what can I use to clean a porcelain tub. Has a dirty ring. I have tried bleach and The Works. Didn't work!

Answer 1

Cleaning my tub has been a pain in my backside for years. Last week I bought a old product, but one I have never tried and much to my surprise...it worked....Lysol Bathroom Cleaner...removes soap scum. It has a powerful smell, so be careful, it makes me sneeze. Just spray real good, let it sit for maybe a half hour and rinse. It made my tub look great.

Answer 2

This WILL work -- get "Bon Ami" -- it's very similar in packaging and also the product itself "Clorox".

First, run the water in the tub for about 15 seconds which should be enough to leave the smallest amount of water in the porcelain tub.

Next, take the Bon Ami powder and sprinkle it in the tub, concentrating a bit more on the larger, more stubborn stains.
Let everything soak for a good hour. Get one of those "Dobie" non-abrasive sponges that are good on Teflon and other delicate surfaces like porcelain. Scrub gently and let the now pasty consistency on the tub sit again for another 1/2 hour. After which, rinse with hot water. If necessary, repeat whole entire process.

Answer 3

It's possible that the finish on the porcelain has worn off, which makes it more susceptable to stains. In that case, you'll probably need to call a tub refinisher to come and sand the tub down to get rid of the stains, and then put a new finish on it.

Answer 4

I use a paste of BarKeepers Friend (Wal-Mart cleaning isle)and let it sit about 5 minutes or so and scrub with a mildly abrasive scrubber. It comes in a gold canister and is powdered like comet but works way better. I use it to clean grout, get the cast iron skillet scrapes out of my sinks, and rust from around drains, among other things. This stuff is great. Works where bleach won't touch.

Answer 5

For an enamel baththub, which I think would be the same as porcelain, Haley's Cleaning Hints recommends a little mineral spirits or turpentine on a rag. Follow with hot water and dish soap. It doesn't indicate if that is dishwashing liquid or dishwasher soap. I'm thinking dish liquid.
It also says that kerosene on a rag may remove the stain. Again, follow with hot water and dish soap.

If you have rust stains, add a little salt to your turpentine soaked rag.

Answer 6

a thank you to wash the bathtub it is many times the worst pastime in any bathing room cleanup. It facilitates to understand how. Steps Run or pour warm water everywhere in the in the bathtub. A bucket is the superb way, except you have an extremely cellular showerhead. Spray the cleanser on the suitable of 1 facet, and provide it some seconds to run all the way down to the backside. Scrub the place you sprayed the cleanser, and all the way down to the flat. Scrub difficult, till it appears sparkling. circulate some inches to the facet and repeat from step 2. as quickly as you get lower back to the place you started out, run warm water over the facets lower back. Run your arms around the bathtub. in case you experience any roughness, scrub there some greater, with the aid of fact that's no longer sparkling yet. Spray and scrub the splash shield around the bathtub. the accumulation would be plenty lighter right here, even nevertheless it nevertheless ought to be wiped sparkling. in case you have a door extremely of a curtain, it ought to be washed too. Spray and scrub the faucet, showerhead, and the rest you haven't any longer washed. cleansing soap dish, towel rack, all of it ought to be carried out. Run warm water over each and every thing. two times. you do no longer prefer to depart residue. verify the backside of the bathtub. in case you have have been given a puddle of grimy water, then unclog the drain. And run sparkling warm water over the backside as quickly as that's drained. Wash the outdoors of the bathtub. you probable won't prefer the cleanser there, in basic terms slightly elbow grease. training [edit]turn on the bathing room fan, and open a window. you're working with some nasty chemical compounds. You get a miles greater advantageous perspective on cleansing in case you climb top in the bathtub. you furthermore might get slightly wetter, yet no longer that plenty, incredibly. Warnings [edit]you will get moist. in case you have soft epidermis, you may prefer gumboots in addition as rubber gloves. issues you will prefer [edit]a cleanser that gets rid of mineral buildup a scotchbrite pad or non-brandname replace a bucket quite some warm water

Answer 7

Try using a pumice stone on the ring. It works great on porcelin toilets. But soak it in water for at least 15 minutes before using it....softening it up a bit will prevent scratching.

Answer 8

I always use Comet or Ajax Cleanser--it's abrasive and cleans stubborn stains well. You have to rinse really well, though, or the tub will feel gritty when sitting down.

Answer 9

On Kholer's website they recommend Comet and Zud. Both work great at removing marks from pans in a white sink.

Answer 10

I used to clean repossessed homes that looked like they hadn't been cleaned in YEARS....I would use S.O.S. pads to remove the dirty black and orange stains, along with soap scum. It always did the trick for me. (You should NOT mix chemicals, but sometimes I used the S.O.S. pads with Melaleuca tub & tile cleaner)