Yellow Stains on Bath
Dear Aunt Daisy, I am a constant admirer of yours, and listen without fail to your most inspiring session. May I take up some of your precious time with one of my little problems? It is this: Our bath-tub, which is five years old, and has been weil cared for, has suddenly produced some yellow streaks down the sides that seem to get worse the more we rub them. Is there any treatment you can suggest apart from having the bath reenamelled?
Jocelyn
Wadestown.
Have you tried using metal polish? It is surprising how that acts on stained porcelain or enamel. Or you could try making a paste of kerosene and soappowder, and leave it plastered over the stain for some hours. Then wash off and wipe with a kerosene rag, finally rinsing with clear water. You may need to repeat the treatment two or three times if you see the stain just getting lighter each time. As a last resort try hot water containing a little oxalic acid; but be sure to apply it sparingly directly over the stain and rinse it off at once very thoroughly with a little baking soda or ammonia, to kill the acid. The use of acid on baths is deprecated, because it will spoil the glazed surface, which it is impossible to renew; and of course, the surface, being once roughened, will show every mark and ‘absorb every stain.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 14, Issue 358, 3 May 1946, Page 27
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240Yellow Stains on Bath New Zealand Listener, Volume 14, Issue 358, 3 May 1946, Page 27
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