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Dealing with Rust Stains on Bathroom Faucets. How do you remove the rust stains from your household fixtures? How do you prevent them from returning? These are fairly easy jobs to accomplish if you know what to do. Here are the simple answers to these questions.

Removing Calcium Stains. When you have hard water, calcium and magnesium can build up and create stains on your sinks, tiles, and other fixtures. While commercial cleaners can remove these stains easily, try lemon juice or vinegar and baking soda for a natural method. If you clean your fixtures weekly, you can stop hard water stains from sinking into the surface of your tiles and becoming permanent.

Removing Grout Stains. Mold and mildew tend to build up between bathroom tiles. To remove these growths, you'll need to scrub first with water, then with a commercial grout cleaner, and then with a bleach-based cleanser. To avoid fumes, you can also scrub grout with a toothbrush and a vinegar solution, but it will take longer.

Removing Hard Water Stains. Hard water stains build up over time and can become increasingly difficult to wash away. Chlorine bleach and many commercial cleaners are effective, but for a more natural method, use a paste of vinegar and baking soda or lemon juice and baking soda. Vinegar works wonders to both remove and prevent hard water stains.

Removing Hard Water Stains - Video. Hard water stains are never an attractive addition to home decoration. Want to know how to remove them, while limiting their reappearance? Then just take a look at this.

Removing Mold Stains. To remove mold from surfaces, wash the surfaces using a bleach solution. For deep mold stains or stains in wood or cement, use a fungicide. For mold in fabrics, beat or brush as much of the mold out as possible, then wash the fabrics in the washing machine with bleach. Be sure to dry out any moldy areas by keeping your house well ventilated and full of sunlight.

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