Clorox and brillo pads work on tubs too, just make sure its porcelin or ceramic. Metal thats painted won't work. CLR works great for residue build up and grout, but not sure if you have access to it. We could always mail you a bottle. For smells go with odoban. Dilute it and wipe everything down with it and no more smells. Its really great for pet urine, rotting carcuses, strippers, etc...

 

well I have used those things
And in the passed they worked great but even those things cann't get out some of these old stains

So I am think there is really nothing I can do for them.
However I have tried scrubing tiles and everything so they are pretty clean...

Though by my standards right now it would be nice to make them first day products again.... but this maybe a dream only.

But lets just say I will go a head and exhaust on major possibilities apart from the fact of refurbishing , epoxy painting, or calling a professional.
If worse comes to worse I am pretty good friends with one of the maintenance guy that take care of the apartment though I don't know the extent of what he can replace for me.


Question 1)
How would one normally clean wood based products like dressors , tables ,...etc (both finished and not finished) would this be the equivalent to cleaning a hardwood/laminate floor... Or would there be other products I should use to clean wood. I just don't want the wood to rot or become discolored if I use a clean agent. Normally a damp soapy cloth would probably be what I clean with but is there any chemicals that would work better interms of getting out more types of stains as well as preserving the wood based appliance ?

2)
Similar to question 1 but for metal based things (not sure if different metals need different cleans though logic would lead me to believe this)
I am curious what the best clean would be for metal objects in home based appliances or things you could find in a home , or building normally.

I am aware rust can be gotten out by vinegar haven't tried that yet.
But not only rust what about mold / green stuff and getting metals to become shine again.... wish all metals where like gold now I can see why gold is a little hire in price then silver even though silver has more electrical conduciveness LOL

 

walmart sells a cleaner called THE WORKS it does work...will take all the stains out of tolit..

 

Ok, will add it to my list of things to try.

What about cleaning woods and metals ?

 

a toilet replacements easy as hell. Takes about 30 min, and a new toilet costs around $80. But if your in an apt they usually buy em in bulk. If its a small apt, tell em you'll pay half if they install it. As far as instalation just cut the water off, unbolt it from the floor, pop it off, remove old wax ring, replace it with a new wax ring, bolt it back on, turn water back on. Use some sealent where ever it seems like it needs it.But the wax ring pretty much seals it up tight.

 

Ya, I know how to do it the problem is I cann't do it because of my lease agreement so the only way is if they do it... maybe I will ask for them to do it and I will pay half... but thats up to them.

Anyway
What about cleaning woods and metals ?

Just soap and a damp cloth for all woods finished or not ?
For metals just beach or vinegar ?

 

Well, I found that limestone (or clr ) and a steel bristle brush.
The only thing that is bad is it took off a little to much in areas...
But if I had to choose looking at yellow streaks or gray metal I would choose the later.

I have to say the steel brush was excellent for cleaning the tiles you can easily clean any tiles no matter how dirty...
Even if you take to much of the caulking off you can always add some.

But for the toilet or tub I would recommend a less firm brush then a steel one maybe a brass brush or some softer one to not take off the enamel of the tub/toilet ... (though you learn thru screwing up

So I guess I am all set with the bathroom and most of the apartment.

Though I have to say linoleum floors are ridiculously hard to clean if you don't keep up with them... specially the kitchen one I have.

My method was sweap first...
Then use one of those bathroom scrubbing brushes with water to get up the caked on stuff... then a bucket of water/bleach or soap. (bleach if you want to sanitizes )

But there are some stubborn stains or things I just can't get up caused mostly by age probably.

Though if anybody out there is more of an expert on linoleum floor cleaning please post. I have to say I don't think it is possible to get all linoleum floors back to original without replacing... but if somebody found away I am all ears. These tubs , toilets , and linoleum floor have been here since 30 years ago or so ... so it really isn't all my fault.

I am going to go over linoleum one more time so be for I do please post your ideas or ways of cleaning your linoleum based floors...
If I had a choice I would install all laminate (one brand name pergo) or hardwood floors in I have been told an watched demonstrated that they are much easier to clean.

As for rust if you don't mind scratching the metal you can get all rust out with either vinegar or any bleach based cleaner and a steel brush...
Though I haven't found a way to do it completely successful with out permanently scratching the surface of the metal... so there must be some happy medium brush or scrubber that won't scratch the metal but is strong enough to get all the rust or green stuff off.... though I haven't found it. (but a scratch or to on nice shine metal is much better then looking at rust)

But maybe a steel wool grade , or sand paper grade is out there that would work for 99% of the cases ... duno yet.

Fill me in on anything I am missing.

As for wood never cleaned it with other then a damp soapy clothe but am aware of wood cleaners that exist though I don't know how they stack up to the basic damp soapy clothe and some elbow grease.

My finding so far is if you have the right cleaning agents and brushes/towels/tools ,...etc you can clean everything almost back to normal with minimal elbow grease and a lot of time.

 

sorry for the extra post ya, I thought I scratched the surface but when I let the limeaway stuff sit there for an hour it ate everything up...

Terrific now just that one stubborn linoleum floor if possible maybe not but maybe I haven't found the technique yet.

Last thing go thru books , paper ,stuff and organize it ...
This isn't really that difficult the difficult part is maintaining organization.
It is a mental type of change just like an nonathletic type changes into a athletic type forever (though this is a different challenge)