Best thing to clean stubborn stains in bathtub?

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I’ve scrubbed that bloody bath with what feels like 1000 different things (harsh chemicals and natural) and I just can’t seem to get the marks off. Marks are from kids toys and a general tide mark around the edge the just won’t come off! It’s so grim.

It’s an old bath so I know the enamel has gone porous, but we hope to move soon so I won’t be spending money to replace the bath or re enamel. But it drives me mad so cleaning tips would be appreciated!

Have you tried an abrasive cream cleaner? That's what I find most effective on my old bath.

Magic eraser!

Maybe try Barkeepers' Friend. It got the stains off of ours but test on inconspicuous area first as not sure if it is ok on enamel baths. Link here www.barkeepersfriend.com/fastest-way-to-clean-a-dirty-bathtub/

Pink stuff!! It's ace run a bit of leave and wipe off I had nail varnish marks from my gel nails when cleaning the kids in the bath and it got it off great. Also pink stuff is £1!!

Sorry that should say run a bit on and leave

Rub!! Bloody rub not run

Bleach

I second Barkeepers' Friend.

Flash magic eraser

Magic sponge?

Generally I use cif but magic eraser is the only thing that got the kids paint stains off the bath, I'd scrubbed with bleach and nothing and then used the magic eraser just gently and it was clean.

Magic sponge.

Bar keepers friend it’s amazing!

Toothpaste
Yes, it really does work.

Flash magic eraser, works a treat on the huge black kid marks!!

Another vote for Barkeeper's Friend. Brilliant stuff and great on white sinks too.

We've got an ancient enamel bath & I've resigned myself to it just looking filthy 🙈

Pink stuff in the tub. It's fab. Slight abrasive so check a small area first. It's shifts stuff where other cleaners have failed. Barg at £1 too. Lasts ages.

Pink Stuff and Elbow Grease spray are my HG cleaning products - both cheap and work brilliantly.

@kirkandpetal - where do you get pink stuff & elbow grease please? I'd like to give them a try.

Most of the pound/ bargain stores have them (I know Poundland and B&M def have it for example) and I'm pretty sure Pink Stuff is in Sainsburys too.

I would still try the toothpaste route first because you will already have some in the house. It worked brilliantly on our bath to erase the marks from plastic bath toys when nothing else worked.

For plastic bath, Magic eraser is, well, magic

Viakal worked well on ours.

I remember my mum scrubbing our old enamel bath with half a lemon. No idea if it worked (I was about 5 years old and a bit bemused), but I'm sure she did it more than once! Just Googled it and apparently it is a thing, with either salt or bicarb. Good luck!

Abrasive cleaners make it worse, as they further strip off the enamel

We had a both resurfaced in situ. Not sure how long it lasted - was guaranteed for about 5 Or 7 years I think, but we moved a year later.
The bath was far deeper and longer than modern water saving baths, we didn’t want to replace it.