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Vargatron posted:The bottom of my tub is stained from the previous tenants and I don't know what I can do to clean it. Before you buy a bunch of harsh chemicals I'd recommend trying those "magic erasers". I know you can get the Mr. Clean brand but theres also probably a store brand version that's a bit cheaper depending on where you go. You just get them wet, use some elbow grease and they do wonders. I use them to get hard water stains off my fiberglass shower insert and they work great.
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Vargatron, I can't remember the name of the product I use but my tub was equally as stained and horrible when my now-wife moved in. I went to the cleaning aisle of the local big box home improvement store and read the contents and warning blurbs on every bottle of tub cleaner till I found the one with the nastiest, most exotic sounding organic/fatty acids and the heartiest warnings on it, then applied it enthusiastically, draped rags (note: ones I didn't expect to keep after) over it to keep it from all running down the drain, left it for about 5 minutes and scrubbed the gently caress out of it with gloves. A few repetitions of that and the tub looked drat near brand new after.Kelp Me! posted:I stayed in a hotel in Shenzhen years ago that had a pretty dope bathroom:
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Sirotan posted:Before you buy a bunch of harsh chemicals I'd recommend trying those "magic erasers". I know you can get the Mr. Clean brand but theres also probably a store brand version that's a bit cheaper depending on where you go. $5 for 100 on AliExpress. Keep in mind that it is abrasive. I'm not sure what the cutoff is for how hard something needs to be for that not to be an issue.
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Toast Museum posted:$5 for 100 on AliExpress. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohs_scale_of_mineral_hardness melamine foam is in the 3-4 range.
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Stultus Maximus posted:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohs_scale_of_mineral_hardness My uncertainty had more to do with the surfaces it might get rubbed on, since different materials are ranked on different hardness scales that don't relate to each other.
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Toast Museum posted:My uncertainty had more to do with the surfaces it might get rubbed on, since different materials are ranked on different hardness scales that don't relate to each other. Yeah it might be good to test it on a small surface first if you're worried, but I've used it on fiberglass, porcelain tile, a ceramic bathtub, and the enameled surface of a stove. I've also used it very sparingly on my car where other people have been assholes and transferred paint from their doors. Never did any damage to the original surface of any of those things, and took the grime off like, well, ~magic~.
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Sirotan posted:Yeah it might be good to test it on a small surface first if you're worried, but I've used it on fiberglass, porcelain tile, a ceramic bathtub, and the enameled surface of a stove. I've also used it very sparingly on my car where other people have been assholes and transferred paint from their doors. Never did any damage to the original surface of any of those things, and took the grime off like, well, ~magic~. Also used it on ground in dust on an un-primed window frame, and it was the only thing that worked. I got my entire deposit back, and my landlord begged me for cleaning tips, because he'd never had any luck getting crap off the frames he forgot to paint in other units. Magic Erasers are absolutely truth in advertising.
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Toast Museum posted:My uncertainty had more to do with the surfaces it might get rubbed on, since different materials are ranked on different hardness scales that don't relate to each other. For example faces. And children's faces. Don't wash faces with magic erasers. http://counton2.com/2016/05/20/nc-dad-says-his-sons-face-was-rubbed-raw-at-daycare/ http://www.topix.com/forum/city/jacksonville-fl/THNM5SGEJM4JOE7K5 https://www.reddit.com/r/tifu/comments/2njlmz/tifu_by_washing_my_face_with_a_mr_clean_magic/ It just keeps happening. 
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magic erasers are so incredible... unless you try to get marks off of a painted wall. it'll either wear off the paint or it'll clean the area so thoroughly that you've gotta scrub the entire wall or repaint.
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While we're posting about bathroom poo poo, the lovely cheap bathmats that were previously in my bathroom apparently melted to the floor at some point and now there's gunk stuck to the tile. I tried scraping it off but no go. How the gently caress do I remove this crap.
