REALLY Stubborn limescale!

recovering_spendaholic

I have been using OS cleaning products and ideas for a few weeks now and am loving them, but I have a problem with extremely stubborn limescale under the rim of the toilet. Even mega powerful chemical stuff won't shift it completely. I need something which won't just drip down, but will adhere, like a paste, so that I can leave it on to work for a while. Has anyone got any ideas?

comping_cat

Have you tried a paste of vinegar and bicarb? that might help, as vinegar will remove limescale from taps, and the bicarb will help make it a paste, and give it an extra umpf!!!!

calleyw

recovering_spendaholic wrote:

I have been using OS cleaning products and ideas for a few weeks now and am loving them, but I have a problem with extremely stubborn limescale under the rim of the toilet. Even mega powerful chemical stuff won't shift it completely. I need something which won't just drip down, but will adhere, like a paste, so that I can leave it on to work for a while. Has anyone got any ideas?

Bicarb and vinegar in a paste. Worth a try.


Yours


Calley

Bossyboots

calleyw wrote:

Bicarb and vinegar in a paste. Worth a try.


Yours


Calley

Definitely worth a try. It works like a dream. You might have to persevere but believe me, having cleaned three skanky toilets in rental flats for my son, this will work.

Katgoddess

I read somewhere on here about someone who soaked toilet roll in vinegar and stuck it to the side of the toilet and left overnight. Kitchen roll would probably be easier to manage as it is larger.

Sarahsaver

Not very OS but i got some Cillit BANG (flippin silly name eh?) reduced in wilko's and by eck it works!

Chipps

I was going to suggest the "stuff vinegar-soaked kitchen towel" method. It works around taps etc, so should work there.. although if anyone wants to use the loo in the night it might be a problem!!!!
Vinegar is brilliant for just eating away limescale. Great stuff!

mossy

I tried cillit bang stuff but it couldn't shift the limescale on my bathroom taps so I'll give the vinegar paste a go.

recovering_spendaholic

Thanks for all your replies. :T I have read about people using white or distilled vinegar for cleaning - is that what you all use?

comping_cat

recovering_spendaholic wrote:

Thanks for all your replies. :T I have read about people using white or distilled vinegar for cleaning - is that what you all use?

Yes, i use the white distilled vinegar, but i do know lots of people do use normal malt vinegar without any staining!!!! I will prob use that (as it is cheaper) once ive used all my clear stuff!!!!!

Bossyboots

catowen wrote:

Yes, i use the white distilled vinegar, but i do know lots of people do use normal malt vinegar without any staining!!!! I will prob use that (as it is cheaper) once ive used all my clear stuff!!!!!

Don't use the brown vinegar on carpets. Otherwise, it is fine for everyday cleaning including in the whites wash in the washing machine.