If you live in an area with hard water, you will most likely experience the mineral stains on your toilet bowl. It’s a very common problem that, of course, makes your toilet look so gross. The stains, unfortunately, are kinda hard to remove in which a single toilet brush is not enough to cast them away.
Some easy home supplies can actually deal with the problem easily. You can clean the mineral stains all by yourself without costing you a lot.
Below, we share with you a complete tutorial on How to Remove Mineral Stains from Toilet that you can follow easily.
How to Remove Mineral Stains from Toilet
Mixture of Vinegar and Baking Soda
For you who are familiar with the DIY home cleaning, the mixture of vinegar and baking soda is always at the top of the list. They are very powerful DIY cleaners that are also good to remove the mineral stains from your toilet.
Here’s what you can do:
- Prepare a cup of vinegar and pour it over the bowl. Use a toilet brush to cover the entire bowl.
- Sprinkle a cup of baking soda into the surface of the bowl which is covered with vinegar then add another cup of vinegar.
- Let the materials work for around 10 minutes and you will see the fizzing reaction.
- Brush the surface of your toilet bowls with a brush until the materials are removed.
- If you find some hard stains around, repeat the step and use a stiffer brush to clean them up.
Using soda
With this step, you can use cola to remove the mineral stains. It surprisingly can help to clean the stubborn stain around.
Here’s what you can do:
- Flush the toilet to empty the bowl or turn the water off.
- Once it’s empty, pour the cola until it almost fills the bowl.
- Let it sit overnight to maximally clean up the stains.
- Flush the soda and brush the toilet bowl using a stiff brush.
(Read also: How to Have a Dust-free Home | DIY Home Cleaning Guide)
Using borax paste
For a toilet bowl with severe mineral stains, you can use a borax paste to deal with the problem.
Here’s what you can do:
- Empty the bowl by shutting off the water until it’s completely drained out. Make sure that the stains are dry and not covered with water.
- Prepare a plastic container, and mix 1/2 cup of borax with vinegar until you get a paste consistency.
- Cover your toilet bowl with the paste immediately before it gets dry. You have to make sure that the bowl is ready to clean so you can use the paste as soon as possible.
- Let it sit for around 20 minutes.
- Remove the paste using a stiff brush and brush the stains away.
There’s also another way to use the mixture of borax and vinegar to clean your toilet bowl:
- Pour 2/4 cup of borax into the toilet bowl and spread it around using a toilet brush.
- Pour a cup of vinegar into the covered bowl and let it sit for around 20 minutes.
- Remove the stains using a toilet brush.
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