Cleaning the Toilet

We have a private well that contains iron and use a product called Rust Stain Remover by Whink, we buy it from Walmart in by the toilet cleaning supplies. It works better than anything we have ever used.

It sounds like a hard water stain. You might try some Lime Away or CLR. That might help. I bought some stuff at Wal-Mart called The Works toilet cleaner. I put some on there and let it sit for a few minutes, and it got rid of my hard water stain really good. The plus side is that I think it's cheaper than the Lime Away.

I once heard a can of Coke (that's right the soda!) would take any stain off a toilet but never tried it. Always worth a try!!

You might try a pumice stone. It has worked for me. Before you
use it check a small area to be sure it doesn't scratch the surface. I've never had a problem with any scratching.
K.

Its probably rust or calcium deposits. Try CLR

I have a really old tub that the paint is wearing off on so dirt stays stuck in it. I won't use it because it seems dirty to me no matter what I do.
Well, I had my uncle fixing a clogged sink and somehow some draino ended up in the tub when he was replacing the old sink. There is a gorgeous, clean white spot in my tub now, lol.
I think Draino would work.

they have a pumice stick you can buy at walmart or target for those stubborn toilet stains.

Denture cleaner works wonders! You'll have to adjust the flushing mechanism so the water line goes up above the stain. Drop in some of the denture cleaner and voila!

try baking soda and vinegar. works every time for me and it doesn't contain carcinogens or pollute our water.

quickly poor about a gallon of water into the toilet. This will empty the toilet of most of the water. Then take Lime Away and squirt it down and leave it for at least an hour. Scrub it and it should come clean. If it doesn't I just repeat the process until it does. I have this same problem with a toilet in our basement and I usually scrub it down really well each time I have company who may need to use it.

I always use a pumice stone. It works wonders!!!!

When our downstairs toilet wasn't being used for a while, we had luck with the Magic Eraser.

If the pumice stone doesn't work, go to the drywall section of your local home improvement store and buy a package of drywall sanding paper (metal, not really paper). Keep it wet in the water, wear gloves and scrub the ring... it works on ANY hard water or calcified stain. Can scratch so make sure it stays wet!

There is a stone of some kind- looks like a pumice stone for your feet- I used it on that type of stain- and CLR seemed to work for me

Go to Wal-Mart and buy The Works toilet bowl cleaner!! It is awsome and only costs around 1.50 for a bottle. I use it wall the time because we have very hard water and constantly get rust stains and water marks in our toilet.

If you pour Limeaway in at night and let it sit until morning, it usually comes right off. You might have to go hands in with a razor blade or something hard like that to scrape but it should come off.

Hi S.!

I would try a pumice stone. It's worked like a charm for me before! It sounds strange but it works!!!

Good luck!
H.

Try a pumice stone. You can find them in the cleaning supplies. Good luck! Liz

S.,

I don't have a good answer but I too am hoping to hear your responses to help me with the same problem. Good luck!

Try the "Works" for toilets. It is a very potent chemical, so make sure that you have plenty of ventilation. But it works wonders. Good luck.

Maybe try Lime Away spray and/or Scrubbing Bubbles spray. Is it rust stain, calcium or ?

It's probably all in the water....

S.~
My husband and I bought a house that had well water. Our sink, tub and toilet we stained terribly and nothing would work. That is until I found the magic of 'sno bol' It works on everything! Give that a try, I hope it works as well for you as it did for me!
Good luck~
T.:)

You can go to any Ace Hardware store, buy toilet bowl cleaner with acid, works great, but wear gloves, and a mask.

I've heard that CLR will do the trick, but have never tried it.

I've also heard of pouring a COKE in it and have tried that without success. The trouble is that most toilets these days have an overflow system in it and you could pour buckets of water in the toilet but it will drain until it reaches that water level line, so the Coke doesn't sit above the water line enough to soak the entire line.

I'll be watching this post for responses becase I also have this problem of which I can't seem to resolve.

I really strongly agree with the pumice stone.

You could try CLR. Don't know if it will work, but it's worth a shot :)

I use a product called SnoBowl - get it at Target for a little over a $1.00

It has acid in it and works pretty much on its own! Really don't have to scrub much, or at all... just let it work for a few minutes and then brush it off (with a toilet brush).

Good luck!

If the toilet is porcelain you could use a pummice brick...they work great.

A.

Iron Out works great for us, if you think it might be an iron stain.

two things: clorox toilet wands are made of awesome. they get really stubborn spots sparkly clean, so you could try that. you could also try pouring a regular old coca-cola in there too - sounds weird, but coke can clean corrosion off of car batteries. :) makes you wanna crack open a cold coke & take a big drink, right?

good luck!

Pour a can of coke in and let it sit for a while then flush it down.