Clean the bath of rust

Every housewife has ever encountered a problem in her life how to clean the bath of rust. To ensure that the bath was clean, without plaque and yellowness, you need to look for surface conditions every day. Rust stains are a very common problem and the fight against it is the concern of every good housewife. What tools do the task more efficiently, you will learn from this article.

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Choosing a bath cleaner

There are a lot of rust cleansers and some just spoil the bath with them. To remove stains it is possible:

• with modern chemical preparations - Cilit, Cif, Mr. Muscle.
• folk recipes - soda, vinegar, potassium permanganate and many other improvised substances are suitable for this purpose.

Important! In order not to encounter this problem personally, before you buy this or that kind of household chemicals, read the instructions for using the product.

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Modern household chemicals

To date, you can find in the stores a huge amount of household chemicals for cleaning the bathroom from rust. But many of them do not justify themselves, although the price is quite high. The choice of cleaning agent should be approached with special responsibility, because you have to change the bathroom or restore it, if you prefer a less suitable option.

Selection criteria

Therefore, when buying a bath cleaner for rust, you need to consider some rules:

1. Be sure to read the instructions for use.
2. Please note that if the instruction does not say anything about rust removal, this tool will not help, that is, you do not need to buy it.
3. Note the condition of the stain. If it is fresh, then it will be much easier to remove it. If it's a long time ago, you'll have to work hard and give preference to more aggressive substances.

Important! Bath, which for a long time was not amenable to cleaning and with all this constantly flowing water, you need to immediately change to a new one. Corrosion strongly damaged the enamel, and remove the rust will be unrealistic.

Composition

1. For everyday use, the ideal option is a soap-based cleaner.
2. You do not need to use cleaning agents for bathrooms that contain oxalic or sulfanilic acid. They are good at removing rust, but they also damage enamel. You can experiment with such compositions in especially neglected cases to avoid restoration, but to clean them daily is not exactly recommended.

Important! For prophylaxis - get a cleaner to clean the bath from soap-based rust, and during general cleaning use strong acid funds and do it no more than 2 times a month. But remember, they are harmful to the skin, so spend all cleaning in rubber gloves. After cleaning, rinse well with running water to remove detergent residues so that chemicals do not settle on your skin during hygiene procedures.

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Folk remedies

In addition to chemistry, there are several proven methods of cleaning the bath from rust with the help of improvised home, safer means.

Nitrate and peroxide

Prepare the solution as follows:

1. Take the glassware and rinse it well with water.
2. Dry thoroughly.
3. Wear rubber gloves.
4. Pour 100 ml of ammonia into the container.
5. Add 50 ml of peroxide.
6. All mix, shaking capacity.
7. Apply to stain.
8. Leave it for a few minutes.
9. Rinse with warm running water.

Salt with wine vinegar

You can prepare anti-rust remedies in the bathroom from food products. An example of a recipe is:

1. Prepare the dishes that are used in the microwave.
2. Pour 100 grams of vinegar.
3. Heat the solution so that the temperature is 65 degrees.
4. Put a couple tablespoons of salt.
5. Wipe the stains with a tissue moistened with a rust remover in the bath.
6. Leave the napkin for a while right on the problem areas.
7. Again rub a little.
8. Wash the bath with warm running water.

Hydrochloric acid

It is possible to clean the bath from rust with a solution of hydrochloric acid. It is sold in a hardware store.

Important! Handle acid with extreme caution and work should only be done with rubber gloves, and preferably also in a gauze dressing or a respirator, goggles.

Remove rust from the bath with hydrochloric acid as follows:

1. Wear gloves and other personal protective equipment.
2. Close the chrome parts in the bathroom - use cellophane at the same time.
3. Very carefully open the vial with acid.
4. Apply to stains.
5. Leave it for a while.
6. Rinse with plenty of warm running water.

Important! Wash before using detergent. And then rinse with water again. Do not use a paint brush when cleaning with hydrochloric acid and try to avoid getting not only the liquid itself, but also its vapors on the mucous membranes of the mouth, eyes and skin. Remember that hydrochloric acid is a very aggressive chemical, harmful to human health.

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Useful advices:

1. Sponge with abrasive coating is necessary for cleaning steel and cast iron baths - it does not damage enamel.
2. In order to clean the sink, use only soft sponges or brushes.
3. Rusts appear in places where water has been very long. Therefore, after water procedures, try to carefully wipe the plumbing equipment all the time to dry with a soft, absorbent, damp cloth.
4. To wash your hands or face, use a sink, frequent use of the bath leads to a water retention, and so rusty stains appear.
5. The metal objects left on the edge of the bathroom still contribute to the rust. Therefore, all personal care products, hair clips and other small items should be left in designated places.

No matter how hard you try to remove deposits of lime and rust from the bathroom, they will still appear again and again, if you do not establish the correct process of its operation. Conclusion: rust is easier to prevent than to fight it later. Use the above methods and then your bath will serve for a long time, and attentive and regular care will completely forget about such a problem.