How to Clean Stains off an Old Bathtub

Bathtubs attract stains like magnets attract metal. From hard water mineral deposits to body oils and dirt left behind after bathing. Over time these can leave behind stains that are somewhat difficult to remove. Difficult does not mean impossible, unless of course the tub is a very old porcelain or enamel and the stain has become etched into the porcelain.

Lime or Rust or Just Plain Scum

Determining the type of stain that needs to be removed is beneficial in knowing what to clean it with. A brownish-red stain is indicative of rust, while a blue, green, or white stain could indicate lime scale. A filmy ring around the tub or discolored streaks is a sign of soap scum.

Various Methods

There are many different cleaning methods for stains on old bath tubs. Often it may take more than one to get the stain completely out. Although they are cleansers, elbow grease is still necessary to get any stain out. The exception is the CLR cleanser; many stains come off simply with a sponge and a squirt of CLR.

Westley’s Bleche-Wite: A commercial degreaser for tires that works great on bathtub rings. This can be purchased at any auto parts store and some discount stores.
Mr. Clean Eraser: A commercial cleaning tool. The eraser is used to scrub away stains.
Vinegar/Peroxide: Using protective gloves, mix together 4 tablespoons flour, 4 tablespoons white vinegar, and 8 tablespoons peroxide. Apply to stains and allow soaking for several hours. Scrub with a brush and rinse clean.
Wear gloves and use a sponge to clean the bathtub using the hot vinegar.

Salty Lemon: Rust stains can be removed using salt and a lemon. Sprinkle the rust stain with a liberal amount of salt and cover with lemon juice. Allow to sit for several hours or even overnight. Wipe and rinse.
Toothpaste: Spread toothpaste around the ring on the tub and allow to sit for several days. Scrub with a brush and rinse well.
Shampoo: Shampoo specially formulated for oily hair makes a great soap scum remover for the bathtub. Apply directly to the stains and use a sponge to wipe them away.

The second method is to fill the tub with water and bleach and allow it to soak overnight. This method requires more bleach but removes more stains at once with less scrubbing.

Having an older bathtub with what appears to be permanent stains doesn’t necessarily mean calling in a remodeling company. Using elbow grease and some cleansers, either commercially bought or homemade, old bathtubs can be given a new lease on life.

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How Solid Surface Resin is Best to Use for your Bathroom Sink?

Designing a space is like a dream, one can imagine things and bring it out by the means of creativity. Working on designing a space is like a challenge and one that most people enjoy taking up. However, it is important that each area to be designed is understood and evaluated well. If a proper evaluation is done, one may be able to understand better about what materials work best in different environments. As an example, when the design of a toilet is planned, the selection and use of materials should be done in the most efficient manner. The reason for this is that the toilet is the wettest part of the house and due to that, things in the toilet may get spoilt or may look unmaintained. With the use of proper materials, it can be ensured that the toilet remains safe, hygienic and fit to use. The basin in the toilet is the most frequently used area and special attention must be paid to the material being used for the basin. The newest trend is to use solid surface resin for the basin and there are a whole lot of benefits attached with using the new and innovative material for a toilet sink.

      One major reason for the use of the material in toilets sinks is the durability factor. A sink made in solid surface, when compared with one made in ceramic, wins hands down because of its ability to take a lot more weight than the ceramic one. The material is much less brittle and does not pose the risk of quick breakage. The material is also a quick dry one; this means that the sink in the toilet may remain dry more easily than the regular basins, making it more viable for use and more presentable when guests visit. The material is also easy to maintain and gets cleaned much quicker than any other material, making it the first choice for those who give importance to hygiene and cleanliness, especially in a toilet area. The availability of colors and finishes in the solid surface resin material, makes it a natural choice among those who like to experiment with their design and give birth to something innovative.

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Solid surface stone application in everyday live

With the development of production skill, solid surface stone production technology is higher and higher, it becomes an important product in the market. Solid surface stone (also known as "artificial marble") is a new composite material, made fromunpolyester resin, pigment,small amount of initiator, under certain process.with different color pigment, can make the products look like marble. Because of its non-toxic, no radioactive, flame retardancy, non-stick oil, cyan permeability, antibacterial, impact resistance, abrasion resistance,easy maintenance,seamlesslyjoint, arbitrary shape, etc.simplemanufacturing,short production cycle, low cost, widely used in indoor and outdoor decoration.

Such as:
1.countertop
1) ordinarycountertop: ambry mesa, toilet, windowsill, dining tables,business countertop, reception desk, desk, computer table, bar countertop, etc.
2) hospital, laboratory countertop:solid surface stone excellent acid& alkaline resistance, easy to clean, anti-bacteria, and is widely used in hospital and laboratory countertop.

2.commercial decoration
1)building decoration: individuation door, window sill board design.
2)commercial and entertainment decoration:elegant Roman counterfort, smooth bar, harmonious and elegant business countertop.
3)the application of solid surface sanitary: bathtub, personalized, healthy, environmental friendly bathtub, make you enjoy every moment of bath, enjoy the life.
4) kitchen and living room: stain resistant, fire anti-aging, no radiation, resistance to penetration and random bending according to the customer's demand, seamless bonding, etc, to make the solid surface stone to be popularly applied in the kitchen and living room.

