How to gets stains out of toilets?

Eileen
by Eileen

I’ve scrubbed and scrubbed to no avail. Was reading last night, citrus koolade, coke or vinegar with lemon. Anyone have any luck with theses products or any other ideas? Thanks in advance 😊

  21 answers
  • Frank Tanzi Frank Tanzi on Feb 01, 2019

    Comet, Ajax, or Soft Scrub.

    Wet stained area and pour layer of detergent on wet surface.

    Let soak in about 10 seconds and scrub with bowl brush.

    Flush and redo if nessessary.

  • Roberta Carroll Roberta Carroll on Feb 01, 2019

    Try a pumice stick - works wonders and really doesn’t scratch

  • FrugalFamilyTimes.com FrugalFamilyTimes.com on Feb 01, 2019

    CLR will help a lot with the minerals and rust.

  • Robert G Robert G on Feb 01, 2019

    Lysol Toilet bowl cleaner- BLACK BOTTLE ONLY- LIME AND RUST REMOVER


    Works Great!!! Pour, stir and let sit, repeat if necessary

  • Tinyshoes Tinyshoes on Feb 01, 2019

    Eileen...Have you tried bleach?

  • Dfm Dfm on Feb 01, 2019

    comet cleaner after the toilet is emptied of water. you should be able to plung all or most off the water out. use a kitchen scratchy pad and scrub. if you have hard water-lime away clr, etc.

  • Donna Donna on Feb 02, 2019

    Baking soda, dawn dish soap (original blue kind), vinegar.


    1-Pour 1/2 cup baking soda into bowl use toilet brush around toilet.

    2-pour in 2 good squeezes of dawn dish soap.

    3- pour in 1-2 cups of vinegar , amount varies by how high I want the foam to go sometimes I use more or less depending on cleaning need.

    4-Let sit for 30 minutes or longer for hard stains.

    5- use bowl brush to scrub bowl then flush

    repeat if needed untill stains come off. I had to do process 3 times but now I no longer have stains


    i also add salt sometimes


    • Pmono7690 Pmono7690 on Feb 02, 2019

      We have heavy rust in our water and I have used this method many times. Works great and very easy to do.

  • Susan Calderon Susan Calderon on Feb 02, 2019

    Pumice stone is the easiest and fastest. I have a cleaning business and have tried the cleansers but this by far was the best.

    • Maria T Maria T on Feb 02, 2019

      I tried all products mentioned and only pumice stone is the one that removed it. For the tub I use MR clean magic erasers which turns expensive but worth it. Pumice did not work.

  • Kim Kim on Feb 02, 2019

    The Works toilet bowl cleaner will work great!

  • Linda N Linda N on Feb 02, 2019

    Use sheet rock sanding bar. It’s not as harsh as pumice.

  • Tina Tina on Feb 02, 2019

    Pumice stone is the way to go! I spent 20 years fighting rings and stains in our three bathrooms with all of the above mentioned products...nothing worked as well as a pumice stone. Once the stains were all rubbed away, it only takes a few minutes a week or so to maintain.

  • Sherri James Sherri James on Feb 02, 2019

    I would clean the tank, too. That's where the "dirt" is coming from. It might just be time for a new toilet. Another handy tip is to clean your toilet, at least twice a week. ;)

  • Carol Moller Carol Moller on Feb 02, 2019

    I put bleach in the tank behind the toilet and then in the toilet, let stand for 15 - 20 minutes, use toilet brush then flush. The bleach in the tank will cut the hard minerals that build up there.


  • MilagrosMercado MilagrosMercado on Feb 02, 2019

    I had use La Basics. Has to leave it inside for about 20 minutes and then scrub it.It worked for .r

  • JD JD on Feb 02, 2019

    Magic Eraser and a latex glove on your hand and elbow grease.

  • Nana moving on Nana moving on on Feb 03, 2019

    Lime-a-way jel. Dollar Tree has it for $1.00. Then put a magnetic or electric water softener on your water pipe coming into the house if you have calcium magnesium in your water. I just installed both and the water is much softer and I'm not getting the build up anymore.

  • Carolyn rogers Carolyn rogers on Feb 03, 2019

    If you use pumice stone, be sure to keep both the stone and the toilet bowl wet so it doesn't scratch.

  • Dsouther Dsouther on Feb 03, 2019

    Use a pumice stick. You can find one at Walmart in the toilet cleaner area. Also purchase a pair of rubber gloves. The stick will be square and it will look very hard and rough. However, as soon as it hits water it softens up. After putting on the gloves, GENTLY rub the stick on the stains. Even though the pumice stick does soften up it might scratch if you rub too hard. It may take a couple of times to get the bowl as clean as you like but it does work. The calcium ring in my toilet takes a long time to rebuild after I use a pumice stick on it.

  • Tamara Walker Tamara Walker on Feb 03, 2019

    Like-away gel works the best! I moved into a house that I swear had a half inch thick coat of calcium build up in the toilets, sink and tub. I tried everything and nothing worked until I used the Lime-away gel. I was ready to chip it out with a hammer it was so bad! Sprayed on the Lime-away gel and left it for about 30 minutes and then sprayed it again. Came back 30 minutes later and it wiped right off! I won't use anything else!

  • Michelle Michelle on Feb 03, 2019

    I use baking soda removes all stains

  • Chloe Crabtree Chloe Crabtree on Apr 01, 2022

    1. Sprinkle baking soda or borax generously on the stained areas.
    2. Use the toilet brush to scrub a little bit and spread the powder around.
    3. Add approximately 1½ cup of white vinegar into the bowl.
    4. Leave the solution to work for 15-30 min.
    5. Rinse.
    6. Repeat if there are still visible stains.