Cleaning the bath from rust and yellowness

For a long time already one of the indicators of cleanliness of the hostess is a clean bathroom. But over time, any bath dims, it appears yellow spots and rust. The reasons are old pipes and poor water quality. In addition, the bath requires proper care. Otherwise - not that when guests are uncomfortable, but also take a shower or a bath itself will be a little pleasant. But it is proved that the morning shower gives the same charge of vivacity for the whole day, and the evening shower soothes, relaxes after busy everyday life. Consider what should be the cleaning of the bath from rust and yellowness, so that it does not take a lot of time and allows you to easily maintain comfortable conditions in the bathroom.

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Bath care rules

If you follow several "golden" rules, then the problem with yellowness, rust will not stand so sharply:

• After each use, the bath should be washed. You can just rinse it well with water, without using special tools.
• Carry out disinfection: the enameled bath should be treated once a week, acrylic - it can be every two weeks. Apply a specially selected for your bath cleaner, leave for a certain time instructions. Then rinse with cold running water.
• Do not leave on the sides of objects containing metal parts, for example, razor blades - this leads to the formation of rust.

But if the spots still appeared and you have a question about cleaning the bath from rust and yellowness, then our article will come to your aid. The method of cleaning depends on the material from which your bath is made, and also on the degree of contamination.

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Methods for cleaning the bath

There are two main methods of cleaning and a mass of improvised tools.

Mechanical method

For this we will need abrasive cleaners, hard sponge and gloves:

1. First you need to wet the surface of the bath with water.
2. Then apply a detergent, leave for an hour.
3. Then you need to carefully scrape off the rust and plaque with a hard sponge.
4. When the surface becomes clean, it is necessary to rinse the bath thoroughly under running water.

The work will take a while, it takes some effort, but you will enjoy a snow-white bathroom.

Important! If you do not have a cleaner at hand, you can use ordinary baking soda.

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Acidic method

Here we will need rubber gloves, a soft sponge and acid. As an acid, various means can be used:

• vinegar;
• citric acid;
• oxalic acid;
• bleaches.

The selected acid is applied to yellow spots with a soft sponge, and this procedure must be repeated several times within a few hours. Then it is necessary to rinse the surface well under running water.

Important! Be sure to use gloves and ensure that the bathroom is well ventilated, because a high concentration of acid can adversely affect your health.

Now let's consider what means you need to use to clean the bath from rust and yellow, depending on the material of your font.

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Than to clean a cast-iron bath?

For the cast-iron bath, the following products are excellent:

• Effectively whitens baking soda. Its fine particles perfectly clean the plaque, but can scratch the surface, so you have to be careful with this substance.
• Citric acid is also a versatile tool. It is bred in water, this solution is treated with spots and left for 15 minutes. Then the bath is rinsed with water.

Important! When cleaning citric acid, do not forget to wear gloves.

• For the removal of rusty spots, a solution of hydrogen peroxide and ammonia is ideally suitable - 50 ml of peroxide is supplied with 100 ml of ammonia. This composition is applied to a soft rag or sponge, all spots are treated. After 15 minutes you need to rinse the bath well.
• Mix the brew with ammonia and apply to rust or dirt. All wash off after 15 minutes.
• Cooking salt and wine vinegar can also help in the matter, than to wash the yellowness in the bathroom. Take 2 tablespoons of salt and 100 ml of vinegar, mixed in a glass container and heated to a temperature of at least 65 degrees. Such a mixture is applied to problem areas and left for 20 minutes, then washed off.
• You can use dry bleach. Mix it with water in a ratio of 1: 1, the resulting gruel is applied to the stains and left until completely dry. Then we wash it off with a strong pressure of cold water.

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Why not clean the cast-iron bath?

It is not recommended to clean the enamel coating with metal brushes and toilet bowls. The composition of the means for the toilet is chlorine and acids, which can damage the surface of the bath.

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Acrylic bath cleaner

Acrylic baths now appear in many homes, which require more delicate care and the question arises as to how and how to clean the acrylic bath from yellowness.

On the surface of acrylic is an antibacterial film that protects against mold and bacteria. When using aggressive substances, this film can collapse, so use proven and safe methods.

9% vinegar:

1. Rinse the bath with hot water, dissolve 20 g of salt in 100 ml of vinegar.
2. Put the mixture in a microwave and heat.
3. Then pour this solution into the bath and leave for 20 minutes.
4. After this time, rinse with water.

Lemon juice:

1. Before applying lemon juice or acid, rinse the surface with hot water.
2. Then pour the powder on the stains and leave for 20 minutes.

Or grind places with lemon juice, then rinse with water.

Special detergents for acrylic surface

Now there is a large selection of cleaning agents for all surfaces. Just do not forget to read the instructions.

Important! Clean the bath is always better with gloves.

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Than it is not necessary to clean the acrylic bath?

To clean the acrylic surfaces it is not advisable to use:

• Abrasive cleaning pastes and washing powders - these substances can lead to microcracks in which dirt, microbes will accumulate. In the end, the surface of the bath will become unusable.
• Do not use alcohol-containing emulsions, based on gasoline acetone or ammonia. All these substances are able to dissolve the acrylic surface.

Important! If you are not helped by any method, then you can make restoration of the coating. If the bath is enameled, then you can apply a new enamel, and acrylic liner is suitable for acrylic.

We hope our simple tips helped you to fix the situation with the appearance of your font, and cleaning the bath from rust and yellowing did not take much time from you. In the future - just follow the simple prevention rules given in this article, and then there will be no obvious spots on the surface.