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[Daylily]

I have a few cleaning questions I'm hoping someone can answer.

1)How do you clean your kitchen stove top? My is propane with sealed burners, white enamel or whatever that is. What i have is burned on food from canning..apple juice, bean soup, etc. There is NO grease. When I search online, it's always about getting grease off. The thing that works best is baking soda and water but even that won't get it all off. I'm afraid of scratching the surface and making it evern harder to clean.

2)Toilet bowl. I cleaned the toilet bowl every few days but until I got new glasses and bifocals, I didn't realize that there is a light brown stain where the water sits. It's not rust. I used powdered Bar Keeper's Friend and that got a lot of it off but there is still a light stain. I tried "The Works" and it didn't do a thing. I've also tried vinegar and baking soda, each alone and the two together. Also tried chlorine bleach. Didn't do a lot for it. Any suggestions?

3)Well, I can't remember what the other thing was! Maybe it will come to me.

I sure hope someone can offer some good, tried-and-true methods. TIA!

Daylily

[snapshotmiki]

I use comet and steel wool on the enamel of my propane stove. And a lot of elbow grease! Maybe someone has a better and gentler method.

[Jeepers]

I get a hard water ring in my toilet that seldom gets used. It's right around the water line. The easiest thing I've found to get rid of it is a pumice stone. I couldn't believe that it wouldn't scratch the bowl but it doesn't. My toilet is white, don't know if that makes a difference or not. I have one that has a stick on one end but the regular rectangle ones like you use on your feet would work fine too.

It took me forever to get past the idea that it wouldn't scratch the bowl before I tried it. With a little elbow grease, it works great.

[Daylily]

Snapshotmiki, doesn't that scratch your stove's surface? I thought Comet was pretty harsh although my grandma used to brush her teeth with it. She made me use it too..once!!

Jeepers. I got a pumice stone but DH won't let me use it! He insists that it will make fine scratches and make the stain build up faster next time. My toilet bowl is white too.

[snapshotmiki]

No, it hasn't scratched it and I've done it many times. I was scared to use it so DH did it and it looked fine! Maybe you could try just a small spot towards the back? Hopefully someone else will pipe in for you!

[Jeepers]

Daylily, I understand why your DH thinks that way. I always did too. I can't figure out why it doesn't scratch but it doesn't. I was desperate and tried it in a little spot. It worked. I don't have to use it very often because I try to stay on top of the hard water ring. This is the one I have: http://www.mileskimb...ctID=0000012664


Here is a Google search that talks about it. Maybe if he reads some of the links he will be more at ease trying it in an out of the way spot first.
http://www.google.co...iw=1104&bih=557


I should add, I only use this 2-3 times a year not every week!

Edited by Jeepers, 23 January 2012 - 11:36 PM.

[Violet]

Even plumbers say to use the pumice stone on the toilet. For the stove, I think Comet now says it won't scratch. Bon Ami won't scratch.

[ScrubbieLady]

On the stove, I use one of my nylon Scrubbies and dish soap. No scratch. Sometimes, I use dry baking soda with a damp Scrubbie. No scratches. Sometimes I scrub with the dish soap and then let it set wet for a while and come back with the Scrubbie.

The only thing I can think of for the toilet is a pumice stone.

[indy gal preps]

For my stove top I spray with the orange windex,let it sit awhile then use a nylon scrubbie.For the toilet bowl I use lime away let it set about an hour then scrub.We have very hard well water and even with a new softener last summer it still needs lt done every once in a while,I also use the iron out in the tank(toilet tank) and the bowl about every 6 months.DO NOT use these products together,it is not safe to mix cleaning products!

[themartianchick]

For the stovetop, I use Formula 409. I spray the burner area and let it soak for awhile. Then I go back with one of those green dish scrubbies. If that does not get it all, I sometimes resort to Oxyclean. I pour a little water around the burner and then sprinkle Oxyclean over it. I allow it to soak and then attack it with a green kitchen scrubbie. The stove always seems to look good. (Note- the dollar store version of Oxyclean doesn't work as well, but the Clorox brand version does and is a bit cheaper)

[themartianchick]

For the water stain in the toilet, try CLR. It remves all kinds of water sediment and minerals. I have used straight vinegar in our toilet before to remove a water stain but I had to use about 16 oz and let it sit while I was at work all day.

[Jeepers]

I use a nylon scrubbie on my stove too.

[Annarchy]

Stove top baked on aged stuff, try Easy Off oven cleaner to get it clean, then, maintain as suggested above.

After it is pumiced and clean, I maintain the tidy bowl with CLR, let it sit, and use a used Scotch-Bright Heavy Duty scour pad. I have to do it once a week or it builds up again because our water is so hard.

[out_of_the_ordinary]

For my stove top, I use Lysol wipes.

[Andrea]

I think everyone beat me to the answers, but as many others do, I use:

1) oven cleaner (works great on broiler pans too)

2) pumice stone

[Daylily]

Wow! I sure do appreciate all the helpful answers! I will be trying the various ideas and hopefully at least one of them will work for me. Thanks so much.