How To Clean Tough Toilet Stains?

[BlueRidgeMark]

So put you down for cleaning a toilet with stomach acid ?

Yep. Won't bother the porcelain, won't bother the septic system, won't bother the environment. It's an excellent choice.

 

[HisTreeNut]

I have never tried it but supposedly Coca-Cola cleans stuff like that fairly well.

 

[velvetfoot]

I just used a piece of 220 open drywall sandpaper. I kept it and the surfaces wet. Worked great. Time will tell if it scratched it causing easier staining. I was thinking of replacing the bowl, so what the hey.

 

[Dr.Faustus]

Problem with that is now you've gotten down on the floor and sanded the crapper. I'd much rather pour a little muriatic acid on there, flush and be done with it, never having to stick my hands in the bowl.

But that's just me.

 

[velvetfoot]

I've tried the liquid Rust Out on it in the past: those fumes were tough.
Every time I use the powder Iron Out, like in the water softener, I have to be real careful not to inhale any of that real fine powder.
I actually looked for muriatic acid at HD, but didn't see anything labeled that. I found some tile glaze cleaner, which may be close, but I'm not sure.
I actually bought a bottle of Naval Jelly, which I figured would be strong and perhaps adhere for a while to the affected area, but I never used it.
I saw a tip online about the drywall sandpaper, though about messing with the Naval Jelly, and said "what the heck", if it winds up I need a new toilet bowl, so be it, and then tried the sandpaper.
I imagine there'd still be some contortions required getting the marks out from under the rim where the wash holes are-how do you get the muiriatic acid to rest on there for a while for it to act?
Then too, I've read of people neutralizing the acid with baking soda, or something like that, to neutralize it before flushing. I'm on septic-I imagine the volume of liquid in there would dilute the acid, but would it affect the bio environment? I have no idea.
For future maintenance, I imagine an ordinary toilet bowl cleaner would keep things looking good.

 

[Trktrd]

I've used the pumice stone for quite a while with no ill effects. Only need to use it every few months. In between just a regular toilet brush cleans it right up.

 

[velvetfoot]

My thinking was that there could be a stray piece of hard rock in the pumice stone, and the drywall sandpaper could conform to the shape of the bowl better.

 

[jb6l6gc]

Something mildly abrasive like vim should work

 

[woodsmaster]

The works usually works pretty well, but I tried cleaning a toilet where the house had been empty for quite a while and the toilet had black stain where the water normally was. The works wouldn't touch it. A woman I know told me to use lemon juice and backing soda and let it soak a while. It looked like brand new after soaking about a half an hour. I was amazed ! I was almost ready to give up on it and BAM !

Make sure to never mix bleach with the works. Don't ask me how I Know. lol. Some real nasty off gassing, could probably kill you pretty quick.