Best way to clean a bath?

Peartree

I'm embarrassed to say I ended up with an almost immovable line around my bath from overindulging with bath oils. You couldn't see it but you could feel it when wiping the bath over and nothing seemed to shift it. In the end I used a little bit of T-cut (for cars) - I'd read a suggestion for using it to get rid of soap scum in showers, etc - and it worked like magic. Just a little bit on a soft cloth rubbed over the area and then rinsed off. It worked well on the shower tiles as well - I live in a very hard water area and get a lot of build up.

ClaireLR

I had a dirty sink yesterday (hair dye, wouldnt come off with normal cleaners though) so I soaked some toilet paper in thin bleach and padded the area with the soaked loo roll, left it an hour or so and then just rinsed it, looks sparkling now, when your done chuck the paper down the loo and leave it there to clean the loo too btw I have an enamel bath

powershopper

soda crystals and a scotchbrite pad, in hubbys hands.............

foxgloves

I agree. Those old fashioned soda crystals seem to shift anything. Tell him to make a strong solution, wear rubber gloves and get at the marks with a not too abrasive scourer pad. I swear by these crystals. A couple of years ago, we had a badly blocked drain and were all set to phone the plumber as we'd tried the usual things......you know what that can be like, just for the call out charge. I could see that it seemed to be accumulated fat & stuff that had blocked it so shoved down a whole bag of these crystals with a bit of boiling water, followed by a load of hot water a bit later and it shifted the lot for the 69p! I'm never without them now for the sort of mucky jobs where all else fails.

Patchwork_Quilt

Cif works for me or Tesco's cheap version of it.

Floss

A scourer for non-stick pans, Stardrops solution sprayed on & left for 10 minutes, and hubby's elbow grease should shift it.

And next time, tell him to do the same as soon as he gets out of the bath so it doesn't "set"!

david39

Get a block of that plastic-foam cleaner (JML and others make it) - from WHSmiths and other big stores (Debenhams have it).
Cleans almost anything off almost anything - especially good for baths and showers - but gets crayon off wallpaper, grime off the inside of freezers and fridges, oily stains from animals' fur off wallpaper, discolouration off white trainers and even ballpoint pen off my fabric settee.

ktpie

What is the bath made of? Acrylic can scratch if you use abrasive cleaners or scourers on it so be careful.

Lots of elbow grease is my best tip I'm afraid!

Seakay

If you happen to have some dishwashing tablets then a couple of those in a bath of hot water and left to soak should do the trick

gabyjane

Hi Bicarb of soda..sprinkle some on and then use a damp cloth or make into a paste and rub gently, then rinse off..works a treat..well it did on ours!!