I have a badly stained porcelian bathtub. Anyone have suggestions on getting the stains off? Thanks.

-- Judy (allsmile@ctnet.net), January 09, 2001

Answers

Barkeepers Friend took off rust stains, the one place I lived that had terrible water.

There's another product I got at Big Lots that works good,but it's smelly and pretty caustic.All Out? or something like that.Make sure you've well ventilated ,with it.Harsh stuff.

-- sharon wt (wildflower@ekyol.com), January 09, 2001.

Try a product called WORKS, a spray that should be readily available in the cleaning supplies dept. of your grocery store. Very good for cleaning rust & hard water stains & build-up.

-- Shannon at Grateful Acres Animal Sanctuary (gratacres@aol.com), January 10, 2001.

Read / heard somewhere that Coke will remove stains in toilet bowls - pour in, let it sit (overnight?), and flush. Maybe you could try soaking a rag or two and placing them on the stains overnight.

-- Eric in TN (eric_m_stone@yahoo.com), January 10, 2001.

Don't use The Works on porcelin tubs or sinks - it eats the glaze off of them. Been there - done that. Next time I'll read the directions on the bottle first.

-- Polly (tigger@moultrie.com), January 10, 2001.

Thanks to all for your answers.

-- Judy (allsmile@ctnet.net), January 10, 2001.

Good save, Polly. I hadn't actually looked at the bottle, myself. I do know WORKS is great on stainless steel sinks and such as that, and it works good on our fiberglass tub & shower.

-- Shannon at Grateful Acres Animal Sanctuary (gratacres@aol.com), January 10, 2001.

I've had good luck with stained surfaces by putting bleach-water soaked paper towels on the surface and letting it sit overnight.

-- Soni (thomkilroy@hotmail.com), January 10, 2001.