How do I get rust out of my bathroom fixtures?

Question

I am purchasing a house and the water has iron in it which has left rust deposits on my bathroom fixtures (tub, toilet, sink). I have tried CLR but it only got the stuff on the top layer. Got any good remedies that might work?

Answer 1

The Works has bathroom cleaner and toilet bowl cleaner. You could also use Iron Out. There are directions on the back of the bottle that will tell you how to use it on various things like clothes, dishwasher, washer.... There is also a product called Zep. It's sold at Home Depot. Works fantastic for hard water/rust. We have very hard water too and it does a wonderful job.

When you use any of these products make sure you have ventilation. If you are dealing with heavy build up you might need to soak a rag with the cleaner and rest it on it for awhile. Another trick for you is vinegar! It's awesome. Doesn't smell good, but who cares, if it does the job and it's cheap. Pour some into a spray bottle and spray the areas that have build up. Let it work on it for a bit, spray again keep on repeating until you get through it. It'll take some elbow grease with any of the cleaners. Just keep at it. Be aggressive.

Then once you get it clean, make sure to keep up on it. There are products you can use to put a film on the shower to make the water bead off so it'll stay clean longer. Car polish works good too. Invest in a squeegee.

Answer 2

I bought a house that was about 10 years old and the water supply was well water that is high in iron content. The owner had neither an Iron Remover tank, nor a Water Softner. It was an absolute mess fixture wise, rust was very thick everywhere especially the toiletIs..

I wound up using a solution of 50% water and 50% as purchased Muriatic Acid and cleaning everything ceramic with that solution and a regular toilet brush. Lowes sells it for about $5 a gallon. It removed the stains and saved me replacing the fixtures which were really good ( Made by Kohler)

Do this with a window open. Keep away from the chrome best as possible. This solution above will work well on tub, toilet and sink.

Answer 3

I've been having great luck using Kaboom Ultra Scrub on the rust spots in my bathtub. It's the only thing I've found that works as well.

Answer 4

take the same product soak paper towels with it and put over the stain. keep it wet wait wait wait. scrub the hell out of it with a steel wool pad. repeat repeat repeat. you get the idea
it worked for me. thoudht we were going to have to get new fixtures

Answer 5

the works. green bottle. Ventilation Ventilation Ventilation

Answer 6

cis it bang is great for that
forgive the spelling on this one
give a try