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Cillit Bang - is it as good as it seems from the adverts?
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Homer2911 wrote:
Just asking like Is anything? My daughter informs me that it's nowhere near as good as it's made out to be. Si |
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"Homer2911" wrote in message
ups.com... Just asking like No idea, but http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/badsc...403982,00.html pulls apart a bit of the 'science' in their ads. |
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"Homer2911" wrote in message ups.com... Just asking like I thought it was pretty useless. Nothing like the advert! |
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Homer2911 wrote:
Just asking like It's a stupid name! Makes me think of a certain part of the female anatomy. /Heds |
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"Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot" wrote in message ... Homer2911 wrote: Just asking like Is anything? My daughter informs me that it's nowhere near as good as it's made out to be. OK, I give in,what is it? Mary |
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In message . com,
Homer2911 writes Just asking like It's got rid of the grubbiness on my shower base which other cleaners, including bleach, couldnt. Contrary to everyone else's thoughts, I think it's OK. -- Richard Faulkner |
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Homer2911 wrote Just asking like I will not be buying a second bottle. -- Alan |
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Alan wrote :- I will not be buying a second bottle. Nor me but i s'pose if they make £1 clear profit on each bottle and a million people try it .............. Regards Jeff |
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On Mon, 4 Apr 2005 18:19:21 +0100, "Mungo \"two sheds\" Toadfoot"
wrote: Is anything? My daughter informs me that it's nowhere near as good as it's made out to be. In the advert they dip a copper coin into the solution to clean it. However, on the bottle it apparently says not suitable for use with copper. Graham |
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Contrary to everyone else's thoughts, I think it's OK.
I've tried it too and I'd agree. There are two types, one for bathrooms which has an acidic base to remove limescale and one which is a degreaser - I'm especially impressed with the latter. They only advertise one on the telly, saw both in Makro. Dave |
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Richard Faulkner wrote in news:QqM
: It's got rid of the grubbiness on my shower base which other cleaners, including bleach, couldnt. Contrary to everyone else's thoughts, I think it's OK. Me too; not as good as it claims, but *far* better thaan any other alleged general purpose cleaner IMO mike |
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On 4 Apr 2005 10:08:04 -0700, "Homer2911"
babbled like a waterfall and said: Just asking like No, it's rubbish, based on the adverts. |
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wrote in message
news On Mon, 4 Apr 2005 18:19:21 +0100, "Mungo \"two sheds\" Toadfoot" wrote: Is anything? My daughter informs me that it's nowhere near as good as it's made out to be. In the advert they dip a copper coin into the solution to clean it. However, on the bottle it apparently says not suitable for use with copper. amusingly, small captions have started appearing on the bottom of these demonstrations. IIRC, the copper coin demo (which lasts all of 3 seconds on the screen) has the caption "15 minutes". And another caption which I think is from this product says "stubborn deposits may require scrubbing". Which is strange, cos the advert makes it all look so easy..... g -- Richard Sampson mail me at richard at olifant d-ot co do-t uk |
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On Mon, 4 Apr 2005 20:38:39 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote: OK, I give in,what is it? Thanks Mary. If you didn't ask I was going to have to Anna ~~ Anna Kettle, Suffolk, England |""""| ~ Lime plaster repairs / ^^ \ // Freehand modelling in lime: overmantels, pargeting etc |____| www.kettlenet.co.uk 01359 230642 |
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"Anna Kettle" wrote in message ... On Mon, 4 Apr 2005 20:38:39 +0100, "Mary Fisher" wrote: OK, I give in,what is it? Thanks Mary. If you didn't ask I was going to have to But I haven't seen a reply ... :-( I gather that it's a proprietary cleaner but from what Si said about his daughter's comment I expected it to be something for Young People. The two don't usually go together :-) Mary Anna ~~ Anna Kettle, Suffolk, England |""""| ~ Lime plaster repairs / ^^ \ // Freehand modelling in lime: overmantels, pargeting etc |____| www.kettlenet.co.uk 01359 230642 |
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On 4 Apr 2005 10:08:04 -0700, "Homer2911" wrote:
Just asking like We have found it *excellent* at removing limescale..makes your fingers sting, though. Also good for removing surface rust! sPoniX |
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On Mon, 4 Apr 2005 20:38:39 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote: OK, I give in,what is it? Check this out: http://www.luckykazoo.com/media/2005...ang-remix.html |
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On Tue, 5 Apr 2005 09:16:30 UTC, (s--p--o--n--i--x)
wrote: : That's because copper coins aren't copper, afaik. Copper plated steel, these days. Ian -- |
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Mary Fisher wrote:
"Anna Kettle" wrote in message ... On Mon, 4 Apr 2005 20:38:39 +0100, "Mary Fisher" wrote: OK, I give in,what is it? Thanks Mary. If you didn't ask I was going to have to But I haven't seen a reply ... :-( I gather that it's a proprietary cleaner but from what Si said about his daughter's comment I expected it to be something for Young People. The two don't usually go together :-) It's claimed to be a miraculous cleaning product. It isn't. My daughter is the cadet sergeant at the local St.John ambulance unit and she used Cillit Bang (which even she calls clit bang) to clean the St.John beach "hut" recently. Don't worry Mary, she only cleans when asked to - she's not a freak Si |
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Ian Johnston wrote:
On Tue, 5 Apr 2005 09:16:30 UTC, (s--p--o--n--i--x) wrote: That's because copper coins aren't copper, afaik. Copper plated steel, these days. There's some fun to be had with two 2p coins and a magnet - find one which is copper and one which is steel. Use a magnet to show someone that a 2p coin can be picked up with a magnet then switch the coins and let them try it. Si |
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"Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot" wrote in message ... OK, I give in,what is it? Thanks Mary. If you didn't ask I was going to have to But I haven't seen a reply ... :-( I gather that it's a proprietary cleaner but from what Si said about his daughter's comment I expected it to be something for Young People. The two don't usually go together :-) It's claimed to be a miraculous cleaning product. It isn't. My daughter is the cadet sergeant at the local St.John ambulance unit and she used Cillit Bang (which even she calls clit bang) to clean the St.John beach "hut" recently. Ah, I see. I'd forgotten about that, thanks. Don't worry Mary, she only cleans when asked to - she's not a freak Of course she's not, she's your daughter. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. These things usually skip a generation :-) Mary Si |
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"Andy Dingley" wrote in message ... On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 09:16:30 GMT, (s--p--o--n--i--x) wrote: That's because copper coins aren't copper, afaik. They used to be bronze, now they're copper over steel. As far as the surface goes, they still clean as for copper. Cillit bang is useful stuff, but it's well overpriced and you can buy the same thing much more cheaply without the brand name. Last week I accidentally splashed a copper pitcher which hasn't been cleaned for thirty or so years with Harpic lime scale remover. The effct was amazing, spots of the classic salmon pink pure metal showed. I made a very weak solution and immersed the whole item in it, it worked like a dream. Somewhere I have some Brasso ... Mary |
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Homer2911 wrote:
Just asking like Of course it isn't. Its a fancey name for waterred d=own poofed up basic chemicals at 20 times the price. By teh chemicals instead. |
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s--p--o--n--i--x wrote:
On 4 Apr 2005 10:08:04 -0700, "Homer2911" wrote: Just asking like We have found it *excellent* at removing limescale..makes your fingers sting, though. Also good for removing surface rust! Phosphoric acid probably then. Just about any acid is excellent at removing limescale. sPoniX |
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"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message ... Homer2911 wrote: Just asking like Of course it isn't. Its a fancey name for waterred d=own poofed up basic chemicals at 20 times the price. By teh chemicals instead. This is one of your posts you don't want to be taken seriously I take it since you can't be arsed to make corrections and make communication efficient. |
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On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 13:22:32 +0100, The Natural Philosopher
