Rust can form owning to many factors. Most usually, it is caused by iron deposits. This happens often when you’re using well water, or hard water. And unlike all other kinds of stains, rust seems to dig into the porcelain and it’s more difficult to remove. It’s not impossible, however.
For cleaning rust from a porcelain toilet, you need a pumice stick, some water, a pair of rubber gloves and a lot of effort.
1. Put on the rubber gloves. It’s optional, but you will be cleaning the toilet, after all. I’m sure you don’t want your hands covered in toilet germs.
2. Dampen the pumice stick in some water.
3. Rub the stained areas with it.
4. When the rust is gone, rinse the area.
You can also use chemicals.
You will need some ZUD or The Works, a scouring pad or a toilet brush, and a pair of rubber gloves.
1. Once again, the rubber gloves are strongly advisable, especially when you’re using chemicals.
2. Apply the cleaner of your choice around the basin.
3. Leave it for 5 minutes.
4. Scrub the stains with the toilet brush or with the scouring pad.
5. Add some more cleaner on the exposed areas.
6. Leave it again, this time for an hour-hour and a half.
7. Scrub the stains once again.
8. Simply flush the toilet to rinse.
You can try cleaning the rust with some citric acid.
You will need some citric acid powder and a toilet brush.
1. Drain all the water from the toilet, but don’t dry it out.
2. Sprinkle the stains with some citric acid powder. If you don’t have any, try using drink mixes that have some – for example, powdered lemonade.
3. Leave it like that for at least 30 minutes. If you can, leave it for 12 hours.
4. Scrub the stains with the toilet brush.
5. Turn on the water and wait until the basin is refilled.
6. Simply flush the toilet to rinse it.
If the rust stains have been there for a long, long time, then you probably won’t be able to remove them, as they have etched themselves in the porcelain.
“The works” contains acid and if you have a septic system, don’t use it.
Another thing you can use to remove rust from the toilet is a mix of lemon juice and salt or lemon juice and comet.