Hi there - first post, so hope I am doing it right. I am about to
install a new bathroom basin but I would like to keep the old metal
taps on the new one - is there anything I can use to clean the old
taps effectively? They have some limestone bits hanginf off them and
are in good condition, just old and dirty. Any advice appreciated.

Steve.

On Feb 1, 8:04 am, wrote:
Hi there - first post, so hope I am doing it right. I am about to
install a new bathroom basin but I would like to keep the old metal
taps on the new one - is there anything I can use to clean the old
taps effectively? They have some limestone bits hanginf off them and
are in good condition, just old and dirty. Any advice appreciated.

Steve.

Mr, Clean works great.

avid_hiker wrote:
On Feb 1, 8:04 am, wrote:
Hi there - first post, so hope I am doing it right. I am about to
install a new bathroom basin but I would like to keep the old metal
taps on the new one - is there anything I can use to clean the old
taps effectively? They have some limestone bits hanginf off them and
are in good condition, just old and dirty. Any advice appreciated.

Steve.

Mr, Clean works great.

Or LimeAway.

In article .com, wrote:
Hi there - first post, so hope I am doing it right. I am about to
install a new bathroom basin but I would like to keep the old metal
taps on the new one - is there anything I can use to clean the old
taps effectively? They have some limestone bits hanginf off them and
are in good condition, just old and dirty. Any advice appreciated.

I did this and the old taps/faucets came up like new:

Soak them overnight in white vinegar. Clean them up with
an old toothbrush. Soak again in white vinegar. Rince,
dry, and shine them up with a little metal polish.

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On 1 Feb 2007 05:04:20 -0800, wrote:

Hi there - first post, so hope I am doing it right. I am about to
install a new bathroom basin but I would like to keep the old metal
taps on the new one - is there anything I can use to clean the old
taps effectively? They have some limestone bits hanginf off them and
are in good condition, just old and dirty. Any advice appreciated.

Steve.

CLR works well but don't use on gold.

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In article .com,
wrote:
Hi there - first post, so hope I am doing it right. I am about to
install a new bathroom basin but I would like to keep the old metal
taps on the new one - is there anything I can use to clean the old
taps effectively? They have some limestone bits hanginf off them and
are in good condition, just old and dirty. Any advice appreciated.

I did this and the old taps/faucets came up like new:

Soak them overnight in white vinegar. Clean them up with
an old toothbrush. Soak again in white vinegar. Rince,
dry, and shine them up with a little metal polish.

Emphasis on the soaking parts. Those little 'limestone' stalactites say the
inside is likely gummed up too. Personally, unless it was a hard-to-match
style, I'd be likely to fit a new faucet and plastic feed lines while I had
it all apart, just so I wouldn't have to take it all apart again in a year.
Either way, be real careful with the feed line fittings on the wall- they
love to self-destruct, especially with mineral-laden water. Clean them up
carefully before you reinstall. Real good time to switch those out if they
are crappy looking or dribble.

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