Hard water and faucets

June 10, 2018 12:03 PM

We have two relatively new chrome faucets. Both 16 months old. Faucet 1 (which was a clearance super fancy faucet) cleans up beautifully, no spots. Faucet 2 was cheap $39 and spots from hard water and it is impossible at this point to shine. Is it just that I bought a cheap faucet? Would a $$$ replacement fix it?
posted by arnicae to Home & Garden (6 answers total)

Well, to start with, what do you clean them with?
posted by pipeski at 12:07 PM on June 10, 2018

Also, where do you use the faucets? My kitchen sink faucet gets dirty much more slowly than my bathroom faucet, where it's much more likely to get toothpaste spit and shaving cream splashes on it.
posted by Aleyn at 1:58 PM on June 10, 2018

Response by poster: SimpleGreen on both, both in bathrooms.
posted by arnicae at 2:06 PM on June 10, 2018

Try spraying on vinegar and wiping off after a couple minutes- it dissolves hard water spots and soap scum.
posted by pseudostrabismus at 4:20 PM on June 10, 2018 [1 favorite]

You have to dry your chrome after you clean it. Clean it with whatever, then as the last step in your cleaning of the room come back with a white hand towel and dry/polish the faucets.
posted by seanmpuckett at 5:59 PM on June 10, 2018 [1 favorite]

Try waxing it after it's clean, should up the resistance to spotting.
posted by Rube R. Nekker at 7:47 PM on June 10, 2018