I made my way over with my kit for difficult tubs. This one was no piece of cake. A hard water problem had left a calcium deposit as thick as a Brooklyn accent after an all night bender. To make a long story short, 18% phosphoric solution sitting for 15 minutes and then 2 hours of elbow grease with a pumice stone left the tub looking like new. I'm a nontoxic kind of guy, but every so often a real doozy of a problem needs to meet the meaner stuff.
It was a dark night on the Hennepin Strip sitting in my office with the rent three months overdue when the phone rang. It was a distressed homeowner who had a tub with some kind of mineral deposit all over the surface.."I've tried everything," she cried. "I even called the company that made the clay body lotion that I use in the tub."
I made my way over with my kit for difficult tubs. This one was no piece of cake. A hard water problem had left a calcium deposit as thick as a Brooklyn accent after an all night bender. To make a long story short, 18% phosphoric solution sitting for 15 minutes and then 2 hours of elbow grease with a pumice stone left the tub looking like new. I'm a nontoxic kind of guy, but every so often a real doozy of a problem needs to meet the meaner stuff.
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5/10/2018 03:05:11 pm
I am glad I came across this article. Now I know what to do with calcified tubs, toilet bowls, sinks and glass windows. I have been in similar situations and it can be really stressful when you can't find anything that works. Or maybe, nowadays I can just google anything. Back then you really have to consult a professional just for this. Maybe if what you did here doesn't work on mine, that is the time I am going to call some cleaning service. I heard there's one in my own area which specializes in this.
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