Lime Away Substitute...???

[Gregory Morrow]

Is there any cheap/safe/effective "recipe" to make your own home version of
Lime Away...???

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Greg

[Vox Humana]

"Gregory Morrow" <gregorymorrowTHEKISSINGBANDIT@earthlink.net> wrote in
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> Is there any cheap/safe/effective "recipe" to make your own home version
of
> Lime Away...???

You could try vinegar. If that isn't strong enough, you might try some
muriatic acid from the hardware store.

[Gregory Morrow]

Vox Humana wrote:

> "Gregory Morrow" <gregorymorrowTHEKISSINGBANDIT@earthlink.net> wrote in
> message news:h9IYc.5075$JT3.4477@newsread3.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
> > Is there any cheap/safe/effective "recipe" to make your own home version
> of
> > Lime Away...???
>
> You could try vinegar. If that isn't strong enough, you might try some
> muriatic acid from the hardware store.


I'll try the vinegar...the acid is dangerous, no? Is it the same stuff that
the really strong sink uncloggers consist of?

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Greg

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"Gregory Morrow" <gregorymorrowLUCKBEALADYTONIGHT@earthlink.net> wrote in
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> Vox Humana wrote:
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> > "Gregory Morrow" <gregorymorrowTHEKISSINGBANDIT@earthlink.net> wrote in
> > message news:h9IYc.5075$JT3.4477@newsread3.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
> > > Is there any cheap/safe/effective "recipe" to make your own home
version
> > of
> > > Lime Away...???
> >
> > You could try vinegar. If that isn't strong enough, you might try some
> > muriatic acid from the hardware store.
>
>
> I'll try the vinegar...the acid is dangerous, no? Is it the same stuff
that
> the really strong sink uncloggers consist of?
>
>
Muriatic acid is an old term for hydrochloric acid. You would probably need
to dilute it for most household jobs - how much I'm not sure. Lime Away and
CLR are phosphoric acid. If you use a lot of the Lime Away, it might pay to
find a source for phosphoric acid. Vinegar is acetic acid. Drain cleaner
is usually a base instead of an acid. The classic drain cleaner is lye.

[Dorot29701]

I've found two cheaper things to use in place of CLR and Lime Away. Lime Away
is very good but CLR was a waste of money by the way....

Anyway, Kash n Karry has a store brand that is about as good as Lime Away for
people who live in the states that have these stores.

The Works also makes a lime and calcium and rust remover that says it's for
showers ... that works well too. I also found a new use for it. My tile floors
in the bathroom had a dingy look where the grout was and clorox didn't do
anything. I poured full strength Works on it and let it sit a minute and then
scrubbed with a brush. I rinsed with water and vinegar mixture and it made the
grout white again.

Dorothy