Expert Advice for your Lawn & Garden TV Host of Today's Homeowner® and home expert for The Weather ChannelConcrete and Masonry, Kitchens and Baths, Ask Danny Published 12/04/2007 by Danny Lipford
Danny, On one of your episodes, Joe Truini said that muriatic acid would remove scum and water deposits from tile in a bathroom. What I need to know is where can I purchase muriatic acid? - Denise
Denise,
Muriatic acid is used to remove excess mortar from bricks and to balance the pH of swimming pools, so it can be found at both home centers and pool supply stores. At The Home Depot stores it is available in the gardening department with the pool supplies. Muriatic acid is strong stuff, so be sure to read all the precautions and follow directions including wearing rubber gloves and eye protection. Dilute one part acid with five parts water before using and make sure there is adequate ventilation.
You can read and watch the video on Joe Truini’s method of cleaning bathroom tile with muriatic acid at our website in Episode 641: Bathroom Makeover.
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January 4th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
You can’t find muriatic acid on the Home Depot site.
Ben Erickson Says:January 7th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
Mr. Wolf,
It is available at The Home Depot stores.
February 25th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
danny can you use muriatic acid on the one piece fiberglass tub enclosure? have tried everything else to remove hard water spots aand soap scum thank you love your website
April 5th, 2008 at 7:07 am
I would also like to know if you can clean a fiberglass tub of hard water spots and scum with muriatic acid?
April 15th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
I have a tile shower. Where the wall meets the floor, I have the ancient problem: Caulking deteriorates and wanter seeps below the pan, not to mention meldew buildup. I want to do thios right and not often have to re-do it.
I have been advised to:
1. Use grout and epoxy mixture n the seams. I can get it at Lowes.
2. Muratic acit to clean the tile scul.
Also, I have a few tile cracking at the threshold area, corners, etc so I am removing them, ibncluding the Duroc and thin set, and starting fresh in the threshold with net tile.
While doing this I want to redo it right and correct errors of past.
Any thoughts??
THNX
Downdraft
May 23rd, 2008 at 11:41 am
Can you use muriatic acid to clean iron stains off of stone?
June 12th, 2008 at 12:45 am
I can not find any muriatic acid at Home Depot or Lowes. Any other suggestions?
June 15th, 2008 at 5:56 am
Check McCoy’s Building Supply or Ace Hardware last time I was at those two places that had it.
June 23rd, 2008 at 7:28 pm
Check your local swimming pool store. They sell it by the gallon. It is less than $5.