Sunday, January 17, 2010

Does anyone know how to take out well-water rust stains from the bath tub?

I've recently switched to city water and want to get the orange stains out of the tub. I've tried bleach and I've tried Lime Away and neither of those worked. Any suggestions?Does anyone know how to take out well-water rust stains from the bath tub?
several products are available. Here are what I have used successfully. whink (brown bottle) CLR, and a cleanser called Barkeepers Friend.Does anyone know how to take out well-water rust stains from the bath tub?
There is a product called RUST-A-WAY..


I do not know who handles it..


Also, Sears has a product that is pretty good.
peanut butter
CLR - It cleans calcium, lime and rust build up
I am fond of magic erasers the work on just about anything!!
See if you can get oxalic acid from the ahrdware store, it comes in white crystals which you dissolve in water and make pads with paper towels. Let it sit on the stains for a few hours.





There is also oxalic acid in rhubarb leaves (that is what makes them poisonous to eat) so you could chop them up and make a sort of tea bag with paper towels or cheesecloth and do the same thing. Good luck and remember to wash your hands and be careful disposing of the stuff!
lay down paper towels and pour white vinegar over them, let it soak for about a half hour wipe it down and it should be gone. It might need a second coat depending on how bad it is.
Just a little off topic but your question reminded me of it...





IF you have an old tub and you keep scrubbing and scrubbing it you run the risk of removing the glaze.





IF you do remove it there is a very good chance you will subject yourself and your children to lead poisoning.





In the old tubs and sinks they used lead in the porcelain. When the glaze is in place its not a problem. Once the glaze is gone the lead can leach into the water you run in the tub/sink.





For more information about lead poisoning in children please see the site





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There's a really good cleanser called Barkeeper's Friend that works on difficult stains.
Having well water also and HATING the stains it leaves in the tub and sink, I use something called ';the works'; I get it at walmart and it is only a couple of dollars. I use the toilet cleaner on the tub, just rinse REALLY well and make sure the place is well ventalated. But after you are done, and it does not take alot of scrubbing, the tub will look like brand new.
I like how ';CLR'; works.
I always found ';The Works'; to be an awesome cleaner for this!


http://www.theworkscleans.com/tub.htm





You could also try Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. It's great too!!!


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Good Luck!
tRY CALGON WATER SOFTENER
Try Oxy
Go to the Store and look in the cleaning stuff department for Iron out, or a product in a little brown plastic bottle.
CLR or Lime Away should get it the easiest.


If not,, then comet and elbow grease.
Try CLR or Kaboom. If that doesn't work ask someone in a hardware store like Home Depot or Lowe's. Apparently is has a lot to do with what kind of tub you have (material). Try the following website for more info:


http://www.vintagetub.com/asp/tub_cleani鈥?/a>

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