Flitz Faucet Wax Plus - 3 4oz Bottle of USA-Made Water-Based Faucet Cleaner Polisher for Water Stains Fingerprints

A couple yrs ago, my kitchen faucet's finish was wearing but it was mechanically perfect, and was a fortune new a few yrs earlier, so I saw this and decided to give it a shot. Figured it was hard water stains that would come clean with the right polish. It didn't. Apparently the fixture (which was actually 10 years old) - new homeowner, believed the bs - got worse. So I emailed Flitz and demanded they pay for a new fixture, citing how their product sucked, and worsened the issue. I was pissed. About a week later, I get a call from them. Not from customer service, from Flitz - like one of the founders/ owners. It's been a couple years (why? bc we only write reviews for products that piss us off enough to spend the time to, never to praise the good ones) so late to the game here but I'll explain why I'm writing this now, later in the review. So Flitzy calls, and he explains (so kindly, but cordially enough not to embarrass someone without his technical knowledge) how the product was incapable of doing what I claimed it did. And he was right. His product was effective, but not chemically capable of damaging the faucet as I claimed it did. Basic Googleable science - once the clear coat peels, it's shot. And it peels from years or mineral damage from hard water. And he sent me a couple swag product samples - a polish, and a ceramic sealant. So the owner calls me, personally explains the science, then send me swag. Bc that's normal in today's world where brands are decals for China imports with no actual soul. All that said, he convinces me, I do the drugstore research - I'm content analytically, I replace the faucet and forget about it. We arrive at today. I'm doing a deep dive kitchen clean to forget about work. I get really into my viking stovetop. There are watermarks on the cooktop, crust around the burners that I just assumed was permanent. So my goal was to eradicate the watermarks. All the basic high-power big name liquid cleaners do nothing. So I move to my medicine chest of trusted household chemicals (car guys know what I'm talking about) and stumble on the Flitz stuff. Fantastic? Useless. Windex All-Surface - nothing. Fitz Polish - which says nothing about cooktops. Safety to use on, or effectiveness, etc... removed the water spots between burners in 9 seconds. I was sloppy and wiped the rag along some of the crust around one of the burners, and noticed it was coming off! So (and not gonna lie, took some time and effort- maybe 15 min total) it removed all the grime around the burners. Appliance looks new. Take-aways: I'm not a spokesperson for this company. I have no affiliation with them. This company is real, and they make excellent products. Companies like this do not exist anymore - as a product manager by profession, I'm writing this as a karmic obligation, to let consumers know how truly and uniquely outstanding this brand, and the product's within it's portfolio are. Read more

This is a good product for maintenance of unlacquered (also known as “natural”, “raw,” or “uncoated”) polished brass. Unlacquered polished brass gives a room the warmth of polished brass without the tacky glare of lacquered (coated or “sealed”) brass. Furthermore, any lacquered or sealed or coated brass you buy is destined to become unlacquered — or worse, spottily-lacquered — in the future, so why not just embrace your natural brass now? Brass does tarnish (also known as “rust”) over time. This Flitz Faucet product is a mild product. If your brass is heavily tarnished and/or discolored, you’ll need a whole bottle of this product and hours of “elbow grease.” The better product in that case is Flitz Metal Polish. But for regular (perhaps weekly) maintenance of raw brass in typical household service, this Flitz Faucet product is great. It’s got just enough polish to remove very light tarnish and shine the brass up. And then it leaves a slight wax coating to protect the brass for the next five or ten days. Your unlacquered brass will look clean and warm with a fine shine and without glare. This is what I want for my brass faucets. Read more

This is NOT tarnish remover. Tarnish is a chemical reaction caused by an alteration of surface metal something akin to oxidation, plus maybe galvanic mineral electroplating over time, due to exposure to plain old air, plus moisture, plus any minerals from water that may leave a residue if you don’t wipe off any water after each use. To reverse that chemical reaction (tarnish), you need another chemical to reverse the oxidation that has occurred on the surface of the metal. Most faucets, especially, non-stainless steal, have a clear coating applied by the manufacturer. If you read the care and cleaning info that came with your faucet, you’ll likely see cautions to not clean it with anything other than clear water. This product is designed to remove mild surface gunk and provide a wax finish that serves as an additional layer of protection for the factory finish. If your faucet is tarnished, it’s already too late to protect it, and the factory clear coat has already been compromised. The only way to remove tarnish is to use tarnish remover, which you ONLY use if the faucet is indeed, tarnished, otherwise you will damage the clear finish. If your faucet is already tarnished, and after you use a tarnish remover designed for the type of metal specific to your faucet, it’s even more important to apply this or similar product on a regular basis, because your faucet finish is already damaged and you need a polish/surface coating to protect it. The only way to protect metal faucets and fixtures from damage is to clean them REGULARLY as directed by the manufacturer AND ALWAYS wipe off any water mist, drops, etc. after EVERY USE... AND periodically apply a wax or mineral oil, unless the manufacturer care and cleaning info that came with your fixture forbids it. Furniture polish companies talk about “waxy build up” as something to be removed. In reality, that wax coating is what you want. It’s what wax is for. You don’t want wax on wood furniture that only has an oil rub finish, but for any other sealed wood surface, wax is the best way to protect it. Yes, wax hazes and merges with dust over time, but that’s what it’s supposed to do... trap crud in the wax. To remove the cruddy, hazy wax, you just apply a thin coat of fresh wax to dissolve the old wax, wipe it off to remove the dissolved old wax, then apply a new thin coat of fresh wax. Same goes for metal surfaces, and some quartz resin based sinks (again, always consult care and cleaning info that came with your engineered stone sink). This stuff, like most wax polish or mineral oil products, are intended for protection and regular maintenance to prevent surface damage, not to repair or reverse damage after the fact. Pro tip: Don’t buy rubbed oil faucet fixtures. They’ll look good for a year or two, then it’s downhill fast after that. They are basically stainless steal with a tiny bit of brass electroplating which is in essence, pre tarnished, then coated with a lacquer finish, or some synthetic version of such. If it’s exposed to water, it’s only a matter of time before the clear finish hazes or peels off. At that point, there isn’t much you can do except maybe to gently steel wool all the remaining surface coat away, then apply a brass tarnish remover and learn to enjoy your now shiny, bright, brass fixtures, because once the oil rub is damaged, you can pretty much only remove it to reveal the shiny brass electroplating underneath the original oil rub. Read more

This is a product that will need to be applied weekly. Also, it only “helps” protect the surface. You still need to wipe down sink after EVERY USE. Great concept if it worked more than seven days. You will find the consistency the EXACT SAME as vehicle wax. Finally, the bottle is TINY. About 3.5” H Read more

Great product! Took all water stains out Read more

Easy to use. Keeps the faucets clear of water spots with an easy wipe for weeks. Read more