Get rid of those awful toilet bowl stains without scrubbing. Check out how to clean toilet stains like a pro and get your toilet clean again. Remove hard water stains from toilet easily with this simple trick!
As a teenager, some of my son's responsibilities included cleaning and picking up his room and his bathroom. This works great for me so I have less to clean.
The problem came the other day when I went into his bathroom.
He was keeping the bathroom picked up, but not cleaned. I don't even want to guess the last time the toilet was scrubbed.
The toilet was dirty and had hard water stains in the bowl too.
Luckily, I have an easy way to remove limescale and hard water stains from the toilet bowl without a bunch of scrubbing.
How To Remove Hard Water Stains From Toilet
Want to get rid of those awful stains? Don't scrub all day with a pumice stone. Check out this easy way of how to clean toilet stains like a pro.
Why This Works?
- Hard water stains are the build-up of minerals in your water. When the water sits in your toilet it slowly allows the minerals to form.
- Vinegar is a natural acid that will break down and dissolve the minerals.
Items Needed To Clean The Mineral Build-Up From Toilet Bowls
You will need a few things to clean toilet bowl stains without scrubbing.
- vinegar (just regular white vinegar works great!)
- paper towels
- rubber gloves (I picked mine up on Amazon)
Cleaning The Toilet Bowl
I always recommend starting with a clean toilet bowl. It's a gross enough job. At least knowing your bowl is clean helps.
Next, you will need to get the water out of the bowl. The water dilutes any of the chemicals that you put in the toilet.
Step 1: Use a toilet plunger and plunge until all or most of the water has left the bowl.
Note: You will want to make sure the water is below where your hard water stains are.
Step 2: Dry the inside of the toilet bowl where the stains are.
Step 3: Take a paper towel and get it wet with vinegar. You will want it saturated with the vinegar.
Note: I like to use rubber gloves for this part because it's kind of gross. You can head over here to Amazon to pick up a box of rubber gloves for cheap.
Step 4: Take the vinegar-soaked paper towel and place it up against the stains in the toilet bowl.
Step 5: Let the paper towels soak against the stains for at least two hours.
Tip: I have found the worse the stains the longer the paper towels need to be in the bowl. You can let them sit overnight if the stains are really bad.
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Step 6: After at least 2 hours pull up the paper towels and check to see if the stains are gone.
Step 7: When the stains are gone just remove all of the paper towels and throw them away. Then flush the toilet to wash away any remaining vinegar.
I love this method because not only do I not have to scrub but I also don't risk scratching my toilet bowl. It's a win-win!
You no longer have to wonder how to clean toilet stains! You can easily get rid of those ugly stains in your toilet with just a few minutes of your time.
Love this way of cleaning toilet stains? You can see a similar tip on the no-scrub way to clean your shower door using paper towels and vinegar!
Carol Higgins says
I need to know how to clean a very old bathtub ring. It was here when I moved in 24 years ago and I have tried every commercial product and every DIY solution, including straight ammonia and nothing will move this ring. Any suggestions from anyone?
Bev turner says
Kerosene on a soft towel or face washer,does not have to be soaking wet.
Use each time water mark shows up,so easy!
Tony says
The easy way to empty the bowl is to use about a half a meter of sturdy toilet paper or wipes , hold one end on the water line and flush which sends the product around the s bend then let go the capillary action drains the bowl down to the last drop its best to do it last thing at night .
I hope this helps all you ladies that don't like the grose job of cleaning toilets.
Dee says
I keep a spray bottle with white vinegar and some blue Dawn with water. After the toilet is clean if you use this regularly it keeps it sparkling.
Julie says
I will have to try that sometime thanks!
Jenny says
Do you have any tips for stain removal on the bottom of the toilet seat? Mine are hideous
Julie says
Have you tried a Clorox bleach pen on them? The gel might cling to the seat better to give the bleach more time to set in. Or you could try a paper towel soaked in bleach. I will see if I can find any stains on my toilet seat to experiment on.
Bev t says
Buy a new one,that isthe cheapest part to replace!
Suzanna says
Just use good old fashion bleach, it works every time no mess no using your hands
Stacy Shipman says
Crazy question but does it matter what kind of vinegar you use? I have apple cider vinegar and thought I would use it. Just checking and thank you so much for your tips! Love the oven cleaning with baking sofa!
Thanks,
Stacy
Darlene says
I clean houses and the product I use which is no fuss no muss is The Works for bath and toilets. It cuts rust and yuck almost instantly. I caution you not to breathe it in tho because it is caustic.
Julie says
I will have to try that. Thanks!
Julie @ Logger's Wife says
Another way to empty the toilet: turn off the water to the toilet at the back where the water supply comes to the toilet. Flush then flush again. Then it also empties the water out of the tank so you can clean back there if need be. Our well ran dry this summer then started pulling mud. All that mud going through the line to the toilet settled into the the tank. It was pretty gross. The random things you learn....;) #ThriftyThursday
Lindsey Mozgai says
It's funny. My fiance and I ran into this same issue lol. He was responsible for the bathroom, but was not really keeping it "clean", Finally, I told him are you even using cleaners? He admitted that he had ONLY ever used water! WATER! Needless to say after a year of "cleaning" there were many stains to work through.
Julie says
Ha ha! My husband recently asked where the cleaning closet was! Good thing they have us, right?
Lindsey Mozgai says
Exactly.
Jhc says
An easy way to lower the water in toilet before you clean it -- fill the bathroom wastebasket ( use the tub faucet if basket doesn't fit in the sink) and dump it in the toilet. Then wipe the basket with paper towel and cleaner of choice....now it's clean too.
Julie says
Thanks for the tip! I will try that next time.