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Disneylover79 · 10-31-2009, 11:06 AM

So DBF tried to clean the toilet yesterday with Kaboom foaming wash...well it still let the ring around the toilet...like a water type stain....how can we get that out?

Christine · 10-31-2009, 11:09 AM

My grandmother always told me that you can't really get a toilet clean and unless you put your hands in and scrub!

Did you scrub it? If you did, then most likely this ring around the toilet is caused by the minerals in your water and they build up and adhere. If you look in a hardware store (or even some regular stores with a good selection of cleaning products) you should be able to find a product that removes hard water stains. You will have to apply it, let it sit, and scrub, but it should work.

Pakey · 10-31-2009, 11:33 AM

We have incredibly hard water and have to use a pumice stone to remove those mineral deposits in our guest bathroom where the water stands for longer periods of time. You can buy them at Home Depot, Lowes, etc. It's not a quick/easy thing to use but it does work.

IDoDis · 10-31-2009, 11:41 AM

Yes, a pumice stone will do the trick. Just rub the stone along the ring line and it will go away. Your bowl will look like new! Make sure to wear rubber gloves, too.

dawson5 · 10-31-2009, 02:25 PM

what about vinegar? Whenever we have hard water stains vinegar takes it out. I took all of my faucet heads and soaked them overnight in vinegar and all the calcium deposits just came off like nothing. Possibly take a brick to raise the water line and fill as far as it will go without flushing with vinegar and let stand for a while.

thinkerbell · 10-31-2009, 09:08 PM

Have you tried the cleaners that have Clorox in them? I find that they work best in our toilets. Our water must not be very hard. I have never scrubbed our toilets with anything but a toilet brush. The only rings we get are when the water sits in our guest bathroom toilet for a while. It sometimes makes a ring. The gel toilet bowl cleaners won't work. Neither does Kaboom. As a matter of fact, I'm not sure Kaboom does anything impressive except bubble up. And it won't even do that if you don't use it soon after you open it. The first time we used the bottle it bubbled up nicely. Several months later we tried using the rest and it didn't bubble at all. The kind with Clorox always gets the ring off when we leave it sitting for about 15 minutes.

10-31-2009, 11:06 AM	#1
Disneylover79 I'm a cheap date! Thinks Dr. House is sexy! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SW Florida approx 169 miles from the World Posts: 2,053	Toilet cleaning question... So DBF tried to clean the toilet yesterday with Kaboom foaming wash...well it still let the ring around the toilet...like a water type stain....how can we get that out? __________________ me (29), DBF (36) Alexis (8), Nala 5-12-2001 to 5-28-2008 RIP ,Sunny (1), Belle (1)

10-31-2009, 11:09 AM	#2
Christine Would love to be able to sit on the couch for a few days, get a good book, and do NOTHING! Considers the DIS as Bladder Training 101 Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 17,340	My grandmother always told me that you can't really get a toilet clean and unless you put your hands in and scrub! Did you scrub it? If you did, then most likely this ring around the toilet is caused by the minerals in your water and they build up and adhere. If you look in a hardware store (or even some regular stores with a good selection of cleaning products) you should be able to find a product that removes hard water stains. You will have to apply it, let it sit, and scrub, but it should work. __________________ Christine Vacation Home - Terre Verde Resort - July 2009 Vacation Home - Terre Verde Resort - Easter 2007 Shades of Green - June 2005 Vistana Resort - May 01 Shades of Green - May 99 Shades of Green - Apr 97 CBR & Shades of Green - May 95

10-31-2009, 11:33 AM	#3
Pakey I belong to my Chinese crested I'm willing to try cash, chocolate, even the lap sitting Lobster Phobia Sufferer The frog is gone but the pain of my stupidity lives on Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Central California Posts: 8,108	We have incredibly hard water and have to use a pumice stone to remove those mineral deposits in our guest bathroom where the water stands for longer periods of time. You can buy them at Home Depot, Lowes, etc. It's not a quick/easy thing to use but it does work. __________________ First time to Disneyland-1966; First time to WDW-1976; First time to Disneyland Paris-2008; First Disney Cruise-2009

10-31-2009, 11:41 AM	#4
IDoDis Knows the password to get into the Water Buffalo Lodge Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 3,195	Yes, a pumice stone will do the trick. Just rub the stone along the ring line and it will go away. Your bowl will look like new! Make sure to wear rubber gloves, too. __________________ An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity. - Martin Luther King Jr. Disney World ~ Offsite, 1972, Disneyland Offsite, 1991 & 1993 Disneyland ~ Paradise Pier Hotel, Oct. '02, Disneyland Hotel, Oct '04 Disney World ~ Pop Century ~ May, '06 Windsor Hills ~ May ' 08 Wilderness Lodge ~June '09 DH me DD 13 DS 10

10-31-2009, 02:25 PM	#5
dawson5 DIS Veteran Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 826	what about vinegar? Whenever we have hard water stains vinegar takes it out. I took all of my faucet heads and soaked them overnight in vinegar and all the calcium deposits just came off like nothing. Possibly take a brick to raise the water line and fill as far as it will go without flushing with vinegar and let stand for a while. __________________ "That's some wrath right there. We own pitchforks, hot wax and feathers. And we're not afraid to use them." --anonymous

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10-31-2009, 09:08 PM	#6
thinkerbell DIS Veteran Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: SC Posts: 943	Have you tried the cleaners that have Clorox in them? I find that they work best in our toilets. Our water must not be very hard. I have never scrubbed our toilets with anything but a toilet brush. The only rings we get are when the water sits in our guest bathroom toilet for a while. It sometimes makes a ring. The gel toilet bowl cleaners won't work. Neither does Kaboom. As a matter of fact, I'm not sure Kaboom does anything impressive except bubble up. And it won't even do that if you don't use it soon after you open it. The first time we used the bottle it bubbled up nicely. Several months later we tried using the rest and it didn't bubble at all. The kind with Clorox always gets the ring off when we leave it sitting for about 15 minutes.

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