Red brick works and is softer than porcelain

Source: Google noob of 3 years.

The shutoff leak and fill valve leak should be obvious. If it's not, wtf lol. It should be.

If just showing scratches from the scrubbing, try a piece of brick. Brick will remove staining but won't scratch porcelain. It will also remove hard water rings

Waiting to see that pic you mentioned

I have no helpful advice for you, but I wanted to let you know I am giving you an upvote for your use of the word "blorp"

Get it tested for asbestos first if it's possibly older than 2000. If it's older than 1980 then it's much more likely.

That's what I said. It's up to him to determine how best to do that.

I've still seen people do this on vehicles with a panoramic sunroof.

I have an all glass roof :/

I am going to try this on our tub, I didn't know something like thus existed. The reviews pretty positive!

All he needs is a furring strip vertically for the gate to stop against. It will take all of the load.

Very true

That pattern is from a texture mop/brush. I would call your ceiling a "swirled ceiling ". There's a few different types, knock down,swirl, skip trowel, popcorn , orange peel and... I forgot .
I would sand , skim ,sand, prime with a drywall primer then paint it. Or call a professional

Empty bowl.

Clean bowl with some all purpose cleaner.

Apply few drops of some rubbing compound to damaged area.

Use microfibre towel to buff the damaged area in a circular motion with moderate pressure.

Fill bowl with water and wash.

Apparently it’s “stomp” which is a very fun name for an ugly ass design. Apparently (according to a few tutorials I’ve watched since I finally found the damn name for it!) you can either sand or scrape this stuff, depending on how easily it comes off with a scraper. Some people find the scraping easier, some prefer sanding. I’m gonna try both on a sample and see what seems easier/quicker and/or nicer finish for my ceilings, and will go with whichever I think might work best. Thanks for your help!

Barkeepers friend for everything.

Don’t scrape until you get it checked for asbestos. Mesothelioma isn’t pleasant.

Seconding. Their patented glaze is holding up like a charm nearly 20 years later.

nobody does it though

Okay so I learned that this is called Stomp Ceiling, and it looks like it should actually straighten out pretty easily with a scraper. Not as deep as spray on ceilings, but that’s actually fine by me.

Thanks for responding tho!

Also in Midwest. Bought a $280 American standard titan, I feel like I will never have to worry about problems for at least 10 years.

You can reglaze if you don't want to replace it

I think it's close to brocade. I agree with others, sand flat and skim. You might primer after sanding to seal it a bit and skim over that.

Thanks for your response! Do you know what this kind of ceiling is called? I can’t find anything that looks like it and I need to see some DIY vids on it

Way too abrasive IMHO. Barkeepers Friend works well.