Toilet Seat Hinges

Pattie1968

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

culpepper

how about vaseline?then when you clean the loo you can just clean off with loo paper and reapply.

melancholly

good question! the ones at my OH's place get very nasty whereas at mine there doesn't seem to be a problem!!

thriftlady_2

I could do with some help on this too (2 sons:rolleyes: )

sophiesmum_2

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

kittykat500

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

My toilet hinges have just died and so the lid has fallen off!

Pattie1968

Thanks for the replies,

I'm going to try the vaseline!

Penelope_Penguin

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

Sarahsaver

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.

foreverskint

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.