how do i get rid of a yellowish stain (looks like rust) from an old clawfoot bathtub that was caused by bleach

Answer 1

There's a product on the market called CLR... it removes calcium, lime and rust... and it works! We use it all the time to remove rust when preparing a house to sell.

Answer 2

i'm a huge fan of Barkeepers chum for removing rust. I deal in antiques and collectibles and use Barkeepers very almost completely for removing rust stains. Use Barkeepers in a paste and use a medium bristle brush or medium metallic wool to artwork on the stains, you additionally can enable it sit down for 30-40 5 minutes to help get out obdurate stains. There are additionally cleaners like Lime Away that are much less messy than Barkeepers yet are extra poisonous.

Answer 3

Well I have heard of a product that is in hardware stores that like a paint. You can use it on tubs, fridges, stove tops that helps cover damage blemishes. It all depends on the surface.

Also someone has told me that I believe baking soda and fresh lemon with a scrubber works great on stains like that. The lemon helps "naturally bleach" the stain and the baking soda helps pull it out of the surface.

I have never tried it.

But I can't see why you can try it and see :)


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*EDIT* (Added on after I aswered this question) ...

I just ran across another cleaning tip, this might help! It specifies for toliet, but your tub has a similar rusty looking stain. So I thought this might help?? But you said your stain was caused by bleach so I don't know. You could try.

Tang™ Toilet Tune-up
There are, of course, acid bowl cleaners available from grocery stores, home centers, and janitorial supply stores that will remove rust from toilets, but for an inexpensive, nontoxic way to remove rust, try this: Once a month sprinkle a layer of Tang (tm) Breakfast Drink or lemon Kool-Aid (tm) on the sides of the toilet and in the water, leave for 1 hour, brush and flush. Repeat if necessary. (For those of you who are wondering, citric acid oxidizes the rust.)

I found this on:

www.queenofclean.com

This lady is pretty popular where I live, with stains, and problem cleaning areas!

Good Luck!

Answer 4

Try CLR - it smells to high heaven, you will probably want to wear gloves, but it does a bang up job of removing stubborn stains. I used some a couple of weeks ago to remove a hard water stain on the 40 year old tub in my apartment - I now have a shiny white tub!

Answer 5

try rubbing with half a lemon . other wise you´ll have to get the rubber gloves on and go to the chemist get 5% oxalic acid & 10%hydrochloric acid solution and this why you need rubber gloves, this normally takes rust mark out but you can try , then make sure you wash and rinse the bath well. Sometimes you get lot´s of imformation just by asking the pharmacist

Answer 6

You can refinish your tub. Unfortunately, It's hard to remove the stain on old fixtures like that without ruining the surface. Resurfacing or replacing are your best options. I redid my ugly green tub with this Rust-Oleum stuff; It worked well.

Answer 7

CLR or Lime Away. Let it sit a while. Have a nice day.