Years ago we bought the fountain in the photo at an arts show in Durango.
We have enjoyed it as a bright spot in our decor.
We have not enjoyed the scum which formed on a regular basis. Sort of makes you wonder what is in the water.
The regular cleanings have become more and more difficult over time. When it became time to pack the bowl, I was determined not to transport gunk.
Several scrubbings and then a two day soak in water with CLR netted some results but we still had hard water scum on the outer edges.
Then Ralph came up with a different approach. It was one I would have never tried! He sprayed the offensive areas with WD 40.
Wonder of wonders, it worked! We will let you know if the residual effect rots away the ceramic or something else weird.
The fountain bowl we packed was totally transformed from the one we spent a week scrubbing. We actually found the finish!
You can see scuzz on the left and what it looks like after WD-40 on the right side. Of course we did go ahead and do the entire fountain before
packing. WD-40 has too many uses to mention. Just give it a try when you have a vexing problem. It may just work.
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