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Toilet Seat Hinges

Pattie1968
Pattie1968 Posts: 62 Forumite
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Hello everyone,

Do you hace any tips for keeping toilet seat hinges clean & rust free. I'm presume i'm getting rusty hinges because my sons not aiming properly.

Cheers

Pattie
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  • culpepper
    culpepper Posts: 4,076 Forumite
    how about vaseline?then when you clean the loo you can just clean off with loo paper and reapply.
  • melancholly
    melancholly Posts: 7,457 Forumite
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    good question! the ones at my OH's place get very nasty whereas at mine there doesn't seem to be a problem!!
    :happyhear
  • thriftlady_2
    thriftlady_2 Posts: 9,128 Forumite
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    I could do with some help on this too (2 sons:rolleyes: )
  • sophiesmum_2
    sophiesmum_2 Posts: 4,965 Forumite
    As a mother of three sons i have always used vaseline or wd40 and then reapplied after cleaning toilet. Never had a problem since.
    sophiesmum
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  • kittykat500
    kittykat500 Posts: 543 Forumite
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    Yes, I'm also the proud mother of two diabolical aimers!! I'm currently trying to tackle the rust problem with vast deposits of vinegar! Does anyone know if I'm doing the right thing? If nothing else, it will shift the limescale deposit I suppose!
  • getcarter
    getcarter Posts: 898 Forumite
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    My toilet hinges have just died and so the lid has fallen off!
  • Pattie1968
    Pattie1968 Posts: 62 Forumite
    Thanks for the replies,

    I'm going to try the vaseline!
  • Penelope_Penguin
    Penelope_Penguin Posts: 17,288 Forumite
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    Hello!

    Anyone know where you can get replacement hinges? My hinges go long before the wooden seat is past it. It seams a shame to dispose of the seat, for the sake of a couple of small bits of metal.

    I'll try the vaseline next time.

    Penny. x
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  • Sarahsaver
    Sarahsaver Posts: 8,390 Forumite
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    They rust because they have iron in them and therefore will oxidise, they are in a damp environment: the bathroom, so it may not be your sons' bad aim;) They will even get wet if you run a bath or shower as the water will condense on them being cold metal.
    Get some that do not include iron, but bare in mind if you get brass ones you will get verdigris instead which is almost as bad as rust. I think mine must be stainless steel as theres no rust on them at all.
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  • foreverskint
    foreverskint Posts: 1,009 Forumite
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    Try some clear nailvarnish after cleaning them thoroughly. That will stop the air getting to the metal and tarnishing.

    As SS say's it's the damp atmosphere that contributes to the problem.
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