wrote: Also good for removing surface rust! Phosphoric acid probably then. Phosphoric acid won't remove rust at all. Instead it converts it to phosphides. If you've already wire brushed it to remove the bulk, then this might give you a useful surface for painting, but it's _stabilisation_, rather than removal. The best acid for careful de-rusting is citric. Sulphamic acid, as used in most descalers, isn't bad either. Hydrochloric (aka muriatic or brick acid) is pretty lousy in comparison. But if you really want to de-rust, use electrolysis. Easy and the results are vastly better. |
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On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 10:34:22 +0100, Andy Dingley
wrote: Cillit bang is useful stuff, but it's well overpriced and you can buy the same thing much more cheaply without the brand name. So what is the non-brand name stuff sold as? It's certainly not the same as limescale remover as we did a comparason test between Viakal and Cillit and the cillit was better. |
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On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 13:22:32 +0100, The Natural Philosopher
wrote: Also good for removing surface rust! Phosphoric acid probably then. Dunno what it is but try rubbing a rusty bit of metal with fine wire wool and cillit! sponix |
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On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 16:43:53 +0100, Andy Dingley
wrote: On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 14:44:30 GMT, (s--p--o--n--i--x) wrote: So what is the non-brand name stuff sold as? One of Lidl's is very similar. Or you can mix your own from sulphamic acid and surfactants. Like we all have sulphawhatsitmic acid and sur****ingfactants to hand You've been watching too much Open University. (:-) Graham |
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On Mon, 4 Apr 2005 21:11:55 +0100, Richard Faulkner
wrote: In message . com, Homer2911 writes Just asking like It's got rid of the grubbiness on my shower base which other cleaners, including bleach, couldnt. If you washed yourself with Cilit Bang you wouldn't get any grubbiness on the shower base and you would need to clean it. (:-) Graham |
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In message , Andy Dingley
writes On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 14:44:30 GMT, (s--p--o--n--i--x) wrote: So what is the non-brand name stuff sold as? One of Lidl's is very similar. Or you can mix your own from sulphamic acid and surfactants. For some reason, nearly all supermarket descalers seem to carry huge markups. My sulphamic acid is some MrKwikkyKleen stuff from the ironmongers and is half the price. Do they still have ironmongers South of Watford ? I dunno, I have a 20 kg tub of it, so I don't need to bother to find out -- geoff |
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"Andy Dingley" wrote in message ... On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 19:34:48 GMT, wrote: Like we all have sulphawhatsitmic acid and sur****ingfactants to hand You do - just buy them in the supermarket. On their own they're common, all Cillit Bang has done is to mix them up together. Mary will probably use formic acid instead, made by boiling up an anthill, and a detergent made by pressing the oil out of beech nuts. 8-) No, I prefer to use the steam cleanerand nothing but water :-) Why kill ants? And I prefer to eat beech mast. Not that I clean often but the Karcher has done good duty today. Mary |
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On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 21:03:05 +0100, Andy Dingley
wrote: On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 19:34:48 GMT, wrote: Like we all have sulphawhatsitmic acid and sur****ingfactants to hand You do - just buy them in the supermarket. On their own they're common, all Cillit Bang has done is to mix them up together. Mary will probably use formic acid instead, made by boiling up an anthill, and a detergent made by pressing the oil out of beech nuts. 8-) Hi, Have had great results on a badly 'cemented' kitchen tap with a formic acid based kettle descaler. I wrapped a couple of layers of loo roll round it (!) before pouring the descaler on so it wouldn't run off straight away. Even though using a small amount didn't make the scale disappear, it weakened it enough to be scrubbed off with minimal elbow grease. cheers, Pete. |
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Pete C wrote:
Have had great results on a badly 'cemented' kitchen tap with a formic acid based kettle descaler. I wrapped a couple of layers of loo roll round it (!) before pouring the descaler on so it wouldn't run off straight away. Now there's a good idea that I would never have thought of! Si |
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Andy dingley wrote;
.You do - just buy them in the supermarket. On their own they're common, all Cillit Bang has done is to mix them up together. What supermarket? Under what names do they sell them? Tesco Value Surfactant? Tesco Finest Sulphamic Acid? I've never seen them. Dave |
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