How do I remove a rust stain from porcelain?

Sandra Reynolds
by Sandra Reynolds
  4 answers
  • Try Bar Keepers Friend. Find next to the cleansers like Ajax and Comet.

  • Tracy Tracy on Dec 25, 2018

    Pumice Stone.. Sounds strange but it dosnt scratch the porcelain are anything! Little elbow grease and gone!! I do it all the time... good luck.

  • Lifestyles Homes Lifestyles Homes on Dec 25, 2018

    There’s many rust stain removal products and I would start out with bathtub-caliber Lyme/Calcium/Rust remover first.

    Try multiple applications & consider where the rust is coming from.


    If that doesn’t work, then Muriatic Acid Solution will. But it is caustic & has strong fumes and is a summertime project, because the fumes are that bad.

    Use long vinyl gloves no matter what you use.

  • Redcatcec Redcatcec on Dec 25, 2018

    Try clr, calcium lime rust, available at Walmart and DIY stores.