How do you get a bathtub really clean?

Question

I just moved and nothing will remove the stains from the tub. I'm sure that its not dirt but I am hoping that the stains aren't permanent.

Answer 1

a scrub brush and soft scrub with bleach. if there are mineral deposit or rust try CLR (calcium, lime rust) cleaner.

Answer 2

Generally, if something is free then that's just what it's worth. There is no lead in porcelain; never has been and never will be. Porcelain is made from three components: Feldspar- which is simply Aluminum Silicates; Kaolin - fine white clay (also used in a variety of medicines); and Quartz. If there is any lead in your tub then someone painted it with lead based paint manufactured before mid 70"s (or thereabouts). These people with the goofy claims are the ones that will run out of a home with their hands waving when they see a speck of mold and call the EPA; who will then gladly send over all their available personnel who just can't wait to don their brand new Haz-Mat suits and shut down the entire city block. Anyway, If your baby is drinking the bathwater.....maybe you should be keeping a little closer eye on the baby.....especially when they're ...I dunno....IN THE TUB! I'd be a lot more worried about the baby injesting what the baby maybe just "added" to the tub water than any imaginary chemicals "leeching" from the tub. Anyway.........Hydrachloric acid will really polish up porcelain; it is VERY dangerous to use and the fumes will displace the oxygen in your lungs if you get a good whif of it....so DON'T. But, it WILL clean porcelain and it's pretty inexpensive. Lowe's and HD sell it. It's sometimes called "Muraitic" (spelling?) acid. CLR cleans almost as well but it's probably just diluted Hydrachloric acid with coloring and sweetners. I seem to recall using it once and it seemed to off gas nearly as much as acid. Good luck. Oh......and I have no books to sell....well, I have some books that I would probably sell but I didn't write them... I wrote IN some of them but I didn't actually write them. Maybe I will write a book.... a book about people who write books who shouldn't write books. Maybe I should cut back on my coffee too.

Answer 3

Depending on what your tub is made of,if it is ceramic like your toilet, you can go to KMART, and I know this sounds weird, get a griil cleaning block. It is a little ceramic block and it costs $5 here in MO,you can also clean REALLY bad stains out of your toilet with it also. That and a little bit of clorox cleanup w/bleach and it should be good as new.

Answer 4

Theres a product called The Works most box stores carry it wal mart ect. it really does a great job of removing those tough stains.

Answer 5

CLR and Lime Away will definately get rid of the stains. You just have to slop it on and let it sit for a while, then use that elbow grease. The Works works wonders as well.

Answer 6

Please Listen Carefully..........

If it is a very old tub that means the glaze has been worn off over the years.. That ALSO means there is a very good chance that the LEAD in the porcelain is now leach-able and the water you put in the tube with have lead in it...

You should not let any children sit in this water and drink it...

If it is a very old tube there is away you can check it for leach-abel lead before you bath your children in it..

You need to find "LEAD CHECK" tubes.. Try a local paint store. Don't accept any other lead testing kit...

For more information please read..

http://www.mindspring.com/~wrltc/LSWP.pdf

If you would like more info please feel free to email me at

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AND MIKE_D Doesn't know what he is talking about. I have been doing lead inspections and risk assessments for 20 years. I have been teaching this subject for OSU for 14 years. I helped to write the HUD guidelines on lead.

Get your facts correct before you give your opinions Mike..

THERE IS LEAD IN OLD BATH TUBS !!!

Juat do a web search on "lead poisoning bathtub"

Answer 7

clorox clean-up and a mr. clean magic eraser, spray the clorox on the stains and let it set for a few mins. and use the eraser DRY, you can get them both at the dollar store for $5...if that dont work try using hydrochloric acid toilet bowl cleaner.... use this as a last reference...it will stink but it will work you can find that at walmart. Good luck

Answer 8

The Works.....for Tubs, tiles and toliets
believe me i use it all the time, although it is a bit on the smelly and harmful side so use with care.

Answer 9

Magic eraser.

Answer 10

lemon oil for glass doors, baby oil for tile, and GOO-GONE for tub (let sit for a min or so)