minnie Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Is there a product I can buy to deal with particularly stubborn limescale on bathroom sinks, toilets and shower trays; also surrounding tiles? I'm sure that there must be some effective product out there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Vinegar, 0.33€/li at supermarkets.http://www.vinegartips.com/Scripts/pageViewSec.asp?id=7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernice Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Viakal is very good - you can buy it in most of the supermarkets.Bernice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinabee Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 [quote user="Bernice"]Viakal is very good - you can buy it in most of the supermarkets.Bernice[/quote]Agree - but test it first if you are using it near chrome taps (it can discolour them a bit). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 [quote user="tinabee"][quote user="Bernice"]Viakal is very good - you can buy it in most of the supermarkets.Bernice[/quote]Agree - but test it first if you are using it near chrome taps (it can discolour them a bit).[/quote]Viakal - Do not use on: Enamel baths. Inside plastic kettles. Gold plated fittings. Marble and natural stones. Silver. Worn, damaged or cracked surfaces. Hot surfaces. Appliances.....Use vinegar - cheap, efficient, fosse friendly and does no harm to your appliaces! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loiseau Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Viakal partially dissolved the black ?rubber gaskets between the bottom of the mixer tap and the bath. Result, immovable grey streaks down the taps end of the bath. Grrrrrr.Angela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyh4 Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 [quote user="Jay"]Use vinegar - cheap, efficient, fosse friendly and does no harm to your appliaces![/quote] Even vinegar is not good on marble and limestone tiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachapapa Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 [quote user="andyh4"] [quote user="Jay"]Use vinegar - cheap, efficient, fosse friendly and does no harm to your appliaces![/quote] Even vinegar is not good on marble and limestone tiles.[/quote]Geologically speaking, they are limescale from an earlier generation.[;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyh4 Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Indeed they are - whch is why limescale remover rarely leaves them unaffected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Riff-Raff Element Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 [quote user="minnie"]Is there a product I can buy to deal with particularly stubborn limescale on bathroom sinks, toilets and shower trays; also surrounding tiles? I'm sure that there must be some effective product out there![/quote]Mix the pH minus power that is used in swimming pools with wallpaper paste to make a nice thick gel and and paint it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 A pumice stone can help.... In absolute extremis only, spirit of salts - never ever mix it with anything else, wear thick rubber gloves and make sure there is plenty of ventilation - try everything else first !Might not be fosse friendly either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarkkent Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 [quote user="Russethouse"] In absolute extremis only, spirit of salts [/quote] Why don't you use its proper name - hydrochloric acid? Then people would know what they were dealing with ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Because my bottle had 'Spirit of Salts' on the label [;-) I bought in an old fashioned hardware/ironmonger store, perhaps that made a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarkkent Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Thank you for that piece of information. It surprises me that in our Health and Safety conscious world that such Victorian labelling is still permitted. You're precautions are absolutely necessary.(I am in deepest France at the moment with only dial-up to access the internet. Any reply to any post is subject to extreme delay! The alternative is go down to Macdonalds and sit in the car park. In this weather? Not on your Nellie!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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