i know...this is probaby the most awkward and immature question i've ever asked, but i'm trying to prove a point to my OLDER sister. Ok, so my sister bought a pack of limes and i had soup so i decided to go in the fridge and use half of a lime from her pack. well, when she found out she started freaking out calling me a thief and a liar and she hates me. Then she demanded 50 cents from me. When i gave it to her, she threw it in my face, and claimed how much she hates me and left the house, but not after stealing my deoderant. Now my question is: Was it really that horrible and evil that i used one of her limes? Does ANYONE see why a 19 year old adult would do that? Am I wrong, or is she? Should i apologize of should she? Help me out here so I can show this to my sister so she can realize i am not evil. once again...sorry for the ridicuoulsy immature question.............once again...sorry for the
There are a number of limescale removers in the market. I'm sure that most of them will work. The experience you had is horrible. It sounds like the house is old but not that old. The same thing happened in a relative's house. He poured CLR in and left it overnight. That seems to be the key to this problem: The amount of time you wait. Do not give the product time to dry. If you are putting a small amount on the sides of the toilet, cover it in soaked rags. However do not leave it on too long as this will mark the surface of tiles and maybe toilet too. Also, if the CLR has frozen, it will not work. With the weather we have had recently, not a problem but If the product is old and stored outside, it may be. If this problem exists in the bathroom, you have quite a lot of work to do in the rest of the house as well. God bless you for your hard work. Since you do not own the house, you may not be in a position to change out the toilet. The toilets they have these days require very little set up. If the porcelain becomes scratched or cracked, it may be better in the long run to replace it, but that is up to the owner.
your scale problem can be removed with a ''wood chisel'' == recently moved into an old house that had been vacant for 8 years and had the same problem.. A 3/4 or one inch chisel is the perfect tool to scrape away years of neglect and you must find the correct pressure to clean so you do not gouge into the porcelain surface .....
It will be limescale. Buy 6 large bottles of the cheapest fizzy pop that you can. Bail out the water in the toilet pan after last use of the day and refill with fizzy. It'll need a good 8 hours of soaking time. Lay strips of loo paper over the above the waterline buildup, to keep it moist with fizz.
A pumice stick may do the trick. If the porcelain is scratched it will stain again easily and you will have to keep on using the pumice. It would probably be good enough for selling purposes. Most folks like to replace bathrooms with their own choice when moving so unless you do up the whole room this could be the better option.
It is minerals in the water. If you want to mess with chemicals, try C.L.R. (product name)- which stands for calcium, lime,rust. First use a plunger and force it down once...to lower the water level in the bowl. Then spray the solution directly onto the bowl. If anything is going to work, this stuff will. Follow the instructions on the bottle. I used it to clean shower stall glass and ceramic tiles with 40 years of this staining(calciumlime) which dulls the ceramic tile. I tried steel wool on it and also Comet and it would not touch the build up. CLR took it off. The house is going for sale. The toilet is old when it has fractures in the porcelain. A new toilet can be got for little over $100,00. which is 100 percent clean. Which is a cheap investment. . Chiselling is dangerous. Do you clean your tea cups the same way? Porcelain and china is the same, basically. Just as fragile as glass.
