Clean a Shower/Tub the Easy Way

Do you LOVE a sparkling clean shower stall but HATE cleaning one? Me too! I started using this method about 20 years ago out of necessity because I had to clean 6-8 bathrooms a day thoroughly and QUICKLY while working for a residential cleaning service.

Steps

 * 1)  Ventilate bathroom and quickly spray soap scum type cleaner on entire shower stall and tub, concentrating spray on the parts that need extra attention (tub ring, etc.) Leave the room and find something else to clean! Let the spray do the work for about 10-15 minutes.
 * 2)  When you return - get the broom just slightly wet under tub faucet - then turn the water OFF. Use the broom to scrub and sweep the scum away working from top of stall walls down to bottom of tub - concentrating of worst areas. You can use the tips of bristles to clean grout and crevices, also great around the faucets and drain.
 * 3)  Run tub faucet using warm water. While water is running rinse the broom. Fill your container of choice with fresh water from tub and rinse walls and tub several times. Use the broom to rinse walls and sweep remainder of disolved soap scum into tub and down the drain - rinse thoroughly!
 * 4)  Enjoy your sparkling tub and shower stall!

Tips

 * I don't recommend this method with mildew/mold cleaners. The fumes are just too strong. I usually clean first and later spot treat mildew areas with very small amount of mildew cleaner. Leave the room after spraying because the mildew cleaners contain very strong chemicals and/or bleach. Rinse 10-15 minutes later.

Warnings

 * Leave the room after you spray cleaner - Do NOT inhale cleaning fumes. ALWAYS ventilate the bathroom/home/apt. while using any cleaning chemicals!

Things You'll Need

 * Any broom with full thick ANGLED plastic bristles with fluffy ends like the "O'Cedar Angler". The fluffier the better!
 * Spray foam bathroom cleaner - the kind that removes soap scum - NOT mildew cleaner!
 * A small bucket to fill with water for rinsing walls and tub - A gallon milk jug with the top cut out - but handle left on - works great for this and you can't buy anything at the store that works as well and is so comfortable to hold on to!

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