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Reene posted:While we're posting about bathroom poo poo, the lovely cheap bathmats that were previously in my bathroom apparently melted to the floor at some point and now there's gunk stuck to the tile. I tried scraping it off but no go. How the gently caress do I remove this crap. I've had that happen! It sucks. What kind of floor do you have? You have more options if it's not linoleum. You're going to want a spray bottle filled with hot water, a plastic scraper, and some goo gone. If you do have linoleum floors you'll have to work fast so the goo gone doesn't eat the floor's finish, but you'll be ok. Spray the latex bits with hot water to soften them up a bit - you could also try getting a towel wet and laying it over where the rug was to do a longer soak. Once the latex is softened, put a few drops of goo gone on the edge of a piece and go at it with the scraper. This will suck and take forever, but as long as you don't scrape too hard your floor will be fine. Edit: If you don't have linoleum you can also try heating up the latex with a blow dryer. Tiny Brontosaurus fucked around with this message at 06:04 on May 9, 2017 |
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Speaking of lovely bathrooms, my parents' condo basement bathroom has a slanted floor. Not on purpose. Somehow, the concrete didn't find its level and the pipe for the toilet sticks up ridiculously high. To compensate, the builders filled the gap with a good solid inch of caulk. It's the worst toilet, can't even flush its own water sometimes, but my parents can't replace the loving thing because they'd have to chisel it out, take out everything in the bathroom, and have someone come in and level the concrete. They're Crazy Contractor People (the inside of their condo is unrecognizable from what it was 17 years ago; people in the association find excuses to invite themselves over to get reno ideas), but even that is a bridge too far. Still better than the last house I lived in, which was built by a rapist with Hep C who liked to poo poo in every toilet and not flush.
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DirtRoadJunglist posted:Speaking of lovely bathrooms, my parents' condo basement bathroom has a slanted floor. Not on purpose. Somehow, the concrete didn't find its level and the pipe for the toilet sticks up ridiculously high. To compensate, the builders filled the gap with a good solid inch of caulk. It's the worst toilet, can't even flush its own water sometimes, but my parents can't replace the loving thing because they'd have to chisel it out, take out everything in the bathroom, and have someone come in and level the concrete. They're Crazy Contractor People (the inside of their condo is unrecognizable from what it was 17 years ago; people in the association find excuses to invite themselves over to get reno ideas), but even that is a bridge too far. Chiseling out that floor would be totally worth it to install a tub inset 2 inches into the floor though. Then they could put rocks around it. Contemporary as gently caress.
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Reene posted:While we're posting about bathroom poo poo, the lovely cheap bathmats that were previously in my bathroom apparently melted to the floor at some point and now there's gunk stuck to the tile. I tried scraping it off but no go. How the gently caress do I remove this crap. SuperClean. Just spray that poo poo on thick, leave the room with the fan on, come back some hours later and go at it with a plastic scraper/spatula and or a non-steel scrub pad.
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DirtRoadJunglist posted:Speaking of lovely bathrooms, my parents' condo basement bathroom has a slanted floor. Not on purpose. Somehow, the concrete didn't find its level and the pipe for the toilet sticks up ridiculously high. To compensate, the builders filled the gap with a good solid inch of caulk. It's the worst toilet, can't even flush its own water sometimes, but my parents can't replace the loving thing because they'd have to chisel it out, take out everything in the bathroom, and have someone come in and level the concrete. They're Crazy Contractor People (the inside of their condo is unrecognizable from what it was 17 years ago; people in the association find excuses to invite themselves over to get reno ideas), but even that is a bridge too far. My parents rented a house while theirs was getting rebuilt after hurricane Sandy. This house had one corner sink a small amount. Somehow it didn't cause much in the way of cracking; maybe it was actually built off level. But there was just a subtle wrongness to the entire place. When I got up in the middle of the night to take a leak, I ended up hurtling towards the corner of the room when I tried to walk. Not fun, 0/10, would not recommend.
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DirtRoadJunglist posted:Speaking of lovely bathrooms, my parents' condo basement bathroom has a slanted floor. Not on purpose. Somehow, the concrete didn't find its level and the pipe for the toilet sticks up ridiculously high. To compensate, the builders filled the gap with a good solid inch of caulk. It's the worst toilet, can't even flush its own water sometimes, but my parents can't replace the loving thing because they'd have to chisel it out, take out everything in the bathroom, and have someone come in and level the concrete. They're Crazy Contractor People (the inside of their condo is unrecognizable from what it was 17 years ago; people in the association find excuses to invite themselves over to get reno ideas), but even that is a bridge too far. They have a bare concrete floor in the bathroom?
