"Scrubbing the sink"

[Theala]

AIBU to not get what people mean when they refer to "scrubbing the sink" like it's a thing that takes a significant amount of time?
Are people actually scrubbing the kitchen sink or is it a euphemism for deeper cleaning?
And if it's actually scrubbing the actual sink...how is this necessary?
Most kitchen sinks I have known are metal, but even for the non-metal ones, cleaning involves 'spray cleaning stuff, wipe down with sponge. The End.' What are people scrubbing? And why? I don't get it.

@nuttybiscuit

i do this

i do that

do none of your husbands concern themselves with this?

What, you want everyone to report back as on their H’s sink cleaning habits too?

Didn’t see that asked in the OP 🤔

Should we include our “husband’s” habits every time we answer an OP from now on?

Fuck me. And there was I thinking I was an individual.

Never heard it before. We use flash or Dettol twice a day, no elbow grease required.

I wouldn’t scrub my sink, it’d get all scratched 🤷‍♀️

@PinkFluffyUnicornSlippers

I wouldn’t scrub my sink, it’d get all scratched 🤷‍♀️

What's it made of?

I have a ceramic sink and it’s not possible to clean it with spray cleaner and a cloth because the stains are so ground on and it’s something that occurs every few days. It’s a hard water area - not sure if that makes a difference but I suspect it makes things stick.

I spray Dettol kitchen cleaner on and leave for a few minutes but then hardly anything comes off with just a cloth. It still needs major scrubbing with a non-stick pan scrub in order to get off the stains. Even then I then have to squirt bleach all over it to remove the last bits.

I am doing absolutely nothing in that sink other than emptying the dregs of cups of tea, washing hands and rinsing veg etc. You’d think I was filling it with paprika and coffee grounds then going on holiday for a fortnight. Am genuinely wondering if I should get a brass / gold coloured stainless steel sink in case that makes a difference.

Have to scrub mine a little bit because it gets tea stained. Not a big job that Id really mention though.

Yes. Barkeepers friend on stainless steel keeps it shiny and water kind of beads after it, it definitely needs a proper clean sometimes

Seems like another benefit to not liking tea is that I don’t have to spend time scrubbing tea stains off things!

I just spray and give it a quick wipe down once a day. Pour bleach down the plug hole twice a week. Easy.

Or what about "scrubbing the toilets"?

I never "scrub" my toilets either!

They get a wipe round daily with dettol spray and wet wipes and then I squirt bleach or toilet duck down.
Mine have never become so filthy that they've needed scrubbing (luckily!)

Reminds me of when women used to scrub their front door steps in the olden days - just why?

Occasionally scrub for stains, extra grease, the drain hole, where the sink meets the bench.
I don't scrub it with anything that would leave scratches.

Honestly, I wish more people would scrub their sinks. I offered to wash up at SIL's house at Christmas so I could take the gap to clean her sink properly. The limescale build up and general stains from tea/coffee have been driving me mad for ages.

Also spend a disproportionate amount of time trying to understand why a friend doesn't scrub her guest toilet sink and taps. It's an old bathroom they aren't doing anything to because it will be ripped out when they do their extension and she clearly DOES clean in there - the toilet is always spotless - but the build up around the taps and plug hole really bother me. I can't work out what it's about.

Mine is some white plastic like stuff (more like fibreglass I think) and only soaking it overnight with bleach gets it clean.

@BlingLoving

Honestly, I wish more people would scrub their sinks. I offered to wash up at SIL's house at Christmas so I could take the gap to clean her sink properly. The limescale build up and general stains from tea/coffee have been driving me mad for ages.

Also spend a disproportionate amount of time trying to understand why a friend doesn't scrub her guest toilet sink and taps. It's an old bathroom they aren't doing anything to because it will be ripped out when they do their extension and she clearly DOES clean in there - the toilet is always spotless - but the build up around the taps and plug hole really bother me. I can't work out what it's about.

I think people get blind to it. I went to a garden centre just after lockdown and the toilets and sinks and plugs were SPOTLESS, they were gleaming... apart from a big ring of black gunk round the taps. It's all very well wiping but you need to scrub every now and again too!!

This is why we ha e a black sink.

I have a ceramic sink, love it, but it does get tea stains from time to time. I have to give it a good 'scrubbing' to get those out. Wiping would not be enough.

My sink is constantly gross. It goes brown around the plug hole (tea?) and our water is so hard it's almost solid, therefore is constantly covered in white spots. It gets scrubbed.

@PinkGinBigGrin

Or what about "scrubbing the toilets"?

I never "scrub" my toilets either!

They get a wipe round daily with dettol spray and wet wipes and then I squirt bleach or toilet duck down.
Mine have never become so filthy that they've needed scrubbing (luckily!)

Reminds me of when women used to scrub their front door steps in the olden days - just why?

I think it depends on your water hardness. I'm in Berkshire and below the water line in our loos goes completely brown with limescale. Only black harpic and a toilet brush scrub will get it clean and it needs doing every few weeks.

I have a Belfast sink and bleach it every few days.

Maybe it’s the same as ‘ Grabbing a coffee’ etc. if you actually grabbed it you get scalded, it’s just using a much more active sounding verb. It’sa trend of speech, and an Americanisation.