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I tried the soap scum remover pin. And it worked. Fill a spray bottle with one half dishwashing detergent, one half vinegar and gentle swish till its combined. Spray on the bath and any scummy surfaces. Leave for 2 hours then rinse, now don't be alarmed it won't come off straight away but once you've rinsed the suds away wipe with a cloth and like magic it lifts the scum with no hard work. Then rinse again.
Amazing :)
Am going to have to try this on thurs when I get home (at the PIL til tomorrow night)
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Awesome! Is there anything vinegar can't do?!
We had an ongoing mould issue with our bathroom ceiling until DH sprayed it with vinegar, left it for two hours and it just wiped off and stayed away! Much easier than the bleach and scrubbing we'd been doing forever only to have it come straight back.
I. Think the soap locks the vinegar in spot which is why it works.
I mop my floors with vinegar and use it as fabric softener :)
I am going to have to try this this weekend!
I love Pinterst!
I love all the cleaning tips on pinterest. I put a bowl of vinegar in my microwave for 5 minutes and it cleaned it so beautifully. I was just able to wipe everything off. Magic!!!!
Did I mention I love Pinterest!
Ima gonna try it on my shower!!!! Thanks Rouge :):
So is it straight detergent or diluted? Or does the detergent dilute with the vinegar?
Sorry if that's a dumb question!
Straight detergent. The original recipe says use dawn and heat up the vinegar. But I had an old bottle of Johnson and johnson no tears (I hate the stuff!) and used that, and vinegar straight in an old spray bottle. I rinsed it and thought uhoh didn't work but then I out my finger on the scum and it moved just with the tip of my finger. Amazing! I think it would work really well if done once a week you might find you get no build up and don't even have to wipe ;) will keep you updated.
awesome. will get a big bottle of vinegar tomorrow. Im assuming its white vinegar? our water is awful and leaves terrible build up on the bathroom. gonna try boiling our jug in vinegar too
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Yeah it sounds like the same idea they mention.
Thanks! So trying that... Anything to make it easier cleaning!
:o it works a treat, I just did it this morning!! I also had to pin the tip, it's excellent.
Thanks for sharing :D
*runs to try it*
Im so trying this on my shower screen i have tried everything!!
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About to try this now :)
Just did the shower (now to wait) also did the upstairs toilet, left it 10mins then cleaned and it's SPARKLING!
No more chemical cleaners for the loo!
Also took a BEFORE shot of the shower.
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Hmm, that sounds easy... I HATE scrubbing the shower with a brush to get the scum off.
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NEVER buying shower cleaner again.
I did have to scrub but that's due to the state our shower was in, I also did 2 lots as our grout was HORRID and no matter what I had tried it hadn't worked.
This cleaned the grout AND the tiles, doing this once a week would mean no scrubbing, just spray, leave, rinse & wipe!
The tiles look white not off white/grey!
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Wow that's a big difference ZF
Do you think this would work for normal floor tiles (living room)?
Yes, i reacon it would. Im gonna do it in the kitchen too :)
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I just did the stove top (only left it 15min while i did the dishes) and it wiped off brilliantly.
So much so i just took the oven door off, took it outside and sprayed both inside & out and aimed it between the THREE pieces of glass (i HATE this oven door) i willhose it off outside then wipe it down and see how i go.
Aldos sprayed the base of the oven to see how we go there.
Think this is going to be my new all purpose cleaner :)
I love that so many people are having fun with it. Saw another great tip for this one. Use a dishwashing scrubber (you know the scourers that can dispense dishwashing liquid. But fill the handle with this concoction and go over it when you are in the shower. Brilliant.
I'm trying this out right now!!
Might have to try that!:
Just in time, I have had enough of cleaning today so the bathrooms are being done tomorrow. I will be trying this as I noticed when I let sun into the bathroom yesterday that the girls bath has ring that needs scrubbing, or shall I say no scrubbing now :)
Just cleaned my microwave with this (you know when you forget to look at the roof of the microwave :redface:) and it's sparkling.
Just sprayed a couple of shelves in the fridge going to leave them then rinse them off so my nice glass shelves sparkle again... seems someone spilt cordial and hid it :wall:
Even worse is we haven't had cordial in the house in over a month... how did i not see it ???
This stuff rocks! Just cleaned the shower and it's looking beautiful again :) My only regret is deciding to rinse it while I was actually having a shower - I froze my little tooshie off while squirting the shower instead of myself. Tomorrow I shall tackle the tub and the oven, because you don't need to be naked to clean those (unless DD is napping and DH is watching ;)).
PS. ZF you've just reminded me to check the roof of the microwave!
The vinegar helps bind it, but soap scum is deposits of fats and oils from the soap, your hair, your skin and what does dish detergent do? Breaks down fats and oils. I used to just wash my shower and bath with plain detergent.
Another trick I found for getting off stubborn build up on glass (in your husbands shower that you've ignored for 2 years but have to clean now you're moving house) is to use a glass or ceramic scraper (a razor blade) flat against the glass with detergent and it slides right off.
My shower is staying cleaner for longer with this tip..thanks again!
The vinegar is an acid that breaks down any dirt. So it comes off easy. The soap makes the vinegar stick to surfaces so after the two hour "soak" it wipes off easy. And I mean real easy.
Dishwashing detergent is good, even shampoo works a treat but this is a lot easier. And if you choose wisely with detergents its not harmful for the environment either.
Going to give this a go this weekend. I found an old, old bottle of shampoo in the cupboard so will use that.
I gave it a shot in in my microwave. I sprayed it on and left it for about half an hour. By the time I got back to it the dirt was practically dropping off! It wiped off so easily and it all looked sparkly with no scrubbing at all - woohoo! Worked fantastically for my oven too. It's the first time I've been able to see through my oven door since we moved in almost 10 years ago :o. No oven cleaner has been able to do that!!