Because of copper’s “Living Finish” properties, your copper kitchen sink, bathroom sink or bathtub will quite literally ‘heal’ itself!
Simply go about your normal daily routine and within a very short period of time you’ll notice the scratch begin to darken and slowly blend back in with the original patina!
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Here is a A True Story I want to share with you Shortly after installing her gorgeous, copper farmhouse kitchen sink, a customer called to ask what she could do about a problem with the sink. She told me that within a week of installing the sink, her 5 year old son left a fully ‘drenched’ glass of lemonade sitting in it. By the time she discovered it, the lemonade had left a bright, shiny ring on the bottom of her brand new, dark patina, copper kitchen sink! Fearing the sink’s finish was ruined, she wanted to know if there was anything she could do to restore the patina and eliminate the shiny ring. You can imagine her dismay, when I responded that the best thing to do was to… do nothing! At this point, doing nothing was really the only option. I then reminded her about the “living finish” properties of copper and suggested she be patient and let nature take its course. I assured her that her copper sink would eventually ‘recover’ and that the shiny ring would soon begin to darken and blend in with the rest of the sink’s dark patina finish. Although I’m sure she only half believed me, she resigned herself to leaving the sink alone and agreed to allow her copper kitchen sink to ‘heal’ itself! After about 3 or 4 weeks she called to let me know that the shiny ring in her sink had almost immediately begun to change color and was indeed on it’s way to blending in with the original patina! About a year later, she called to inquire about purchasing a copper bath tub. When I asked about the ring in her copper kitchen sink, she told me that it was now barely noticeable and that she had completely forgotten about it! |
What a great testament to copper’s natural ability to right, or ‘heal’ itself! You’ve got to admit, that’s pretty cool!
]]>Copper is naturally antibacterial!
Recent studies have shown that bacteria only lives for hours on copper, as compared to living for days on stainless steel and longer still on all other types of kitchen and bath surfaces!
You can toss out all those disinfectants and antibacterial products you’ve got stashed under your kitchen sink! Bacteria will simply not live on copper!
For more info, you may want to read these online articles about copper’s antibacterial properties. (To read the articles, click on the links then use your browser’s back button to return to this page).
“A greater use of copper benches and sinks in kitchens could help combat dangerous bacteria such as E.coli, say researchers.” ‘Copper Answer to Food Poisoning” – BBC Online ~ Health Article, 20 August 2001
The truth is… pure copper is naturally hygienic, making it ideal for your kitchen and bathroom.
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