I am looking at a house and the bathtub is nasty! Stains and rust and mildew. How do you get that cleaned?

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I am looking at a house and the bathtub is nasty! Stains and rust and mildew. How do you get that cleaned?

Answer 1

You don't mention if the tub is steel, cast iron, or ABS plastic. In cases of a steel or cast iron tub, you can safely use "Greased Lightening" for the stains, mold, etc. and either CLR or Lime-Away for the rust. Abrasives (such as Comet) as a last resort. Don't use an abrasive cleaner on an ABS plastic tub, however you can use the other 2 products that I mentioned. If the above methods don't work, and the tub is steel or cast iron, the tub can be re-glazed with a new 2-part porcelain coating. There are do-it-yourself kits available, however, this is best left to a company specializing in bathtub refinishing. It's usually not that expensive, and is a good remedy for your situation as opposed to outright replacement.  

Answer 2

Spray it with bleach.  Then rinse it with really hot water.  Then fill the tub with water and a good sized dose of Oxyclean.  Let it soak overnight.  Rinse and be thrilled with your sparkling tub.

Answer 3

Try Brillo Pads they clean rust and pretty much anything you scrub very well Good Luck

Answer 4

CLR is awesome!

Answer 5

I would scrub it the best I could with Comet and either live with it or have it re-coated. I'm told it's only about $200 to do a full sized tub. If you choose to have it re-coated, be sure to ask for how to clean it so that the coating doesn't come off before its time.

Good luck!

Answer 6

Tub liner companies will cover the tub with an all new finish for reasonable pricing otherwise scrub scrub scrub

Answer 7

A product call ZUD will take out any mineral stain from bathtubs ect. It's a powder in a can like any bathroom cleanser.

Answer 8

bleach.

lots of bleach

but u sound like it needs a whole new bathtub ^^

Answer 9

bleach for the mold

comet or ajax for the rust and stains.

If the tub has mildew I would consider getting a new one. It may just have lost all it's protective coating.

Answer 10

It sounds like an old iron tube that has been enameled inside of a huge oven, not unlike a kiln for taking pottery through it's various stages of bisque and the glazing process. It's pretty much like a car body- at least the first 1/8' or so. Just bondo the bad spots and have it specially painted through an epoxy process of applied ,powder coating, kind of a process. You gotta google tile painting, or something-that's your best resort. Otherwise it will offend the eyes for many years to come, if its' really bad, which I generally tend to assume things are.