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Phantom returning stains on my old enameled iron bath tub

The Works Tub & Shower Cleaner
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It started with brown stains all over my tub that started while our well was having trouble and silt had settled in the bottom of the tub. I cleaned it with Comet ⇦ on eBay or Amazon [affil link] . A few days later it came back. This kept happening so I used stronger and stronger chemicals. The stains kept coming back and seemed to 'grow' up the sides of the tub. I tried The Works and the stains turned black when they returned. Now I can't get them off at all and my tub looks ruined. Is there a way to restore the enamel and get rid of these stains? I'm desperate and can't replace the tub.

Mary LeMond
self - Horse Creek, Wyoming
2005

A. I would suggest going to Home depot or a Lowe's. They make a sink and tub refinisher, that works great. 00 steel wool ⇦ on eBay or Amazon [affil link] and trisodium phosphate ⇦ on eBay or Amazon [affil link] is all you need for prep. Good luck.

Trent J. Fischer
- Appleton,Wisconsin

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A. Hi Mary. Hydrogen Peroxide will remove the rust (see thread 8229, "Removing a stain from a bath tub. Hydrogen Peroxide is the answer!"), but whether that will render the finish of the tub pleasing enough to you is hard to say. Good luck.

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