Monday, April 03, 2006

Cleaning Your Showers

How can the shower the place where you clean yourself-get so dirty? Nowhere, save for the kitchen sink, does a home show grime more than in the shower. Soap, shampoo, and dirt fom the shower's temporary denizens combine to make an unsighdy mess.
TO keep your shower sparkling, try these:

Next time you shower, clean the shower, too. The steam from your shower will help loosen any grime and make the job easier.

For tiled shower walls and floor, use dishwasher detergent (either powder or liquid will do). Mix 1/4 cup dishwasher detergent with warm water in a small pump spray bottle and shake to dissolve the detergent. Spritz liberally on walls, let it sit two or three hours, and then scrub with a sponge. Use a sponge mop to scrub high spots and the floor.

To clean tile grout, make a paste of baking soda and bleach (add bleach to the powder until it's a thick goo). Smear the paste on with a spatula. Air-dry for an hour and then scrub with a toothbrush and water. (Never use ammonia nearby, since ammonia and bleach don't mix.)
To prevent water spots, rub the shower walls and doors with a squeegee right after you have taken your shower. If you have no squeegee, an old wiper blade will do. Or try one of the daily shower cleaners. Mist surfaces right after you shower,while the walls are still warm and wet. The cleaner will pre­vent deposits from forming and will wash down the drain the next time you shower.

To clean your shower doors, follow these pointers:
Wash them with white vinegar to banish soap scum.
Or take that leftover white wine that's rapidly turning to Vinegar, empty it into a trigger spray bottle, and squirt it on your shower doors. Rinse well with water and dry with a soft cloth
Wipe down the doors with fabric softener on a damp cloth.
Buff with a clean, dry cloth.
Another way to keep soap scum away: Wipe down the show­er doors with lemon oil. Baby oil works too, as does furniture polish, buffed with a soft cloth.
Scrub shower door runners with white toothpaste and an old toothbrush. Brush with vinegar to rinse.
To keep runners from growing a bumper crop of mildew. Run the head of a small sponge paintbrush along the bottom runner channels when you've finished showering.
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