How to Do a Deliming Acid Wash on a Toilet

Store Products

• 1

  Squirt a store-bought toilet bowl cleaner into the inside of the toilet bowl, including under the edges of the rim. Check the label on the bottle to ensure that it is acid-based. Many liquid toilet bowl cleaners contain either hydrochloric, phosphoric or oxalic acid as the main ingredient.

• 2

  Wait 10 to 15 minutes for the acid to start breaking down the lime scale.

• 3

  Scrub away the lime scale using a moistened toilet brush. If there are small areas that are still stained, use a moistened toothbrush to scrub these areas.

• 4

  Flush the toilet to remove any lingering lime deposits.

Homemade Product

• 5

  Pour undiluted white vinegar or lemon juice into an empty spray bottle.

• 6

  Spray the inner surfaces of the toilet.

• 7

  Wait 10 to 15 minutes for the acid in the vinegar or lemon juice to begin dissolving the lime scale.

• 8

  Remove the lime scale by scrubbing it with a toilet brush or toothbrush for smaller areas.

• 9

  Flush the toilet to rinse away any sediment.