I have brownish stains around inside top of toilet bowl. What is an
easy (but effective) way to remove them?

I tried a recommended 'trick' of using coca cola, but could find no
way to keep the bowl filled to the top so the coca cola could 'soak'.
I don't know if that would have worked anyway.

What do you do?

Thanks

Get a rust remover product made for that purpose. The home centers
have them, usually in the plumbing area, or else with cleaning
products. They are amazingly effective, just squirting it on will make
moderate stains disappear in seconds.

On 16 Aug 2005 06:38:34 -0700, wrote:

Get a rust remover product made for that purpose. The home centers
have them, usually in the plumbing area, or else with cleaning
products. They are amazingly effective, just squirting it on will make
moderate stains disappear in seconds.

Will try

Thanks

What is an easy (but effective) way to remove them?


Use a product called "Iron out". Dump some in the tank, let sit. Dump
some in the bowl, let sit, then scrub the stains with the iron out in
the water.

Works pretty good.

Kirb

geezer wrote:
I have brownish stains around inside top of toilet bowl. What is an
easy (but effective) way to remove them?

I tried everything for years and nothing worked. Finally, "The
Kerry(sp?) Brothers" radio program pointed me to oxalic acid.
"Stainless Steel Cleaner" (spray can) and "Bartenders' Friend" are two
products. The problem is that the stains are permangantes, not rust
(iron oxide).

The problem is that the stains are permangantes, not rust (iron oxide).

Depends on where you live.

Kirb

On 25 Aug 2005 10:00:10 -0700, wrote:

What is an easy (but effective) way to remove them?


Use a product called "Iron out". Dump some in the tank, let sit. Dump
some in the bowl, let sit, then scrub the stains with the iron out in
the water.

Works pretty good.

Kirb


And just how do I get the water to stay in the bowl - filled?

TX

And just how do I get the water to stay in the bowl - filled?

You don't. That is what scrubbing with the water in the bowl is for.

Kirb

On 28 Aug 2005 21:52:51 -0700, wrote:


You don't. That is what scrubbing with the water in the bowl is for.

Kirb


Okay - It's just that most of my stains are just under the top lip of
the bowl.

Thanks