# Toilet seat dyed. **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 1, 2012, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-seat-dyed/639605 "2012-11-01T19:33:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-seat-dyed/639605/21 "2012-11-03T04:53:58Z")
I’m not seeing where there’s a problem here. SO dyes hair, spills dye on seat. Sits on seat, stains butt. Now SO’s butt matches hair. What’s not to like? And OP sits on seat, stains butt. Now OP and SO have matching his-and-hers butts. This is all very fashionable. ---
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-seat-dyed/639605/22 "2012-11-03T06:14:08Z")
You can’t get it out. It’s forever. Odd, that something which only lasts a month or so on your hair and then must be refreshed, is absolutely indelible on other surfaces. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-seat-dyed/639605/23 "2012-11-03T07:22:20Z")
Replace the girl so that you no longer have to worry about the seat. ---
**Author:** ![Myglaren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@Myglaren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myglaren)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-seat-dyed/639605/24 "2012-11-03T10:59:56Z")
Replace the toilet with a [Chinese](http://anonymousradioshow.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/chinese-toilet1.jpg?w=270) one and forget about the seat. Your other problems will eclipse that entirely. ---
**Author:** ![Corcaigh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Corcaigh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corcaigh)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-seat-dyed/639605/25 "2012-11-03T11:54:11Z")
I’ve found that baby wipes (the generic store’s own brand as opposed to brand name ones with X Y and Z in them) are great for removing hair dye from almost anything. I’ve never tried it on a toilet seat though. YMMV ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-seat-dyed/639605/26 "2012-11-03T12:43:54Z")
I tried peroxide (I put a gauze pad over the spot and soaked it, then left it overnight) to no effect. Maybe it will eventually fade with cleaning. ---
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-seat-dyed/639605/27 "2012-11-03T13:18:59Z")
If a Magic Eraser hasn’t worked (and it should, being a glossy surface), mix up a thick paste of white vinegar and baking soda. Cover the stain and leave it for 15 minutes before wiping it off. You may have to do it a couple of times, but it should get the stain out. Other than that, I’d paint over it with white nail polish. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-seat-dyed/639605/28 "2012-11-03T13:38:31Z")
> [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](#): > > a thick paste of white vinegar and baking soda. Does that actually work? IIRC, C[sub]2[/sub]H[sub]4[/sub]O[sub]2[/sub] + NaHCO[sub]3[/sub] =\> NaC[sub]2[/sub]H[sub]3[/sub]O[sub]2[/sub] + H[sub]2[/sub]O + CO[sub]2[/sub] – a salt (sodium acetate), water, and carbon dioxide gas. . ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-seat-dyed/639605/29 "2012-11-03T14:44:11Z")
> [@Rachellelogram](#): > > You could replace it with one of those squishy ones that cushion your asscheeks. They’re more comfortable than wood, although potentially less durable. Still, they’re both cheap. The wooden ones from Walmart are not particularly durable, especially since the metal fitting is prone to corrode and break. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-seat-dyed/639605/30 "2012-11-03T14:55:59Z")
My dad had a cushy seat in the '70s. I didn’t like it. The inside seam seemed like a germ trap. Also, the outside seam burst after a few years. I don’t know about the Wal-Mart seats, but the Bemis one I got from Home Depot has nylon hardware. Also, they have ‘twist locks’ so you can remove the seat for cleaning without unbolting it. ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-seat-dyed/639605/31 "2012-11-03T15:01:32Z")
> [@Rachellelogram](#): > > You could replace it with one of those squishy ones that cushion your asscheeks. They’re more comfortable than wood, although potentially less durable. Still, they’re both cheap. Ew, I hate those squishy ones. They soak up moisture like a sponge and ass sweat and urine are not things you want soaking into your toilet seat. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![drew870mitchell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drew870mitchell/32/3946_2.png) [@drew870mitchell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drew870mitchell)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-seat-dyed/639605/32 "2012-11-03T15:04:56Z")
> [@Rachellelogram](#): > > You could replace it with one of those squishy ones that cushion your asscheeks. They’re more comfortable than wood, although potentially less durable. Still, they’re both cheap. We had a squishy seat once and I don’t recommend it. It cracked open in about a year. ---
