need powerful cleaner for grimy-looking old bathtub

Santa Barbara County, CA(Zone 9a)

Our home came with a tub that -- despite being scrubbed and clean on the surface -- looks dirty and stained. The tub hasn't been replaced since our house was built in the late 1920s, so this is accumulated grime that seems to have sunk below the surface. I've scrubbed and scrubbed, and tried a number of cleaning products with no success. The tub still looks grey and dirty -- yuck!

Has anyone found a product or cleaning technique that would be able to clean away 80+ years of "subsurface" grime? I've tried all the name-brand products and several infomercial-type products. I'm thinking I probably need some heavy-duty product from a building supplies store.

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