Stains in sink and bath

oxfordmark

Hello

We installed a new sink and bath around 18 months ago, around a year after we noticed what appears to be water stains on the sink (where the water first contacts the sink) and around the plug in both the sink and bath.

It looks really unsightly, can anyone recommend anything to remove it? Ive tried soapy water.

I attach a photo for the problem:

Gordon_Hose

Bleach?

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Hedgehog99

As long as the bath is plastic (not enamel), a limescale remover or bathroom cleaner spray should sort that out. Spray on when stain is dry & leave for a few mins before using a non-scratch plastic bristle brush. Try Ecover's limescale remover spray or Bathroom Cleaner Spray or Cillit Bang's grime & Lime.

peachyprice

It's limescale, does your tap drip a bit?

Anything like Harpic will get rid, just squirt it on and leave for about 10 mins. Bleach will lessen it, but not as well.

oxfordmark

Hedgehog99 wrote: »

As long as the bath is plastic (not enamel), a limescale remover or bathroom cleaner spray should sort that out. Spray on when stain is dry & leave for a few mins before using a non-scratch plastic bristle brush. Try Ecover's limescale remover spray or Bathroom Cleaner Spray or Cillit Bang's grime & Lime.

The sink is ceremic

peachyprice wrote: »

It's limescale, does your tap drip a bit?

Anything like Harpic will get rid, just squirt it on and leave for about 10 mins. Bleach will lessen it, but not as well.

Hello

The sink tap doesnt. The bath tap sometimes does after a shower.

arbrighton

Presumably from your username, you're based in oxford, where the water is pretty hard so it will be limescale. Wipe over it with vinegar, or leave a cloth soaked in vinegar on it

trailingspouse

The only thing I've found that works for ceramic sinks is biological washing powder. Put the plug in, sprinkle powder liberally around the sink, then pour in a kettle full of boiling water. Leave for at least an hour, then rinse.

Cif, washing up liquid, and other 'normal' cleaners don't seem to come near it.

Hoploz

Viakal or Lime Light

Hedgehog99

oxfordmark wrote: »

The sink is ceremic

Ceramic is fine - it's enamel (e.g. the old-style white baths that are enamelled metal instead of fibreglass) that you have to be very careful about which cleaning products you use.