Orange B-Gone

I'm not gonna hide it. We have rusty water. Bad. You might remember from a previous post that my shower was horribly orange from months (maybe years) of build-up. I'm not sure the landlords even tried to clean it up before we moved in.

I finally tackled the bathroom today and am happy to say that I found a rust remover that works. The toilet and sink are crystal clean & white again! The shower still needs a lot of scrubbing. It might even take 2 whole bottles.

If you have rust stains, I highly recommend you go out and get yourself some Whink Rust Stain Remover (maybe I should get a discount for this free ad? *wink wink*). Just remember to wear rubber gloves as the directions say. I don't have any, so I just tried to be careful & not get it on my skin. A little bit splashed onto the back of my hand and that stuff BURNS. I mean really, REALLY burns. It will have you hopping on your toes toward the nearest source of water to rinse off (I'm now laughing & imagining how silly I looked). So, definitely follow the directions & use rubber gloves.

Just to show you how instantaneous the reaction is, this is my shower after I squirted the stain remover on the shower walls (cell phone pic). I hadn't even started rinsing or scrubbing yet.



As I type this, my house is getting pelted with ice falling from the neighbor's tree. In April. And it's really annoying. Clink... CLUNK... tink tink tink.... CRASH.