limescale remover and enamel

[Ifor]

Any suggestions about how to rectify (or at least do something about) the damage caused to an enamelled bath by limescale remover?

[Ifor]

Supermarket own-brand stuff. It was left on for too long and has removed the surface leaving dribble marks. No cracking or crazing evident.

[carlton23]

Look at the adverts to the right of this page.

[boxtops]

LOL Carlton, more observant than me - I like the sound of Tubby Enamel!

[vivandorron]

When you say "dribble marks"..are they just surface stains which can be removed with a normal bath cleaning cream cleaner or a metal polish, such as you would use for brass.

In my opinion Enamel painting will make it look worse.

Ron

[coccinelle]

What's happened to your bath is what happened to mine. In fact, the limescale remover has taken some limescale away leaving it looking drizzly but in fact, it's the limescale left which is 'drizzly'. Use a pumice stone on part of the bath and you'll see it cuts through the drizzly limescale, so it isn't the enamel which is damaged.

[vivandorron]

coccinelle...I think you've identified the problem. However, I am inclined to think that a pumice stone could scratch the enamel. I would be tempted to have another shot with the original limescale remover first; or work hard with a cream cleaner recommended for enamelled surfaces.

Ron

[coccinelle]

No I can tell you a pumice stone does the trick and doesn't scratch it. I've already cleaned up a very badly limescaled toilet doing just that. However, doing a whole bath would take ages but it does do the job. I wonder if toilet cleaner could be used as it's thicker....?????