Identify acrylic solid surface countertop to ordinary unpolystersolid surface countertop

solid surface countertop is made of ATH, high performance resin and natural pigment by vacuum casting. Solid surface stone’s performance of the product depends on the resin, such as hardness, abrasive resistance, strength, so the resin formula technology and content of auxiliary agentis very important. The non-toxicof solid surface stone depended by the content of pigment, which make sure thatsolid surface stone can direct contact with the food. The acrylic solid surface countertopis high density, without tinny holes, don't hide stains, grease, smooth surface, easy to clean, plasticity, can be designed in different shapes, easy to repair, non-trace, acid&alkaliresistance,impactresistance, anti-foulingresistance,antibacterial,moreenvironment friendly.
Comply with the national sanitation foundation (NSF) standards, can direct contact with food

Tips to identifyacrylic solid surface countertop to ordinary unpolyster solid surface countertop
1. Take a small piece of sample, soaked in boiling water and take them out 3 minutes later,acrylic solid surface stone is no odor, but unpolyster resin solid surface stone is odor.
2. The unpolysterresin solid surface stone contains stone powder, can write words like chalkand continue to friction there will be odor.But acrylic solid surface stone doesn’t.
3. removing the wax on the surface ofacrylic solid surface stone and unpolyster resin solid surface by sanding paper, then drop the soy sauce on the surface, after half an hour, rub away the soy sauce, there is no sauce mark on the surface ofacrylic solid surface stone, and there is remarkable sauce mark on the surface of unpolysterresin solid surface.
4. Taking a piece of sample, cover half of the sample, illuminatingunder the sunshine for 50 minutes, no obvious change ofacrylic solid surface stone, unpolysterresin solid surface stone is  color change.
5. there is snowflake chips in acrylic solid surface stone fabrication, and in unpolyster resin solid surface stone fabrication, there will be acrid odor and powder dust.

It will help you to maintenance the quartz stone countertop

1.do not put high temperature or hot pot on the quartz stone countertop directly, or for a long time. hot pot directly from the stove or oven, microwave oven will damage the quartz stone countertop.
2. avoiding sharp items scratch quartz stone countertop , cutting food or cooking food should be on the chopping block, besides avoiding leaving scaratch, damage on the quartz stone countertop, also can keep better clean sanitation.
3.keep dry :avoiding quartz stone countertopsoak or ponding for a long time, keep it clean and dry.
4.protectedquartz stone countertopfrom corrosive chemicals: in everyday using, avoiding the corrosive chemicals contact with quartz stone countertop, if accidentally contact, rinse immediately with plenty of soap water to clean the quartz stone countertop or consult professionals.

Some tips about acrylic solid surface countertop

1.solid surface stone is a kind of polymer materials, the main contentis the resin,pigment, ATH.
Some cheaper artificial stone on the market, useing calcium carbonate instead of ATH, it looks seems as the ATH one, but more crisp, easy to be broken, when cutting there will be a heavy odour, will affect the health.
2.acrylic solid surface and tips to identify acrylic solid surface.acrylic solid surface is a new material.in fact, acrylic is PMMA, which make the dentures, it is environmental protection, non-toxic and anti-bacteria.acrylic is soft, color is more transparent, so acrylic solid surface feel soft, colorfully. There are pure acrylic solid surface countertopwhich mean the content of acrylic is about 45% .acrylic price is very expensive, so the acrylic solid surface countertop is expensive. How to identify acrylic solid surface countertop, first ,tocheck  the color ,whether it is glossy, glittering or translucent. second,to touch, feeling whether it is smooth soft.third burning, acrylic is flame retardant, does not have a high flame or too much smell. Calcium carbonate can immediately lit, and smellsodour.

Do you know the quartz stone’s performance?

1.scratch resistance, contain quartz about 94%.quartz crystal hardness is only lower than diamond in the natural minerals.Quartz stone hardness is about 7.5 mohs, greater than the kitchen knife shovels, etc, so the quartz stone countertop is hard to be scratched.
2.anti-pollution Quartz stone is dense non-porous composite material made under vacuum conditions, quartz stone countertop is excellent corrosion resistance, daily use liquid substance will not penetrate, long time liquid ponding can be erased by rag.
3, durable: quartz stone had been polishedthrough multi-channel, will not be scratched byshovel and knife, non penetrate, won't yellowing and discoloration, simple and feasible maintenance.
4. anti-flamethe natural quartz crystal is a typical refractory material, its melting point is 1300 degrees, quartz stone is made of 94% quartz crystal, flame retardant, completely will not burn  because of high temperature combustion
5.non-toxic, no radiation Quartz stone is smooth, no scratches stranded, dense non-porous makes the bacteria nowhere to hide, can direct contact with food, it is safe and non-toxic.