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Almot's avatar
Almot
Explorer III
Dec 06, 2019

Plastic toilet and sink cleaning?

At some point filling it with water and dishwasher detergent and gentle rubbing with a sponge doesn't work. Resistant stains in sink after mechanical/painting/lubricating work, stains in toilet accumulate with time too.

Scoring pads? Even the most delicate Scotchbrite pad w/foam backing - pink color - is not recommended on Acrylic fixtures.

Then there is baking soda with vinegar - TAD works.

Barkeepers Friend was recommended by somebody for careful use on Acrylic. Ingredients: LINEAR SODIUM DODECYL BENZENE SULFONATE (DDBSA), OXALIC ACID.

Did anybody try the 'Friend, or is there anything else?
  • Rvpapa's avatar
    Rvpapa
    Explorer
    Dec 06, 2019
    Cleaner sold for use on glass stove tops works perfectly. Actually a very fine rubbing compound that will polish glass if you have the patience. I use it on a folded up paper towel with excellent results.
    Art
  • Almot's avatar
    Almot
    Explorer III
    Dec 06, 2019
    Car polish sounds interesting.
    Softscrub - could you ask the wife, which one? They have 6 different cleaners - gel, no gel, Oxi, w/bleach, without.
  • Ron3rd's avatar
    Ron3rd
    Explorer III
    Dec 06, 2019
    The wife uses Softscrub. Scott's suggestion about the car polish is a good one too
  • ScottG's avatar
    ScottG
    Nomad
    Dec 06, 2019
    You would be surprised how well car polish works on stained plastic. Also doesn't scratch and makes them shiny again.
    Had a white plastic kitchen sink in our last TT that looked like new after 13 years of use.
    I also use BonAmi (not comet!) to clean plastic garbage cans. Doesn't scratch and takes of dirt that nothing else will.

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