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My loo seat has gone yellow, can I get it white again?

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Coldtoeswarmheart · 07/05/2016 18:45

Just that, really. It looks fine when closed, but when it's up you can see that the edge which sits on the pan has yellowed. I am thinking that'll be wee (small children).

Ordinary Flash isn't touching it. What else is worth trying?

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hotwaterbottler · 09/12/2017 19:44

Its probably stained beyond repairs and besides its not worthwhile spending your time trying to bring it back. Just go and get a new loo seat. Don't use bleach on plastics as it discolours them. Use zoflora or antibac instead.

Council · 09/12/2017 19:59

Mine has done this. It's a good quality heavy seat, rather than the cheaper plastic ones. It's about 15 years old and I have come to the conclusion that the scrubbing is making it worse. I think the nice "whiteness" has worn off and the underneath is a bit yellow.

FoolandFitz · 12/12/2017 19:01

I just use neat bleach on a cotton wool ball and scrub well. Then rinse with water laden sponge. Bleach has never stained it yellow. But then I use floor wipes to clean the mould on the ceiling.

jdowning04 · 01/10/2018 10:54

Well, who told you to poop on the seat?

GinghamChicken · 04/10/2018 20:02

Spray the stains with WD40, leave for a short while, then rub gently with a damp cloth. All yellow stains will disappear like magic.

ChiaraRimini · 04/10/2018 21:18

Try a Magic Eraser

smotheroffive · 04/10/2018 21:37

ours [girls only loo] has the same probs, so can't blame the menz this time, don't ask me how/why!

its white, soft-closing, quite expensive, only months old, and had the same with previous fairly costly standard shape sheet, again white had yellowed all around that edge.

I try peeing leaning forward to avoid this, but no change!]
don't use bleach either so not that, and nothing to do with boys toilet training, as girls only loo.

going to try the toothpaste one i think, sounds the easiest of the options... nope just read further, going with the wd40, going to leave it overnight tonight, before the toothpaste.

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