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FogHelmut posted:They have a bare concrete floor in the bathroom? Nah, but there's only a layer of linoleum over it. The rest of the basement is carpet, laminate, or painted bare concrete for the pump room and wood shop.
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  The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > DIY & Hobbies > Complete bathroom overhaul - Only water, gently rub
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Some old tubs won't get clean without Ajax and a rough sponge on a plastic D handle. Really lean onto that D handle. Should not be a problem since we are all 300lbs.
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DirtRoadJunglist posted:Nah, but there's only a layer of linoleum over it. The rest of the basement is carpet, laminate, or painted bare concrete for the pump room and wood shop. Just lay some tile and level out the floor with extra mortar?
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I have the orginal 1960 cast iron tub in good shape but obviously the bottom of the tub is a little dingy, it is the original finish, is Ajax safe for this? Or something else?
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New interior design thread is here
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The Gardenator posted:Some old tubs won't get clean without Ajax and a rough sponge on a plastic D handle. Really lean onto that D handle. Should not be a problem since we are all 300lbs. What if I'm skinny-fat? 
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everdave posted:I have the orginal 1960 cast iron tub in good shape but obviously the bottom of the tub is a little dingy, it is the original finish, is Ajax safe for this? Or something else? You should be fine, but if you're worried, try a milder abrasive like baking soda or coarse salt and a lot of elbow grease first.
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So, catching up with the thread, how's our b....Oh my stars. I see.
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FogHelmut posted:Just lay some tile and level out the floor with extra mortar? That'd be my solution. I think my dad wants to re-pour the floor for some reason, but I don't think it's something that couldn't be fixed with some judicious mortar application during tiling.
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Tiny Brontosaurus posted:New interior design thread is here Bless you.
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Tiny Brontosaurus posted:You should be fine, but if you're worried, try a milder abrasive like baking soda or coarse salt and a lot of elbow grease first. Or borax. Stuff works wonders.
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This turned into the opposite of a Goonlair thread, a bunch of goons posting perfectly reasonable and well kept bathrooms in response to the big stinky dump of a disaster plopped down by the OP lmao
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Pirateparty posted:This turned into the opposite of a Goonlair thread, a bunch of goons posting perfectly reasonable and well kept bathrooms in response to the big stinky dump of a disaster plopped down by the OP lmao Honestly the next phase of this thread is to fall through to posts of kitchens.
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everdave posted:I have the orginal 1960 cast iron tub in good shape but obviously the bottom of the tub is a little dingy, it is the original finish, is Ajax safe for this? Or something else? Do you mean a 60's cast iron tub covered in porcelain? Cause that's what i have. Except it's forming erosion channels from the decades of water run off, presumably from some kind of cleaner residue as well. If you ever damage the thing, marine epoxy works great to replace any cracked porcelain. At least I am assuming it's working great, I'll find out when I finally remodel my bathroom. Vargatron posted:What if I'm skinny-fat? Get another skinny to sit on top of the cleaning person.
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Lime Tonics posted:Check it out, coffin bathtub. and yet isn't sitting in a gravel pit and looks reasonably cleanable
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If my bathroom looked out onto the street I'd probably have frosted glass, at least the bottom half.
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Lime Tonics posted:Check it out, coffin bathtub. I'm not sure what it is but every single element in that photo looks photoshopped in
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Kelp Me! posted:I'm not sure what it is but every single element in that photo looks photoshopped in Excessive HDR, it's a plague within the real estate photography industry.
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 A bathroom remodel is definitely not a joke, and I have no intention of making light of it. And it can be a tough and emotional thing for I-beams to go through, speaking from personal experience. And I know that it's often much harder on the  than on the man. However, I also know that it doesn't necessarily turn you into a sad, builder-grade sack of tears for the rest of your life. Your studs can move past it, and heal.
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