Bath Stains
Dear Aunt Daisy, In The Listener dated January 21, under the signature M.S.R., Napier, appeared a letter dealing with the removal of bath stains by means of lemon juice. It is not generally known that lemon juice can readily damage the glaze of enamel, unless this be of an acid-resist-ing kind. As the enamel on, almost all baths installed in residences is not acidresisting, the use of such a drastic cleaner as lemon juice is most inadvisable. On the market there are many suitable cleaners specially prepared for the purpose; but if such cleaners are not effective on persistent stains, and lemon juice is tried, this should not be left in contact with the glaze of the bath for more than a few minutes, after which it should be thoroughly washed away and out of the bath. You have already recommended a cleaning method which should be. much safer than one utilising lemon juice, although it might not be so effective in removing bad ‘stains. This is to rub the stain with a rag moistened with peroxide. of hydrogen and dipped in tartaric acid. It may take several applications to shift the stain, but after each application the cleaner should be carefully washed away and out of the bath.-Yours faithfully, Petone.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 10, Issue 246, 10 March 1944, Page 31
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213Bath Stains New Zealand Listener, Volume 10, Issue 246, 10 March 1944, Page 31
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