How To Remove Stains From Toilet? Stains on your toilet bowl can be very baffling not only to your guests but to you also. After cleaning all the other areas of your toilet, stubborn stains may remain and make your bathroom look untidy.

Porcelain material that most toilet manufacturers use to make toilet bowls is prone to blemishes. We rely on rainwater for much of our domestic work, including cleaning. As the rain passes through rocks, it collects minerals and turns to hard water.

Hard water cause stains due to the mineral contents in it. It would help if you did due diligence before you decide to remove stains from your toilet. Some of the following ideas come in handy in stain removal.

1. Read Manufacturers Advice

To avoid discoloringthe toilet in the process of removing stains, read the manufacturer’s instructions label. The label will guide you on which chemicals to use and which to avoid. To be precise, you can contact the manufacturer online or through the phone.

Contacting your toilet manufacturer will guarantee your safety in terms of chemical use while removing toilet stains.

2. Determine Cause Of Stains

Hard water, mildew, and mold are some causes of toilet stains. We need to determine the cause of stain before commencing cleaning.

• Mildew – Primarily mildew starts as a whitish precipitate on the toilet bowl or tank and later turn yellowish.

• Hard water – Hard water stains come in various color rings inside the toilet bowl, where water remains after flashing. The collars may be white, brown, pink, or reddish.

• Mold – These stains can occur at various places of the toilet bowls in multiple colors like grey, black, white, and yellow.

Removing Hard Water Stains From Toilet

I highly encourage using homemade concoctions to remove hard water stains instead of chemicals. Some of the locally available hard water removal remedies are as follows.

• Pumice Stone

You can locally purchase a pumice stone cheaply if you do not have one, it usually has a stick handle. Soak the pumice stone for ten to fifteen minutes in water and then use it to scrub the stains.

• Dryer Sheets

You can also use old dryer sheets to clean and remove hard water stains. You are lucky if you have used dryer sheets because they are more efficient than new sheets.

• Steel Wool/Sandpaper

You can also use steel wool or sandpaper to scrub away hard water stains. The most suitable grade of steel wool is 0000 due to its fineness. You will need both fine and medium grain sandpaper.

Most people do not like sandpaper because you come into close contact with the stains. Let us have a look at the sandpapering process.

• 1. Start with the medium-grain sandpaper to gently scrub the toilet bowl, not to damage or discolor the bowl.

• 2. Scrub a second round now using the fine sandpaper

• 3. Finally, flush the toilet with a lot of water and repeat if you still see the stains.

Removing Mold Stains From Toilets

Mold can be a health hazard in your toilet if it stays there for a long time. Several ways will help you get rid of mold before it builds up more in your bathroom. Chemical-free stain removal remedies are environmentally friendly as well as your health.

However, you will not be able to get rid of all stains using natural remedies. Some useful tricks for the control of mold stains and not necessarily natural are;

• Tea tree oil – ten drops of tea tree oil will be useful for stain removal. Add the ten drops to a bottle of water and spray it to the toilet bowl and scrub the stains.

• Bleach – you can apply a quarter cup of ordinary bleach to your toilet bowl and clean with a toilet brush.

• White vinegar – adding half a cup of white vinegar to the toilet bowl and using a toilet brush to scrub mold. Step by step, White wine vinegar stain removal.

1. Start by pouring concentrated vinegar on the toilet bowl sides

2. Leave the vinegar to act on the stains for a period of three to four hours

3. After about three hours, scrub the toilet bowl thoroughly using a toilet brush.

4. Flush your toilet bowl thoroughly and repeat the process if there are visible stains.

How To Remove Stains From Toilet? – Conclusion

You may realize some stubborn stains that do not go away even after all these procedures. At this juncture, I would advise you to check your pipes and water storage for the presence of other chemicals.

You can only get off stains once you know their cause. Take much time to study the origin of stain before trying to remove the stains from the toilets.