Angry

[Kleine Hexe]

I'm ticked off. I read in "Organic Housekeeping" to wrap a rag soaked in white vinegar around faucets, and to leave it set for a few hours, to get off hard deposits. Well, I did. I left it on for not even an hour and the rag has turned a bright green and the finish is now ruined on my faucets. :

The faucets are supposed to be a brushed nickel. She says do use this vinegar method on all metal faucets.

[DevaMajka]

I would be sooooo upset! Is there anything you can do to clean it off and make it look decent?
That sucks!

[AngelBee]

Crappy.

[swell_mel]

OH NO!! I'm so sorry! Can you contact Organic Housekeeping and thell them NO it does not work on all metals? I hope you figure out a solution.

[pixiepunk]

yeah, at the very least a letter to the editor will hopefully save someone else from that same fate.

totally sux.

[Siennaflower]

Oh no I would absolutely notify the magazine.

[Kleine Hexe]

I've looked everywhere in the book and online. I can't find a way to contact the author or the publishing company. I sent an email to the generic customer service from the publishing co. We'll see if anything happens.

[DaMajha]

Do you have a 'living finish' on the faucets, one that is supposed to tarnish? Maybe that is what caused it to turn green??

Have you tried scrubbing with soap and water to see if it will come off?? I would be livid too!

[Daniel's Kitty]

Materials that will tarnish over time have a protective coating added on to them to prevent or slow this, by adding the acid to them it removes the protective coating.

If you talk someone dealing in high end faucets they say never use cleaners on them, almost anything can damage the thin coating of decorative metal applied to most faucets.