How To Clean Blue Stains In Toilet

Toilets are gross, but stained toilets just look absolutely disgusting!

Toilet bowl stains come in all kinds of colors depending on the problem.

Below we have solutions for stains that are black, rust, blue, brown, green, grey and white.

You don't have to live with a stained toilet! Check out these easy and simple solutions that will clean up those stains.

NOTE: Before you try any of these solutions, make sure you check your owners manual to see if any of these products could harm your particular type of toilet.

1. Black Toilet Bowl Stain

A black ring in your toilet bowl is a pretty gross sight to behold!
The black ring could be caused by mold or mildew.

No matter which of these is the cause, there is one easy solution for this problem!

Follow these steps to get black stains out.

Step 1 – Pour 1/2 a cup of vinegar into your toilet and let it sit for several minutes.

Step 2 – Pour 1/2 a cup of baking soda into the toilet. The combination of the vinegar and baking soda will make it fizz a little and will begin the process of breaking down the stain.

Step 3 – Flush the toilet twice to make sure the vinegar and baking soda are completely gone.

Step 4 – To sanitize your toilet bowl (especially when mold and mildew are involved) scrub the entire inside of the toilet bowl with bleach. When using bleach, make sure you wear rubber gloves!

Step 5 – Scrub the toilet thoroughly again and then flush to clean all of the bleach out of the toilet bowl.

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2. Rust Toilet Bowl Stain

If you've tried to remove those reddish rust stains before, then you know that all the scrubbing you could possibly do will not make a dent in that stain.

The stain is caused by iron in the water that attaches to your toilet bowl surface over time.

The good news is that there is a fix for this problem!

Follow these steps to get rust stains out.

Step 1 – Open a window to make sure you have plenty of ventilation and use rubber gloves to protect your hands.

Step 2 – Create a mixture of 1 cup of vinegar and 1 cup of water and spray it on the rust stains. Use a hard bristled brush and start scrubbing!

Step 3 – Using baking soda and vinegar, create a paste by mixing 3/4 a cup of baking soda and 1/4 a cup of vinegar.

Step 4 – Scrub the toilet bowl with the paste and let it sit for a few minutes. Flush the toilet and the stains should be gone!

Step 5 – If for some reason this doesn't fix your rust stain problem, then use Barkeeper's Friend. This should definitely take care of the stain if the vinegar and baking soda don't succeed.

Note: You may need to get the water out of your toilet bowl to effectively scrub the stains.

3. Blue Mineral Toilet Bowl Stains

You might be surprised to see a blue ring around your toilet, right around the water line.

This is caused by minerals in your water and doesn't cause any harm other than a stain on your toilet bowl.

Follow these steps to get blue stains out.

Step 1 – Thoroughly clean your toilet with whatever cleaner you typically use.

Step 2 – Pour one can of coca-cola into your toilet and let it sit for several minutes.

Step 3 – Use your toilet brush to scrub your toilet thoroughly. Flush your toilet and the stain should be gone!

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4. Blue Dye Stains

Sometimes toilet cleaners have dyes in them and blue is a very common color that you will see in many cleaners.

Or, the cleaners that hang on the side of the toilet will also cause staining.

The first step is to remove or discontinue use of what is causing the stain.

Follow these steps to get blue dye stains out.

Step 1 – Drop several denture tablets into your toilet bowl and let it sit for at least an hour.

Step 2 – Use your toilet bowl brush and scrub the stains.

Step 3 – If the stains do not come out the first time, then repeat steps 1 and 2 every day for several days until the stains come out.

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5. Hard Water Stains

Hard water stains on your toilet bowl can be brown, green, gray or white.

When your water has a lot of lime in it, when the water evaporates it leaves behind mineral deposits.

These can be a challenge to get off, so you will want to clean your toilet on a regular basis to prevent build up.

Follow these steps to get hard water stains out.

Step 1 – Use a plunger to get as much of the water out of the toilet.

Step 2 – Pour vinegar into your toilet bowl (about halfway).

You can use regular white distilled vinegar or there is a cleaning vinegar which is a little stronger. Both will remove the stains.

Step 3 – Dip pieces of toilet paper into the vinegar and stick it to the top ring around your toilet. If you don't have hard water stains on the top portion of your toilet, then skip this step.

Step 4 – Let the vinegar sit overnight and then scrub with your toilet brush.

Step 5 – Flush your toilet and it should be totally clean! If there are any hard water stains left, then repeat all these steps again.

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