How to get pet bowl stains out of the floor before moving out
Stains under pet bowls are usually caused by trapped moisture or food oils seeping into the flooring or surface over time. Standard cleaners like bleach or baking soda often fail because the discoloration has penetrated the porous material, threatening your security deposit when moving out.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Treating the stain like a water ring on wood by putting a towel down and using an iron on low heat to pull out moisture.
- 2Using bleach
- 3Using a hydrogen peroxide and baking soda mixture
- 4Using a Mr. Clean magic eraser
- 5Applying Barkeepers Friend powder mixed with warm water as a paste using gloves
- 6Using citric acid dissolved in a little water
- 7Using Barkeeper's Friend with the soft blue scrubbing side of a sponge
- 8Using dish soap
- 9Using Bar Keepers Friend
- 10Using baking soda
- 11Using lemon juice
- 12Using Comet cleaner
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“What can I use to help even the surface of my sink? I’ve just been using dish soap to clean it, but I’d like to try to get rid of the stains if possible.”source ↗
“i think this is a quartz sink. i've tried pretty much everything, from bleach to a hydrogen peroxide/baking soda mixture. this is not a makeup stain or anything i introduced, although i don't remember seeing it when i moved in. moving out soon–what do i do??”source ↗
“My roommate’s dog’s bowl has stained the floor underneath. Is there a way to clean this so they don’t get charged?!”source ↗
“Tried scrubbing w a Mr. Clean magic eraser that normally does the trick but this NyQuil sleep aid liquid stains are stubborn.”source ↗
“I'd like to know this one myself!”source ↗
Where this came up
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