thanks for the warning