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Painting Privacy Lines on a Shower Door

How can I repair my shower doors. From cleaning them, I have removed some of the paint lines that are used for privacy. This has been the result of using a harsh cleaning agent. Can I repaint them with special paint or is this not repairable?

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Discolored Toilet Water

I have a toilet in a newly added bathroom which sat for about 2 years. On renewing use of the toilet, it began showing a brown, oily residue. It looks like rust, but is not. It wipes off easily with a finger swipe. It is in the tank and the bowl. It is even in the supply line. Has anyone ever seen this problem before? This residue does not manifest itself in any other fixture in the house.

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Looking for a Large Toilet Paper Holder

I use to own an extra toilet paper holder with hung down below the original roll. It was metal and it attached to the original and hung down by a welded on wire. I purchased it at Wal-Mart, but they no longer carry it. Have any of you seen what I'm talking about at a store or website?

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Have To Hold Down The Handle To Flush

I installed a new flapper on my Commode, the old one was leaking out water, and now In order to flush it you have to hold down the handle until all water is out of the bowl. Why is this? did I forget something that keeps the flapper up while the water goes into the bowl?

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Waxing a Fiberglass Bathtub

I have a chocolate brown fiberglass bathtub (we built in the 70's, what can I say). The tub seems to show every water spot and I was told to wax it. Has anyone every done this, what kind of wax do I use and how often?

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Repairing a Chipped Marble Vanity

I need to know how to repair a small chip in a marble vanity. Please Advise.

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Cutting Vinyl Tile For Around The Toilet

How do you cut the vinyl tile around your toilet and make it fit and look nice without pulling the toilet up?

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Mould On Silicone Around the Bath

How can i keep mould from reoccuring on silicone around a bath?

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Cleaning The Bathroom Ceiling

I sprayed vinegar on my ceiling in the bathroom and then used my floor Swiffer to clean it up. Made this hard job easier for me but I bet you already knew that trick..

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Slippery Faucet

I have a daycare in my home and just recently had to replace my faucet in the bathroom. The one that was there had a handle on each side that was like a bicycle handlebar.

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Removing a Glass Door From a Tub

I'm in the process of selling my home and the hall bath is really small. To make matters worse, the tub has a sliding glass door which makes it look even smaller than it is. My question is: If I remove the glass door and put a curtain, how would I hide the holes from the glass door so the tub won't look tacky? PD from GA

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Bleach Cleaner on Colored Grout

I have colored grout. Can you use the chlorine bleach grout cleaner on colored grout?

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Tub Stained From Non-skid Strips

When we bought our home the tub had dark stains in it from them having those non-skid strips applied to it. Is there anyone that can tell me how to remove these stains? I have tried soft scrub and ajax, as well as comet and bleach and had no luck. I tried them all separately and didn't mix them with anything but water. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks to everyone! LilHoneyBrat from MN

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Cleaning Wax From Ceramic Tile

Hi, I recently bought this house and the homeowner before had used wax on her ceramic tile in the bathroom. My problem is that the grout below the wax has dirt in it and I want to take the wax off and clean the grout also. What is the best thing to use? I have tried some chemicals, but it takes alot of scrubbing and it really isn't working? Donna J.

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Cleaning SOS Pad Marks from a Tub

I decided to clean the bathtub the other day as there was an ugly ring. I thought that an SOS pad would do the trick... wrong! There are faint grey/black marks everywhere the pad touched the tub. Any ideas on how to get rid of this? I tried bleach, ammonia and comet without success. Thanks! Melnago

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Cleaning Bleach Stained On An Old Claw Tub

We have an old claw tub (50+ years old) in our apartment. In an attempt to clean and brighten it up we used Bleach! I know now this was a HUGE mistake! Does anyone know to to remove brownish bleach stains? acruz

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Motor Oil Stains in Sink

Please help! My boyfriend is a mechanic and there are motor oil stains in our bathroom sink! Does anyone know how I can get these pesky stains off the porcelain? Lacey

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Tips for Storing Toothbrushes

I keep seeing infomercial on tv for toothbrush sterilizer that claims much of the germs from sink and toilet use settle into toothbrushes, and by extension must settle on bath towels etc. Does anyone have tips on what solution to store toothbrushes?

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Stains above the water line in toilet!

Please help! I moved into a townhouse and both toilets have greenish stains above the water line where the water flows (in lines down the bowl to the water line.) I can only assume these are from over-use of colored "toilet tabs" and the like without regular cleaning. I am able to clean below the water line nicely, but above the water line it is horribly stained. Any suggestions? Would pumice work for these stains? Thanks! CherryTuscadero from Maryland

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Refurbishing My Mustard Countertop

My bathroom counter top is an awful mustard color and I would like to change it, Is there anyway I can do this without going to the expense of buying a new counter? Would like to do a faux marble.

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