Help with toilet cleaning??

Question

Any suggestions to help clean our toilet it seems to have bore water stains or rust stain. Have tried bleach any other suggestion Thanks. =]


Also we seem to have mold on our bathroom ceiling would normal bleach be able to remove it. It seems that when people have showers the don't use the exhaust fan. Thanks for all suggestions.

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Answer 1

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art40179.asp

Please visit the site above...It will take you from A-Z in regards to commode, and stains...and solutions...

For the mold...I would use X-14 from the grocery store. If my family can't understand to use the exhaust fan while showering, then I will use a portable heat fan, for about 1 hour a week after I have treated the stains with X-14, that should take the humidity out and keep it under control....

Good luck guy

Answer 2

Try "Wink Rust Remover". It's hard to find, check Walgreens first. It is porcelain safe and I use it with a scratching pad. Wink can be corrosive to metals, so be sure to read the label. There is a list of what you can and can't use Wink on. Use it full strength, wear gloves. It may take several cleanings, but it will get it all. We had well water and Wink was the only product that took away the mineral and rust stains.

After you have the stains gone, I recommend using a product called "NeverScrub System". I found ours at WalMart. It was recommended to me by a plumber and it really works! I never had to scrub like that again, just regular cleaning.

For mold on the ceiling: This works for me. Clean area with any cleaner first. Mix 1 part bleach with 1 part water in spray bottle. Spray area with bleach mixture and leave on to dry. After the area is dry, repeat treatment and let dry until mold disappears. Also Clorox Cleaner might work, but you should rinse after it dries each time. And any mold cleaner like Tilex should work, too.

Note: Once mold is in the walls, it will probably come back. Even painting won't get rid of it. Paint only covers it. I've read that patching the wall or replacing it is the only way to really get rid of mold.

Answer 3

Okay...for the toilet, turn off your water supply and drain the toilet by flushing then use Lime Away (not the spray bottle the pour bottle) and let it set for a while before scrubbing it! Then scrub, turn on water and flush!

Now for the mold. We've had this problem in our bathroom too. You have to kill the mold first. Put some bleach in a spray bottle, spray the moldy areas and scrub off the mold. Then after it dries, paint your bathroom with a coat of Killz. This kills any bacteria/mold and prevents the stuff from growing back! Then over the Killz, use a paint designed especially for bathrooms or high moisture areas. I am allergic to mold and we had to do this to our bathroom and it has worked very well!

Lime away (in a green bottle) can be bought at many stores like Walmart, Kmart, Target, and some grocery stores too.
The Killz paint and bathroom paint you may want to look at a home improvement store like Lowes, Home Depot, or Menards.

Answer 4

I use a mild solution of ACID (not bleach) to remove the rust stains. Many drain cleaners (used for cleaning clogged drains) use muratic acid, sulfuric acid, citric acid, sulfamic acid or sometimes even vinegar (which is dilute acid). (Some drain cleaners are sodium hydroxide which is basic, not acidic, so read the labels) Carefully pour A SMALL AMOUNT in...and mix with your brush, wait a few minutes, brush and flush several times. repeat if necessary.

Some acids (muratic or hydrochloric acid) have fumes that are corrosive so do not let it stay overnight as the fumes will corrode the hardware on the toilet seat.

As to the mold.. use a DILUTE solution of common bleach or alternatively one of the commonly available bleach based cleansers (which have detergents added). Be sure to rinse thouroughly with clean water afterward.

Cautions: bleach may attack the paint and cause it to peal eventually so it is not reccommended for daily cleaining. Bleach is corrosive so do not get it in your eyes, do not breath the fumes, and use rubber gloves.

Caution: Do not mix bleach with other cleaners (especially ammonia based cleaners) as toxic chlorine gases can be genererated.

Answer 5

Not sure where you live, but I have used a product called "The Works" toilet bowl cleaner and it works really well. Look for the toilet bowl cleaner, not the counter & sink cleaner. Beware - this stuff is STRONG - if you spill it, it will eat through carpet, clothing and what have you. But, it works! (Also gets rid of calcium and lime buildup better than anything I've ever seen)
Not sure about the mold. I would probably just wipe it with a bleach water soaked rag and see if it takes care of the problem.

Answer 6

If hard water is binding the urine to the ceramnic, there is a cleaner specifically for that purpose. I don't have the name, but if you do a websearch, it may work wonders. I have two tricks to cleaning tough bathroom stains (like tub and shower). 1. a razor blade, used carefully so as to not scratch the surface, take take off lots and lots of grime. 2. Try using a citrus cleaner, like 'goof off' go get rid of other stains AFTER scraping off the majority of the nasty suff. Lye cleaners work also, but they are caustic.

Ok, and a 3rd suggestion. You may want to burn candles in your bathroom, use a fan to completly dry all surfaces after cleaning, AND be sure the fan is free of dust rats and other debris and working optimally. The damp, dark conditions produce mold. Why don't they put windows in bathrooms anymore?

Answer 7

I worked for a professional cleaning company and have since opened my own and I swear by a cleaning stick called PUMIE stone in Canada they are about 5 dollars a piece but they take the hard water stains off and can also be used to get the burnt on food out the oven and to clean the racks as well as cleaning the grill racks the trick is to keep it wet

Answer 8

I find domestos really good in the toilet. I usually try and let it sit overnight. then give it a good scrub with the brush. And as for the ceiling i use standard mould remover in a spray bottle. My ensuite despite using the fan and having the window open still gets mould. Just be sure to cover your face from the spray as you do it. I try and stand to the side of where I am directing it. Have fun!!

Answer 9

Lime away careful wear gloves will remove anything bleach wont dont mix the chemicals

scrub mold with bleach water and paint with kilz and cover with your paint

Answer 10

I am someone who swears by domestos but in saying this, i had an old lady give me "an old wives tale" on cleaning toilets and getting those horrible nasty stains away. Here goes Sterident!!! Yes the same one for cleaning old "choppers" Who would have thought something for cleaning teeth could get a dunny clean!! But it does!!!