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Bleach-stained Red Bathtub Turned Sparkling White Again
by
Lana Jane Fox
(IC: blogger)
$5
30 Minutes
Easy
Now I now what you'll say. Wash your bathtub every week, instead of once every six years and you won't get a filthy bath. I know, I know. But here is what really happened... I went to clean some yellow streaks I noticed on the side of my bathtub and I decided I should probably try using bleach. Now I didnt know however what bleach will do to my old porcelain tub with a ferrous (iron) component. Now I don't know whether it was the hard water as well, or something else, but when I poured the bleach and came back a few hours later I was shocked to see my bathtub resembled a crime scene. My natural reaction was to turn the water on and scrub. I scrubbed and scrubbed to no avail. At this point I panicked and thought I permanently damaged our bathtub. I started doing research and came across hydrogen peroxide which some online users claimed it work. I got it in a spray bottle as this is the easiest way to distribute it evenly. Instant results followed!
Caution: Don't tell me I didn't warn you about this - Open the windows and DO NOT INHALE The CHLORINE GAS.
Caution: Don't tell me I didn't warn you about this - Open the windows and DO NOT INHALE The CHLORINE GAS.
Before and After Image
The Product I Used
The Rusty Stains immediately after I sprayed them
The rusty stains 2 minutes later
The rusty stains 10 minutes later.
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Published May 14th, 2014 5:36 AM
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Jacqueline Williams on Dec 11, 2022
I use Whink to do the same thing; although Peroxide is probably less expensive. Whink works when put on rust stains on clothes too.
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Robyn on Apr 18, 2024
You need to be super super careful with this stuff! I spilled some on a washer and it literally ate through the white finish. It’s great for fabrics and I used it on a laminate floor to remove rust stains from refrigerator feet that left rust “circle” stains, but I would NOT NOT NOT use it on a bathtub without calling the company to see how it will affect the finish first.
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Jacqueline Williams on Apr 19, 2024
Worked on my bathtub. It's porcelain, and almost 50 years old but it made the rust around the bleach dispenser on my washing machine worse.
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So is it safe on a cast iron tub? This one is from the 50's.
Not sure where chlorine gas comes in? What would cause that if u r only using hydrogen peroxide
How long before the stains returned?