Bleaching my tub and brown stains appear?

Question

I was cleaning my tub with bleach...left it on..and where there appeared to be soap scum..it turned a light orangy, brwon color...and it looks streaky down the sides. What happened what can I do and how can I prevent this?

Answer 1

I have done the same thing! Kinda scary. What I discovered was that the stains are actually lime deposits and the bleaching turns them brown.
Use Lime-away and one of those green scrubby things. It will take some elbow-grease but that should take care of the problem.

Be sure to read the Lime-away bottle to ensure it is safe to use on your tub!

Answer 2

If you have a fiberglass tub you shouldn't use bleach on it. There is a product called Navel Jelly that you can use on that and it usually takes the stains out...however, the bleach may have set them in.

If the tub is porcelain I have no idea why it would stain unless the porcelain is worn and it is staining the underside of it.
Good luck.

Answer 3

You may like to try the following using Biodegradable & Environmentally Friendly chemicals:-

* Wash area with dish washing liquid, rinse with warm water

* Followed by vinegar (will dissolve iron stains), rinse with warm water.

The above will do a very good job without buying expensive chemicals.

WARNING:- Do Not mix vinegar or any other acids with bleach when cleaning!!

Answer 4

Don't use bleach on soap scum, useless. Bleach may be reacting with all above mentioned or iron in your water. Use a soap scum remover such as CLR bathroom cleaner or Lime Away. If the spots go you know it was iron......plus it's good on soap scum.

Answer 5

try efferdent taps,feel tub with water leave over nite. it works in toilets to.4-5 in tub

Answer 6

I think that you might need to reglaze the tub.

Answer 7

use scribing bubbles cleaner its the best an it will get rid of all stains