Any tips on how I can clean my Brick Hearth back to it's original Red color versus the Ash Gray it is now ???....also, how can I get my Wife to put the cap back on the toothpaste ??? :cheese:
Restoring Brick Hearth color
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I tried cleaning my bricks this weekend before I put the new stove in. I tried using simple green with a scrub brush and had no luck. 200 years of soot is not easy to remove I guess. I left it as is and just consider part of it's "character". 
WoodpileOCD
Minister of Fire
Bucket of hot soapy water and a scrub brush works for me. I do it maybe a couple times a year on the area just in front of the ash lip that turns grey from the ashes and such.
fireview2788
Minister of Fire
I haven't tried it and there aren't many reviews of the product on amazon, but there are products out there such as this which are specifically for cleaning brick and stone hearths.
If I had to try and do the job, I'd start with this.
http://www.amazon.com/Rutland-83-6-...ZLZ6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327417942&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.com/Rutland-Fireplace-Glass-Hearth-Cleaner/dp/B000HAAM10/ref=pd_sim_hg_2
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If I had to try and do the job, I'd start with this.
http://www.amazon.com/Rutland-83-6-...ZLZ6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327417942&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.com/Rutland-Fireplace-Glass-Hearth-Cleaner/dp/B000HAAM10/ref=pd_sim_hg_2
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Stump_Branch
Minister of Fire
I have heard of using toothpaste for this. Some home show like this old house. Looks tideous.
No idea if thats what you insinuated or not.
No idea if thats what you insinuated or not.
OUCH !Shari said:Beer Belly said:
Trust me she will - as soon as someone else learns to put the toilet seat down on a regular basis.
MrWhoopee
Minister of Fire
Shari said:Beer Belly said:Trust me she will - as soon as someone else learns to put the toilet seat down on a regular basis.
Having been raised with nothing but women (4 sisters, 3 daughters) I'm well trained, but I still don't understand this one. Would you prefer he didn't put it up at all? I'll put it down when I'm done if you'll put it UP when you're done. ;-P
Back to the subject, TSP (if you can find it) and elbow grease.
As to the second question, trying to train a woman is like trying to train a cat, force and logic always beget unintended (undesireable) consequences. Let her come to you, be like the tide. I'm still rearranging the dishes in the dishwasher for maximum capacity and ease of unloading. I never say anything, just keep doing it. Alternatively, get your own toothpaste and let her's harden.
eclecticcottage
Minister of Fire
MrWhoopee said:Shari said:Beer Belly said:Trust me she will - as soon as someone else learns to put the toilet seat down on a regular basis.
Having been raised with nothing but women (4 sisters, 3 daughters) I'm well trained, but I still don't understand this one. Would you prefer he didn't put it up at all? I'll put it down when I'm done if you'll put it UP when you're done. ;-P
Back to the subject, TSP (if you can find it) and elbow grease.
As to the second question, trying to train a woman is like trying to train a cat, force and logic always beget unintended (undesireable) consequences. Let her come to you, be like the tide. I'm still rearranging the dishes in the dishwasher for maximum capacity and ease of unloading. I never say anything, just keep doing it. Alternatively, get your own toothpaste and let her's harden.
Old brick, new brick, sealed, not sealed? Old/antique brick was made differently and is softer, so you need to be more careful cleaning it than new stuff. I clean my natural stone with a cloth and 7th generation general purpose cleaner. I'd imagine tougher stuff would require a brush.
As to the toilet seat debate...I prefer the lid closed, not just the seat down, so it really doesn't matter who uses it, something needs to be put down. Guys just have two steps instead of one
However leaving it completely up could be acceptible if everyone who had to use it in the "up" position could learn to aim very well and there was never "evidence" left on the rim. OR if such "evidence" was removed prior to vacating the premises.And about the toothpaste...try buying one that doesn't have a cap, like the pump top ones :D
House was built in 1978....Bricks are not sealed....what is "TSP" that everyone is talking about ??.....and I like the "Pump Top" toothpaste, gotta look for thateclecticcottage said:MrWhoopee said:Shari said:Beer Belly said:Trust me she will - as soon as someone else learns to put the toilet seat down on a regular basis.
Having been raised with nothing but women (4 sisters, 3 daughters) I'm well trained, but I still don't understand this one. Would you prefer he didn't put it up at all? I'll put it down when I'm done if you'll put it UP when you're done. ;-P
Back to the subject, TSP (if you can find it) and elbow grease.
As to the second question, trying to train a woman is like trying to train a cat, force and logic always beget unintended (undesireable) consequences. Let her come to you, be like the tide. I'm still rearranging the dishes in the dishwasher for maximum capacity and ease of unloading. I never say anything, just keep doing it. Alternatively, get your own toothpaste and let her's harden.
Old brick, new brick, sealed, not sealed? Old/antique brick was made differently and is softer, so you need to be more careful cleaning it than new stuff. I clean my natural stone with a cloth and 7th generation general purpose cleaner. I'd imagine tougher stuff would require a brush.
As to the toilet seat debate...I prefer the lid closed, not just the seat down, so it really doesn't matter who uses it, something needs to be put down. Guys just have two steps instead of one
And about the toothpaste...try buying one that doesn't have a cap, like the pump top ones :D
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