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It is amazing and has just 2 ingredients: blue dawn and white vinegar. You also need any empty spray bottle. (Mine has the cleaner in it and I’m just adding more to it)Heat up 12 oz. of vinegar in the microwave. I heated mine up for 2 minutes.After you heat it up, add it to your spray bottle.Then add 10 oz. of blue dawn. {don’t substitute another dish soap} I got this huge bottle on clearance at Target for $2.50!Here is my dirty bathroom sink, don’t judge me.Spray the cleaner and let it sit for a few minutes {when I clean my shower I let it sit for a few hours if it is really dirty, even overnight}This cleaner just melts the gunk and grime right off your sink. You don’t even have to scrub it. I just wiped it down with a dry washcloth. A sponge makes it suds too much; It also does a great job of cleaning and shining your faucets. I use it to clean my kitchen sink too.It looks so much better, so nice and shiny! This cleans better than any other cleaner I’ve tried. I love that it is just 2 simple ingredients that I always have on hand.
One thing to note, Dawn has ammonia in it so DO NOT combine it with bleach or any products that contain bleach!! Ingredients12 oz. Vinegar (heated)10 oz. Blue DawnInstructions1. Heat the vinegar for 2 minutes in the microwave and pour it into a spray bottle.2. Add the Blue Dawn soap (don't substitute another dish soap), put the lid on and shake gently to combine.3. Spray the cleaner on your shower, tub or sink, let sit for a few minutes (or hours, depending on how dirty) before washing away.NotesIt looks so much better, so nice and shiny! /tub-shower-cleaner-picture-tutorial/Heat the vinegar for 2 minutes and add to a spray bottle. Add the Blue Dawn and shake gently to combine. Use to clean your sinks, tubs and showers. What other homemade cleaners would you like to see us try and blog about?By Fab FruGALS108 CommentsFiled Under: DIY, Frugal LivingTagged With: Cleaning Recipes, DIY, homemade cleaner, Household Cleaner Recipes, shower cleaner, tub cleanerHow to Remove Rust Stains from a Tub?
Does anyone know how to get rid of rust stains on a porcelain bath tub? My daughter left a can of shaving soap on the rim and it left rest stains which I cannot remove. I have tried bleach, scouring powders with bleach, and baking soda with peroxide, Louise P. in Louisiana Salty Lemon Removes Rust StainsPour a pile of table salt on top of the rust spot then squeeze lemon juice over it. Let this pile of salty lemon juice sit for several hours, over night or longer. This will draw the stain out and you can actually see the rust in the pile of salt when its down its job. Remove Stains With Pumice To get rid of rust stains in a tub or toilet, just rub gently with a pumice stone. Works like a charm. Whisk Out Rust Stains An excellent product that I have used to get out rust stains is called Whisk Rust Stain Remover. The bottle says that it will get rust stains off white sinks and toilet bowls. Both are porcelain, so this product should work on your porcelain tub.
The product produces a chemical reaction, which removes the rust. I have used this on clothes with rust stains, and it was successful every time I have used it. This is an wonderful product! Dirty Sink photo from Shutterstock Remove Stains With Hydrogen Peroxide To remove rust spots from tubs and sinks cover the rust spot with a few drops of hydrogen peroxide and sprinkle with cream of tartar. Let sit for 30 minutes and wipe off with a sponge. Barkeeper's Friend Removes Rust Stains The easiest way to get rid of rust stains on almost anything is with a product called Barkeeper's Friend, which is a very mild scouring powder. The can even says you can use it on clothing. Debbie J. in Eddy, Texas Remove Rust Stains with the Works I purchased a product called 'the works' (hard water formula) at Wal-Mart for $2.00. It has worked great! I had rust stains from my well water and they cleaned right up without wiping. Try Crystal Wash. 1000 loads of laundry - no detergents, no dyes, no chemicals, no perfumes.
Naval Jelly Removes Rust Want to know how to remove rust stains from a tub? Go to the nearest automotive store and get a bottle of "Naval Jelly." It's used to remove rust from metal surfaces but will not hurt porcelain if not left on to long. You may have to apply it a few times to dissolve all the rust, but it will surely work. Removing Soap Scum from Bathtubs Never overspend for store-bought cleaners again. Use The Dollar Stretcher's Guide to Homemade Cleaners to find frugal, effective recipes for keeping your entire house and laundry clean and fresh. Share your thoughts about this article with the editor.Jolie Kerr is a cleaning expert and advice columnist. She'll be here every other week helping to answer your filthiest questions. My roommates and I scrub our bathroom from top to bottom every other week. Somehow, no matter how much I tire myself out trying to scrub down the bathtub it always still looks dirty. I use Soft Scrub with bleach in the bathtub while scrubbing.
The tub should be white, but it is discolored just a touch in places that look like dirt but when I scrub nothing happens. Perhaps the bathtub is just stained and there is nothing I can do about it? However, if you have any solutions I would love your help!The other day, I was working on achieving a prune-like state and writing lists in my bathtub when it occurred to me that I've not yet spent any time talking to you about your bathtubs. What sort of Clean Monster doesn't take the time to help get your tubs into a bubblebath-safe state? (Mostly I'm trying to distract you from the confession that I spend my soaking time making lists. What can I say? I'm not super great at relaxation. I also just really love making lists. Do you have any lists that are in need of making? Before we talk about how to clean a stained bathtub, there are two general points to make; the first is that a stained bathtub can still be a clean bathtub, so as long as you know you've given it a nice scrubbing, you should feel okay about climbing in for a swim.
