Can anyone tell me what in the world will make these plastic tubs in a newer mobile home white again? We bought this one after it sat empty 2 years and I have tried everything, even clorox to get these tubs white! I would appreciate any suggestions.
By KoiFlowers
01/18/2008
I don't even know how I stumbled on this post about a stained mobile home bathtub but very glad I did. Our plastic-like bathtub was seriously stained red when our well started pulling rust. We had to drill a new well, but nothing would even budge the red stains, as they seemed to have become one with the plastic. Then I read the post about using Castrol Super Clean in the Purple gallon jug at Walmart. The bottle didn't say "Castrol" but it was purple and called "Super Clean" so I bought it. The tub is clean for the first time in 9 years. I had used every cleanser, harsh chemical, and abrasive (including Magic Eraser and pumice stone) and nothing even so much as lightened the stains. I even filled the tub with straight bleach and used Iron Out (provided by our water company) with no visible results. I can't even imagine what else Super Clean can tackle, but it's made a believer out of me.
I have a plastic (acrylic?) whirlpool tub that has yellow stains. I have a skylight over it that I thinks adds to the problem. I used "splashless" bleach to run the tub and clean the jets, which produced a lot of suds, these caused the yellow stains. I have tried several bathroom cleaning products, even Soft Scrub with bleach, but nothing seems to help.
By Debbie from Rutledge, TN
By HalfWhit
02/04/2010
I've used the liquid toilet bowl cleaner on a badly stained bath tub. I scrubbed it in with a broom and then left overnight. It came out good as new when nothing else would help.
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Bleach Stains in Whirlpool Bathtub