Jeff Betman wrote . . .
Help. I need advice on best way/products to clean my toilets.
I' m embarrassed
to say, but I don't get around to it much and it shows.
They look awful with hard to remove stains and ring around the bowl.
I've tried
tons of products (Lysol toilet cleaner, bleach, vinegar) and elbow grease.
On Sat, 1 Aug 1998 13:05:13 -0700, "Rod & BJ" <soggy@pacifier.com>
wrote:
Use either a phosphoric or hydrochloric acid bowl cleaner, use reasonable
precautions to avoid splashes to the eyes, skin etc....Use bowl brush to push
water out of the bowl and over the trap, apply cleaner liberally then let soak
several minutes or longer..... scrub, rinse well(flush<G>) then use a pumice
stone to remove any stains or rings still showing (use always on a wet or moist
surface).... Weekly use of either scouring powder (more effective after pushing
water over the trap) or a mild bowl cleaner (phosphoric acid base) will usually
keep rings or stains from returning.
Soggy (20 yrs as a cleaning contractor)
I've had good success with a grocery store toilet bowl cleaner called Sno Bol,
made by the Dial soap people. [Update: Dial sold this product to
another company.] It's main active ingredient is hydrochloric acid,
like Soggy recommends. And, as a bonus you can use it to restore tarnished
brass. You apply it to the bowl, wait a few minutes (I wait 10) and a bowl brush whisks everything away with essentially no effort.
They sell it thick and thin -- look for the bottle that says "Thick Formula" -- jim
Note 1: A pumice stone is a piece of grayish white volcanic material, cut into a
block
similar in size and shape to a stick of butter and used as an abrasive.
Note 2: Take care not to leave these acid type cleaners in the
bowl for hours
as they can etch the surface of the porcelain.
Note 3: Hydrochloric acid can mar metal finishes, so take care not
to get these cleaners on chrome parts.
Note 4: I haven't had much success pushing the water out of the bowl with the bowl brush. I
dump a mop bucket of water into the bowl rapidly to cause a flush, leaving a
small amount of water in the bottom of the bowl.
-- jim
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Follow-up: Recently, at WalMart I couldn't find Sno Bol so, I bought a bottle
of 'The Works'. Thick Formula. It did the job too. I like Thick
Formula better--it's
clings to the sides of the bowl while soaking into the grunge, but this may just
be a mind thing. -- jim
You really need the gooseneck kind of bottle to get
the stuff up under the rim of the bowl, so if you have a gooseneck bottle keep
it until you get
your new supply, and if it doesn't come in a gooseneck bottle rinse your old one
and put the new stuff in it. Remember this stuff is caustic, so be careful
with hands, eyes and splashing.
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