I have a white steel tub that was brown, brown when we moved in recently.
Today I tried to get rid of the stain and was 80% effective just using plain
vinegar (4.2%). It just dissolved away so I assumed that a product like CLR
and Lime would finish the job. No such luck. Has anyone had success with
easily available products that will finish my job and get me out of
installing a new tub! Thanks.

"John" wrote in :

I have a white steel tub that was brown, brown when we moved in
recently. Today I tried to get rid of the stain and was 80% effective
just using plain vinegar (4.2%). It just dissolved away so I assumed
that a product like CLR and Lime would finish the job. No such luck.
Has anyone had success with easily available products that will finish
my job and get me out of installing a new tub! Thanks.



Could try Zud or Barkeep's Friend cleanser. I've seen it so some eyebrow
raising stuff to rust. At least if it doesn't work you have a lot of other
uses for it. Cheap anyway.

"John" wrote in message
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I have a white steel tub that was brown, brown when we moved in recently.
Today I tried to get rid of the stain and was 80% effective just using
plain vinegar (4.2%). It just dissolved away so I assumed that a product
like CLR and Lime would finish the job. No such luck. Has anyone had
success with easily available products that will finish my job and get me
out of installing a new tub! Thanks.

Have you tried bleach? Fill the tub above the stain an pour some in, let
stand overnight.

There are also rust removes that work very well. If the bleach does not
work, try one before replacing the tub.

"Meat Plow" wrote in message
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On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 15:51:57 -0500, John wrote:

I have a white steel tub that was brown, brown when we moved in
recently.
Today I tried to get rid of the stain and was 80% effective just using
plain
vinegar (4.2%). It just dissolved away so I assumed that a product like
CLR
and Lime would finish the job. No such luck. Has anyone had success with
easily available products that will finish my job and get me out of
installing a new tub! Thanks.

How long did you let the CLR/Lime applied?



Not very long. I just really scrubbed it with the CLR. I'll have to fill
the tub to stain line and try a long soak, I'll also have to try the
suggestion to use bleach.

I've also found that drain cleaner cleans a lot of nasties from the tub.
If you get the gel type, you can pour it on the stain and the gel will
stay in contact with it longer. Also, a lot of people have had decent
results with those imitation "Mr Clean Eraser" things.

John wrote:
I have a white steel tub that was brown, brown when we moved in
recently. Today I tried to get rid of the stain and was 80% effective
just using plain vinegar (4.2%). It just dissolved away so I assumed
that a product like CLR and Lime would finish the job. No such luck.
Has anyone had success with easily available products that will finish
my job and get me out of installing a new tub! Thanks.