Does anyone know how to rectify this?

Jaguar_Skills · 15 June 2017 at 11:50AM

We have rust running off the metal part of the bathroom wall and also a build up of I am not sure what between the tiles?

Any advice on how we can stop it/get rid of it/rectify it?

We have tried bleaching and picking it off with a knife etc but seems to just take the mastic off which I don't want to do?

Lorian · 15 June 2017 at 11:53AM

It looks like mould and limescale to me.

Ebe_Scrooge · 15 June 2017 at 11:55AM

I can't quite make it out, but is that standard silicone sealant ? If it is, and bleach is doing no good, then the easiest thing is to remove it and apply fresh sealant - a mould-resistant one designed specifically for bathrooms. It's not diffifcult or expensive to do.

phill99 · 15 June 2017 at 12:15PM

Two things:

The brown/tan coloured stuff IS NOT rust. Sorry to say it's actually your body fat. The oils off of your skin get washed off with soap and for some bizarre reason get attracted to grout. You need to mix bleach with bicarb into a paste. Apply the paste to the discoloured area, leave for a couple of hours then gently scrub with a nail brush while rinsing off.

The black mould is in the silicon. The best thing to do is get it remasticed.

Jaguar_Skills · 15 June 2017 at 2:06PM

Thanks everyone.

Phill I thought your original post was going to be a sarcastic one!

Thanks for the tip. Do you know how much paste to bicarb is required?

Does anyone know how to rectify this?

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