How can a ring in the toilet bowl be removed? I believe it is a lime or maybe calcium ring. I have tried CLR, Clorox, and Ajax at different times. Nothing seems to work.
I bought a pumice-type stone called "BathStone" by Earthstone. I also bought Whink rust remover. Both of these were purchased at Wal-Mart. They worked tremendously well. Possibly one would work without the other. But for the first time in years, my toilet REALLY looks clean.
Thank you all for posting the pumice stone solution. I am stoked to have a natural solution to this annoying problem. Thanks also for solutions like vinegar overnight and baking soda (those 2 are so useful!)
Something that really disturbs me are the posts from people saying they used things like bleach (Chlorox), Spirit of the Salts (highly toxic) and any other "cleaners" that contain toxic chemicals. Please don't pour this stuff in your toilet! At some point it does enter our water supply. Why would you want to poison the water supply? Please look for "green" cleaning products that do not contain toxic chemicals (most grocery store bought cleaners are toxic) or try down home natural solutions. Thank you! Your children and grandchildren will thank you too!
Get a pumice stone at walmart. You don't need to use any other chemicals to pre soak the bowl. Just rub the edge of the stone against the ring while picking up toilet water while u do it. the water will help glide easier. 1 bowl should take 3-5mins depending on how bad it is.
I have had 4 toilets with disgusting rings in them for years - nothing I tried got them out. I was seriously considering replacing them. I just tried the pumice stone from Walmart (Earthstone was the brand) and it got all 4 rings out in a total of about 10 minutes of work - with no chemicals involved. Very happy about a product that actually does what it is supposed to.
Mine was really stained so I got clorox & poured in the bowl & let it sit over night. I did this several nights/days & it took all stains out. Like I said, they were really bad. Sometimes while cleaning the house I'll pour clorox in the bowl & swish it around a little & then go about my other household chores. Works great!
Get a pumice stone at the grocery store. It is by the comet, ajax area and comes in a box. I had the same problem and worked great plus on many other items as well!
To get the ring out of our toilets, I used the plunger to get the water down real low then sprinkled Comet in the bowl and scrubbed the ring with a piece of fine sand paper. It didn't take long to get the ring off and the toilet looks good as new.
Try a product called "Bathroom Cleaner Plus" it is from Amway, it has a big blue plus sign on the bottle. It will clean anything, lime, rust, hard water. Turn the water off to the toilet, the tap behind the toilet usually on the wall, and then flush the toilet. There will be little or no water left in the bowl.Spray some cleaner on the ring or if it is really bad, spray on an old cloth and let it sit on the ring for @ 5 min. I will come off
I just tried to clean shale deposits from my canner. Lime-0ut helped a little, I suppose, but what really cleaned it was hot vinegar and a green felt-like on one side, scouring sponge. Now it shines and from now on I will dry it to put it away.
A pumice stone works well but just before you go to bed at night, put white vinegar in the bowl. Hopefully it can sit all night if you have more than one toilet. Ask family to use the other if you have 2. If not just hope that it can sit as long as possible. In the morning brush and flush and it should be a lot better. I've also had good luck with Kaboom for toilets.
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Request: Cleaning Ring Out of Toilet
Archived on 10/01/2008
How can I get the ring out of my toilets. I cannot use bleach because I have a septic tank.
My water leaves a ring if we don't use the toilet for a few days (in the bathrooms we don't use as often).
By Sandra
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RE: Cleaning Ring Out of Toilet
Go to http://www.vermontcountrystore.com and search on toilet ring eraser. It is a pumice-like ring eraser that will polish your porcelain toilet and get rid of even the most stubborn hard water stains. All you do is wet the stone and rub the ring to remove stains. It will not scratch your porcelain toilet bowl.
(03/11/2005)
By Marn
RE: Cleaning Ring Out of Toilet
Most stores carry "THE WORKS" for toilet bowls.
This is great stuff. We have a septic, too, and I use this all the time and have had NO problems with septic. Even our septic man uses The Works. (03/11/2005)
By Beth
RE: Cleaning Ring Out of Toilet
Use Limeaway Toilet bowl cleaner.
Hope this helps! (03/11/2005)
By Linda
RE: Cleaning Ring Out of Toilet
Try a pumice stick. I got mine at Wal-mart for under $2.00 where the toilet cleaning products are located. It removes the most stubborn of stains.
Tori (03/11/2005)
Have you tried "Coca Cola"? Empty one liter, let it stand for a while, and brush as usual. I have also used Tang, let it stand for a good while and brush! (03/12/2005)
By Ana from Miami
RE: Cleaning Ring Out of Toilet
I don't know how bad your ring is but I use plain old baking soda and a non scratch scrubby. That is for my toilet in our cottage, which we only get there every other month or so. (03/19/2005)
Wow, thanks for the pumice stone tip, worked awesome! (06/26/2006)
By Dave
RE: Cleaning Ring Out of Toilet
Pour in two cups of Spirit of Salts, close the toilet and let sit for two hours, then flush. Make sure you ventilate VERY WELL, it will take your breath away, literally! Your hardware store will sell Spirit of Salts. It will also remove grease from your driveway. (06/30/2006)
By Willem
RE: Cleaning Ring Out of Toilet
Spirit of Salts is not the same as epsom salts, it is a DANGEROUS CORROSIVE FLUID containing hydrochloric acid. One is advised to wear protective clothing (I didn't, but rather do as they say and not as I do), and ventilate very well. Even the fumes are toxic and highly dangerous. (07/03/2006)
By Willem
RE: Cleaning Ring Out of Toilet
I use plastic screen pieces and they take off most rings. If they are really bad, use with baking soda. The plastic doesn't scratch the toilet bowl. (10/12/2006)
By sharon
RE: Cleaning Ring Out of Toilet
Plain old baking soda & a scrubber usually do it for me. ;] (02/14/2007)
By Emma
RE: Cleaning Ring Out of Toilet
I tried almost everything on the market, but I couldn't get rid of those ugly rings. I heard pumice stone works well, and I gave it a try. Oh boy, awesome! And it was so easy. (03/23/2007)
By Ileen
RE: Cleaning Ring Out of Toilet
My sister told me about shaws pads. We bought them on the internet. They worked great & still do. (08/06/2007)
By Ed
RE: Cleaning Ring Out of Toilet
Can't go wrong with shaws pads (shawspads.com)
What else do you need? (03/25/2008)
By Jackie
RE: Cleaning Ring Out of Toilet
I used a pumice stone to remove the ring in the toilet and it worked wonderfully. (07/19/2008)
