cleaning up old bath

fifilarue

Hi All
I've just spent the weekend re-decorating the bathroom and everything looks super clean and fresh, except for my old enamelled bath. It's fairly badly stained (I live in a hardwater/limestone area) and not really responding to a good scrub. I use those metal things to stop hair and stuff going down the drain and they have left rusty marks around the plughole aswell. I can't afford to have it re-enamelled but I was wondering if there was anything I could do to bring a bit of life back to it (and to myself while we're at it ). Any advice would be welcome.
Thanks in advance.

geordief

The product I used was Hagesan Blue , which I found in Supervalu.
I used it for rusty stains and used it in a strong solution (it said 1 in 10 but I kept strengthening it until it was efective) .
I used strong rubber gloves and an abrasive (not metal) green Killeen pad.
I didn't allow the solution to steep but kept rubbing and then I rinced it clean.
My bathtub is cast iron and pretty ancient but it now looks shiny white.
I can't vouch for the surface not having been slightly roughened by the treatment but I think that is no big deal.
Also I am not sure about limescale deposits as I don't think my water is very hard..

fifilarue

geordief wrote: »

The product I used was Hagesan Blue , which I found in Supervalu.
I used it for rusty stains and used it in a strong solution (it said 1 in 10 but I kept strengthening it until it was efective) .
I used strong rubber gloves and an abrasive (not metal) green Killeen pad.
I didn't allow the solution to steep but kept rubbing and then I rinced it clean.
My bathtub is cast iron and pretty ancient but it now looks shiny white.
I can't vouch for the surface not having been slightly roughened by the treatment but I think that is no big deal.
Also I am not sure about limescale deposits as I don't think my water is very hard..

That's brilliant geordief, I'll definitely give it a go.

Goodne

I used toilet cleaner to clean limescale off a plastic bath & around the taps on an bathroom sink. it worked brilliantly. I'm guessing if its safe to use on toilet you could try it on the bath. There is a Harpic one in a black bottle thats good & Lidl do one thats blue in a see through bottle that brilliant. Try some on a cloth or green scrubber & rinse well when finished. Dont leave it to soak in for long around the taps or stopper as I slightly stained mine when I left it overnight.

Joey the lips

I dont know the answer but i do know what not to use.

Do not use toilet cleaner. It can stain the bath

Do not use jif/cream cleaner however if you must make sure its white.

Do not use bleach.

I would start with vinager and water. Make sure its clear vinager.

fifilarue

thanks everybody, all suggestions gratefully accepted. I'll start off with the vinegar and water and see how I get on. I hate using chemicals unless I have to. You all seem to agree that there's more scrubbing involved anyway!