cleaning with a pumice stone

**Early Bird** · 08-16-2004, 01:42 PM

I canNOT believe what a difference these make! The owners before us left us with 25-years worth of stains on the tubs and sinks. I tried scrubbing, bleaching, vinegar baths, and none got out the stains. DH got out his mouse sander, and tried SANDING out the stains in the tub. No joy..

Got 2 pumice sticks -- first, I tackled the toilets. Very nice, mineral rings gone.

Then I tried our bathroom sink. Wow! I was able to scrub out ground in stains from years and years ago. I hope DH notices.

The kids did their bathroom sinks. And I did about 1/3 of our bathtub. The color change is surprising -- it really looks WHITE where I worked the pumice stick through.

Altogether, I probably spent an hour and 15 minutes working on things.

Got a lot more pumicing to do, but my fingertips are sore. Maybe I should work on the tub 15 minutes/day.

**AmyBoz** · 08-16-2004, 01:45 PM

First of all, where did you get them? Secondly, are they scratching the surfaces? Third, do you have to use a cleanser with them, or just the stone itself? In the new house, the master bathroom has quite a few stains that are next to impossible to get rid of and I'm willing to try ANYTHING at this point!

**Early Bird** · 08-16-2004, 05:27 PM

They don't scratch porcelain, but are NOT recommended for shiny metal or plastics...No additional cleaner needed.

Got them ... at WALMART ... $1.88 apiece. (I got one for toilets and 1 for sinks/tubs). They're called 'scouring sticks.'

DH says you can probably find them whereever grills are sold, since they're recommended for cleaning grills.

**HandyMom** · 08-17-2004, 01:59 AM

These aren't like the ones we use on our feet are they? Those are called pumice stones, too.

**forestdale** · 08-22-2004, 09:57 PM

I love pumice stones. I use them for cleaning too and they are great.

**lacyj** · 08-22-2004, 10:06 PM

pumice stones are used for lots of things. Fine, softer ones are used for feet and caluses(sp), the medium ones work great for toilets and the course ones are for grills etc. Pumice is from volcanos, after Mt St helen's blew in Oregon or Washington, pumice was all over. The stones are probably formed into shapes by a machine, for retail sale.