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2012, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-seat-dyed/639605/33 "2012-11-04T00:48:23Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Does that actually work? IIRC, C[sub]2[/sub]H[sub]4[/sub]O[sub]2[/sub] + NaHCO[sub]3[/sub] =\> NaC[sub]2[/sub]H[sub]3[/sub]O[sub]2[/sub] + H[sub]2[/sub]O + CO[sub]2[/sub] – a salt (sodium acetate), water, and carbon dioxide gas. I’ve used the paste to remove a small hair dye stain from a melamine cupboard door (blonde hair dye - I don’t know if that makes any difference) though it was attended to straight away; I don’t know whether the length of time before it’s applied is a deciding factor. I may have erred in calling it ‘baking soda’ - it’s actually bicarb soda here - which I thought was referred to as ‘baking soda’ in the US. It’s very possible that in that sense I’m a bit stoopit: further supported by the fact that the chemical formula above means absolutely nothing to me 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Coustralee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Coustralee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coustralee)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2012, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-seat-dyed/639605/34 "2012-11-04T12:32:15Z")
spray it (with paint) ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2012, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-seat-dyed/639605/35 "2012-11-04T13:32:59Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Does that actually work? IIRC, C[sub]2[/sub]H[sub]4[/sub]O[sub]2[/sub] + NaHCO[sub]3[/sub] =\> NaC[sub]2[/sub]H[sub]3[/sub]O[sub]2[/sub] + H[sub]2[/sub]O + CO[sub]2[/sub] – a salt (sodium acetate), water, and carbon dioxide gas. It’s an abrasive, but milder than anything being sold as one. Also, if you notice, the end result is basic (in the pH sense, not the simplicity sense). You start with an acidic mixture, end up with a basic one. So, physically it’s a mild abrasive; chemically it’s one mad strip of pH paper. There is something you seem to be applying too little of, based on your description of how you used the peroxide: elbow grease. You’re not supposed to just leave whatever you’re using on top of the seat, you’re supposed to rub the seat with it. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2012, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-seat-dyed/639605/36 "2012-11-04T14:15:22Z")
It’s not hair colour – it’s decomposition. Not toilet seat dyed – toilet seat died. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2012, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-seat-dyed/639605/37 "2012-11-04T15:31:21Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > There is something you seem to be applying too little of, based on your description of how you used the peroxide: elbow grease. You’re not supposed to just leave whatever you’re using on top of the seat, you’re supposed to rub the seat with it. Aha! I’ll pick up a tube of elbow grease when I got to Rite-Aid! 😛 I want to be cautious about using an abrasive. I’m sure it would make quick work of the stain, but I don’t want to over-do it. I don’t mind a bit of scrubbing, but I want to choose the right chemicals so that I’m not using too much time (a commodity that is in short supply nowadays). ---
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2012, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-seat-dyed/639605/38 "2012-11-04T17:23:12Z")
> [@fubaya](#): > > replace it with the 9 year old one. Surely you haven’t let this woman take over your house completely and make you throw out a potentially useful item like that, right? mom get off this board!!! ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2012, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-seat-dyed/639605/39 "2012-11-04T17:52:30Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Aha! I’ll pick up a tube of elbow grease when I got to Rite-Aid! 😛 > > I want to be cautious about using an abrasive. I’m sure it would make quick work of the stain, but I don’t want to over-do it. I don’t mind a bit of scrubbing, but I want to choose the right chemicals so that I’m not using too much time (a commodity that is in short supply nowadays). If the chemical is right, you can tell within seconds; if it’s really, really wrong (doesn’t remove the stain but damages the substrate), leaving it in place will do the damage you’re trying to avoid while leaving the stain intact. Elbow grease doesn’t necessarily involve using an abrasive. If I applied polish remover to a cotton ball and left it on top of my painted nail, all I’d get eventually is some fucked-up nail decoration, polish transferred from the nail to the skin, cotton fibers stuck to the polish that remained on the nail… putting a bit of remover on the cotton ball and “scrubbing” the polish off is what works. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-seat-dyed/639605.md?page=1)