Cleaning!!
 

This thread is about cleaning, everything from the toilets to laundry.

Discussions and tips are welcome.

Does anyone have a solution for hard water stains on toilets?

Wow never thought about that

I have been told to buy The Works toilet cleaner but I hear it smokes

It only smokes if there is bleach in the water. (even a small amount.) From an earlier cleaning, the "pucks" you put in the tank, stuff like that.

I've used,
CLR : not bad.
Oxyclean : works pretty good.
LimeAway : works pretty good.

Good luck. I know it's a pain to get rid of.

oh wow only if it has bleach in it

oxyclean never worked for me when I tried it so I might try the works, clr and limeaway

haha i can borrow this from my parents house they have all 3 of them

Just a heads up, never mix cleaners (aka chemicals)... some things mixed create gases that will literally kill you (like bleach and ammonia create lethal chlorine gas).

Right, I never mix chemicals, I once did and about passed out when I was younger

what is yalls least favorite thing to do as far as cleaning?

dusting, i hate it, it aggravates my allergies

hhahaha laundry is one of my faves

Vinegar is my favorite thing to clean with, but I use a PH neutral cleaner on my wood floors to neutralize chemical reactions going on with the finish. I recycle/reuse all my scotch brites from work and attach them to my toilet cleaner for scrubbing. Laundry is not my least favorite task but I think all the products traditionally sold to us to use is ridiculous. I make my own detergent in a 5 gallon bucket and now use vinegar to soften them.

Hey Ryobi!! Great name!! Please don't take offense to my opinion here about the suggested products.


These products are not good for the environment or if you have a septic tank, aid in breaking down the inner workings of the machine. Most importantly they are bad for your health. Not only do they aggravate asthma and allergies, but they aid in weakening our immune systems over the years. Bad fir kids, elders and people who are chemcially sensitive. Why spend alot of money on something that only works pretty good? Still have to scrub just as hard but your doing it in a cloud of toxic vapors. To clean my toilets I use a cup of vinegar at nightime and let it sit. Next morning I add a tbls of baking soda for that abrasive texture and scrub away. Gloves please.

Great thread Not so average guy.

My favorite for cleaning, polishing, and stain removal is Barkeepers Friend. It comes in a shaker can, like "Comet," and I think it mostly contains borax. It does a great job cleaning stains out of the white, porcelain kitchen sink, removes hard water stains from the tub, and shines everything without scratching. I also buy Borax in a large box and use it as a laundry booster for odor removal.

My former mother-in-law taught me that if you put fresh lemon juice on stained whites and hang them out in the sun, the stain will disappear.

Also, a toxic brew of half bleach and half powdered dishwasher detergent mixed with very hot water will make any whites gleam.

I have used the vinegar and baking soda, didnt work

I have like the severest form of hard waters stains on my toilet, bathtub and sinks

We have super hard water here in Tucson, too...it makes keeping bathrooms clean a real challenge. :bath:

Baking soda works really well as does Comet. I try to make a paste out of both and (if possible) let it sit on the stains for a full 24 hours (well, the shower and sink at least). With the toilet I use a pumice stone. It's the only thing that works!

My least favorite chore is folding and putting away laundry. Dusting is a close number two but I think that living in the desert where EVERYTHING is dusty ALL THE TIME has only made that chore worse!

oh yeah sno-bol i have seen it but never used it