Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Shower Cleaning

If water can carve out the Grand Canyon or soak out the worst burned out crud in your pots and pans, then think about what it will do when left dripping on the shower walls and floor. This is what causes hard water stains and mold.  The worst part of your shower headache would be alleviated if you could just teach your children and husband to wipe down the shower or tub after they were finished bathing.  It doesn't  take an extra rag.  They have a giant-sized bath towel that they are going to throw in the dirty clothes anyway.
If you can't get them to do it that way, then buy a squeegee.  Put it in the bathroom and let them squeegee down the shower after each use.  They'll have a ball doing it while they are naked.

"People and clothes have a lot in common.  Both are wash and wear, but only the new ones stay wrinkle free."  Jill C. Major

Shower Floor:

Wet the floor and sprinkle with powered dishwasher soap.  Scrub with a nylon brush or soap filled pad.  If this doesn't work then make a paste out of 1/2 cup turpentine and tablespoons salt.  Using rubber gloves, rub it on the floor, scrub with SOS or nylon brush, rinse, and wipe dry.

Shower doors:

Lemon oil will remove most stains, except deep rooted stains like perfume. Put lemon oil on a rag, scrub the door, and wipe it dry with a clean rag.

If the stains are too stubborn for the lemon oil to handle, then squirt Lysol toilet bowl cleaner on the door.  Scrub, rinse, and wipe dry.

To clean the track, add 1/4 cups Spic and Span, Soilax or Ammonia to 1 quart of hot water.  Use an SOS pan or stainless steel pad to scrub.  Corners can be reached by using a knife or a screwdriver with a rag wound tightly around it and dipped in the cleaning solution.  To make the track easier to clean next time and keep the scum from sticking to the metal, apply some household oil.

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