Scratched Ceramic Toilet Bowl

Avoid using latex paint as this rubs off with the water constantly touching the porcelain.

Scratched ceramic toilet bowl.

Using scouring powders acid based cleaners steel wool pumice or sandpaper to clean tough stains will leave scratches on the toilet. Watkins toilet bowl cleaner or hydrochloric acid cleans that off quickly. Apply the paint to the surface of the scratches and let sit for 24 hours. Metal marks can come from a variety of sources including metal toilet brushes and plumber s snakes but getting rid of them is easier than you might think.

For visible scratches on the porcelain use something to cover up the marks. Even the tiniest bit of moisture dilutes the hydrochloric acid to impotence since they are not allowed to ship the pure stuff any more. And after drying the scratch don t put in any water after painting for a good 24 hours. Usually the metal marks are written onto the porcelain like chalk on a blackboard.

Make sure the porcelain is completely dry first. Manufacturers make toilet bowls from ceramic and apply a thick glaze for protection. If the marks are in the toilet bowl empty the water out before beginning. As most of the toilet bowls in canada are ceramic and white get some high quality touch up paint not a latex that s fersure.

Thirdly get some touch up paint. Toilet glazes stand up well to general cleaning but will show scratches over time. Getting metal marks on your porcelain toilet can make it look unkempt and old instead of shiny and clean. You can scratch your toilet by using a coat hanger or the wrong kind of auger to clear a clog and you can inflict even deeper scratches by scraping the sides in an effort to remove grout plaster or something else you definitely shouldn t have tried to flush.