Still though, the visual of a discolored tub can override your rational knowledge of cleanliness and leave you feeling squicked out, which is why we're going to get into stain removal techniques. The second, and more important, thing to address is that the products you choose need to be right for the type of tub you have.The three most commonly used bathtub materials are enameled metal (steel or cast iron), porcelain and acrylic. If your tub looks like plastic, it's acrylic. If it doesn't look like plastic, it's one of the other two; to tell the difference between enamel and porcelain, put a magnet on the side of the tub—if it sticks, the tub is enamel. There are, of course, other kinds of tubs out there, those beautiful and indulgent copper numbers for example, but those two are the biggies so they're what we'll talk about today.Stain Removal for Porcelain TubsThis one is really easy and allows me to introduce you to a nifty little product called a pumice scouring stick. (Humor me, my idea of fun and yours are probably really, really different.)
You can find them for just a few bucks at any hardware or home improvement store. They also work to get rid of stains on porcelain toilets! Yay for scouring sticks!Stain Removal for Enameled TubsEnameled tubs are a little more fragile than are their porcelain brethren, so pumice sticks shouldn't be used on them because they'll cause scratching. The same goes for anything overly acidic, so say bye-bye to bleach and vinegar and the like, as it will cause pitting in the enamel. Abrasive powders—your Comets, Ajax Powder Cleansers, Bon Amis (which is a gentler alternative when it comes to a choice of abrasive powders)—can be used, but do take the time to test a small area of the tub to be sure the enamel can't handle it. They should also be used sparingly; think of them not as your regular cleaner but as the big guns that get trotted out only from time to time. For really tricky stains, make a paste out of the powder, apply it to the stain and allow it to sit for 30 minutes before rinsing away.
Of all of your choices, good old hydrogen peroxide is actually the best bet. And it's very cheap, which we like! You'll have money left over to treat yourself to a fancy new bottle of bubble bath!Stain Removal for Acrylic TubsAcrylic tubs are the ones most prone to scratching, fading and cracking, which will inform your choice of cleaning product, as you'll want to avoid anything overly abrasive. Cream cleansers like Soft Scrub are a good bet, but when it comes to really tricky stains they may not be tough enough. You should, however, try covering the stained area with the cream cleanser and allowing it to sit for 30 minutes—prolonged exposure may be the ticket.If not, a Magic Eraser will do ya. Also, and I can't believe I've not yet talked about this product yet in our time together, Simple Green is a freaking miracle in a bottle when it comes to getting grimy things clean.Okay now that I've told you all of those things, I've a question for you: What brands of bubble bath do you like?
I'm in the market. I have a SERIOUS dirty problem: Moldy, mildewy disgust on my caulk in the shower. (No grout as we have sad, plastic-like shower walls.) I went to my local hardware store in search of some serious aid/a solution, as we are way beyond Tilex at this point, and was told to rip out my caulk and re-do it all. Ain't nobody got time for that during the holidays!Ah, how it makes my Clean Heart sing when "way beyond Tilex" problems come my way! Mostly because I somewhat recently treated myself to a beyond-Tilex product and now I get to tell you about it.This X-14 stuff is no joke. It works like crazy, but when I say no joke I really and truly mean it—IT STINKS. So you must (must must must) use it with protective gloves and open your windows. Another similar product in terms of no jokery is Zep Mold and Mildew Stain Remover. If you want to give it another go with the Tilex, since you already have it, or if you've got some straight up bleach hanging around, here are two application tricks for you to try:1.
Spray the area with bleach or apply blurbs of a bleach-based cream cleanser like Soft Scrub, then cover the area tightly with plastic wrap to keep the bleach in place. Let that sit for a few hours so it does the work for you—you should see a HUGE difference with very little work. Then scrub as needed. 2. Roll up paper towels into a cylinder-like shape, soak with bleach and place along the edges of the tub where the mold is. After they've sat and done their thing, go in and scrub scrub scrub.With all that said, you should think about eventually getting around to replacing the caulk. And here's why: That mold is going to just keep making an appearance, and you're going to spend a lot of time and money trying to beat it back.If you live in a city that's served by TaskRabbit, you could go that route; estimates begin at $42, which isn't a total bank-breaker. If you choose to DIY it, a tube of caulk will cost as little as $5, and a not-fancy-but-gets-the-job-done-type putty knife to remove the old caulk will run you $5 up to $20.
You'll also want painter's tape, which I mention because if you don't have that, and/or a putty knife, on hand and have to buy them you may decide to outsource the job when you do a total cost comparison.The Squalor Archive: Armpit Stain Eradication | Blood Stain Removal | Booze Stench Elimination | Brightening White Towels & Sheets | Cleaning Car Consoles | Caring for Athletic Clothing | Dirty Ball Caps | Dog Mess on Carpet | Football Glove Care | Gasoline on Clothing | Grain Moth Infestations | Grease/Rubber Stain Treatments | Guests & Bedbugs | Makeup Debris in Bathrooms | Makeup Stains On Upholstery | Melted Microfiber on Enameled Cast Iron | Menstrual Cup Care | Nail Polish Stains | Odor Removal for Non-Launderable Items | Rank Roller Derby Pads | Rust Stains on Clothing | Scummy Glass Shower Doors | Sheet Changing Cycles | Sheet Changing Etiquette & Tricks | Stained Tennis Whites | Thanksgiving Stain Primer | That Orange Stuff In The Shower | The Great Bra Washing Extravaganza | Towel Laundering Cycles |