Cleaning steel baths

Poppy9

I've got a brand new steel bath.:T :T :T What can I safely clean it with? I alway used Tesco bathroom spray before but I had a plastic bath then.

Canucklehead

Good evening: Lots of recommendations here

HTH

Canucklehead

Suzy_M

Sounds long-winded but only takes a few moments and a little thought:-

After each use (and asap) -
Before pulling the plug add a little squirt of washing up liquid and swish round. Give the "tide mark" area a quick sloshy wipe with an abrasive sponge for non-stick cookware. Swish the water round the walls occasionally whilst it's draining to rinse off residues before they stick. After it has drained rinse down any residue.

If you haven't got the time to do this every time at least rinse round the sides and base as soon as it's drained. A plastic jug is ideal if you don't have a shower attachment.

If you can't always wipe round after use a weekly clean with washing-up liquid on the sponge should break through any residues.

Turn the taps off properly and repair dripping taps promptly to avoid limescale stains. And if the bath won't be used for some time (e.g. on holiday) dry it off.

ixwood

What's a "abrasive sponge for non-stick cookware"?

Canucklehead

ixwood wrote: »

What's a "abrasive sponge for non-stick cookware"?

Good morning: I suspect something like this

HTH

Canucklehead

ixwood

Thanks. I think I'm going to start using a microfibre cloth to wipe round after each use. Got to be better than trying to get the build up off periodically.

Definitely gets drips attended too. Mine was badly affected by a drip a few years back. I thought I'd got it re-enamelled at the time, but realise now, that it must have just been polished instead. Still, it came up lovely, so can't complain.

ixwood

It mentioned detergents and hard water combining. Is that shower gel or soap, or both? You only need a tiny bit of shower gel to be effective (i.e. foamy), so hopefully that'll help too.