What to use on the bath

MonkeyGirl

I've decided to clean the bath properly but what scrubby thing can I use? I thought of the loo brush but was told that maybe a bit hard ( the brush is clean by the way I wouldnt use it dirty obvioulsy). Its a plastic bath we have. So if you have any ideas please reply. Also I've noticed stains round it like chalky ones but they are leaving a greyish / brown mark. How can I get this clean? Please dont suggest vinegar as er :eek: I dont have any only the sort for fish and chips . Yes I know naughty OS person *slaps wrist*.

Thank you people and please dont punish me for not having the vinegar

silverfoxdude

I have used a scourer/sponge thingy (you know the thing that has green scourer on one side and yellow or whatever other colour sponge on the other), that I use for washing the pots with... and no, I used a clean one lol....

trafalgar_2

You need to get some vinegar I'm afraid or some cleaner with limescale remover in it (that's what the chalky stuff is ).............and never use a scourer no matter how fine you think it is ,as it will leave tiny scratches on the top of the plastic and will make it harder and harder to resist staining

I use a bathroom sponge or a soft cloth

squeaky

Lemon juice will do it, if you're stuck - but in fact your brown vinegar for your chips will work just fine. It will just pong a bit more, that's all. Easily rinsed away.

ManAtHome

Wash the duvet in the bath (handwash powder) - really loosens the chalky stuff.

SnowyOwl_2

These days, to clean the bath I just fill it about two or three inches with hot tap water, dissolve about a mugful of soda crystals in it, then use an ordinary cloth to rub all around. It is v.efficient in getting rid of scummy soap deposits and traces of oil and so on, without damaging the surface. It's so easy as well, though a bit hard on your nails so I'd advise rubber gloves. If you haven't got any soda crystals then biological washing power would work too. The advantage of the soda crystals though is that they are good at cleaning out the waste water pipe removing hairs and built up soap deposits, especially if you do this once a week or fortnight (or month if you insist...). Washing powder doesn't do this.

I agree about the vinegar on the limescale deposits. To tell you the truth I have stopped buying white vinegar, I go straight for the brown stuff - it's less than half the price and works equally well as the white stuff for all the purposes you could possibly dream of.

Don't buy that Viacal stuff, it's an utter rip off, all you need is vinegar for limescale! Cream cleaners are also a bit dubious as they have tiny particles in them which create little scratches on the bath surface, and which eventually dull the shine.

moggins

Good thread, now how do I remove a rust mark from where someone left the plastering trowel in the bath. It's an enamelled cast iron bath btw.

Trow

I am not a fan of the smell of vinegar, so what I use for cleaning (lots of things!) is a paste of vinegar and bicarb mixed with some lemon essential oil.

It smells quite fresh and cleans well, used with a cloth.

For surfaces I have a spray bottle with a mix of water, vinegar and lemon eo.

fairylights_2

For scrubbing I use one of those shower ball/net thingies (don't know the name :rolleyes: ) and it works a treat with some bicarb.

katiepops_2

I was watching How Clean Is Your House on one of the satellite channels the other day, and they used a mix of 4 parts bicarb to one part soda crystals and used it to get a rust stain off someone's bath.

Snowyowl, great tip about dissolving the soda crystals in the bath - I hadn't thought of that - I might try that one later.

Kate

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Dumb question but would you find soda crystals in the washing powder eisle? I've never thought to buy them but from what i read here, the possibilities are endless!