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Best way to clean a dirty shower?

Posted on 3/23/19 at 6:29 am
Posted by OldHickory
New Orleans
Member since Apr 2012
10602 posts
Posted on 3/23/19 at 6:29 am
What’s the best product to loosen up mold, mildew, and rust stains? Obviously elbow grease is required...
Posted by AU1960
ALABAMA
Member since Oct 2008
3632 posts
Posted on 3/23/19 at 6:36 am to
Mold- Bleach

Mildew- Soft Scrub

Rust- 40 Grit
Posted by Dudley Humptyfrats
'Murica
Member since Oct 2010
2137 posts
Posted on 3/23/19 at 6:42 am to
I put a random brush head on my drill and go to town.
Posted by TigerAlum1982
Member since Sep 2011
1439 posts
Posted on 3/23/19 at 8:21 am to
Concrobium works pretty good on the mold and mildew. Get it at Home Depot.
Posted by HonoraryCoonass
Member since Jan 2005
18073 posts
Posted on 3/23/19 at 9:01 am to
Once you get it clean, start using Tilex Daily Shower Cleaner. It greatly reduces the mold and soap scum. Using it “daily” is overkill, though. Twice a week seems sufficient.
Posted by Captain Ray
Member since Nov 2016
1589 posts
Posted on 3/23/19 at 12:22 pm to
They sell this cleaner at the doller store its called Awesome, and it is!
Posted by hungryone
river parishes
Member since Sep 2010
11987 posts
Posted on 3/23/19 at 5:00 pm to
Tilex for mildew.
Switch to a clean rinsing shower gel like neutrogena and you will reduce future soap scum issues
Posted by MEANGREEN65
Funkytown, TX
Member since Oct 2014
777 posts
Posted on 3/23/19 at 8:50 pm to
Vinegar and dish soap. Scrub the hell out of it and let it sit for about 10 minutes before rinsing.
Posted by Warfox
B.R. Native (now in MA)
Member since Apr 2017
3142 posts
Posted on 3/24/19 at 8:59 am to
You want a cleaner with quaternary ammonium imo. It will penetrate deeper and kill mold down to the hyphae(anchoring 'roots'). After that, it's all about moisture mitigation.
Posted by bootlegger
Ponchatoula
Member since Dec 2012
5336 posts
Posted on 3/24/19 at 9:06 am to
The shower at the hunting camp gets bad rust stains throughout the year. Scrubbing with a pumice stone was the only painstaking way to clean the toilets, sinks, and showers. Pioneer Products in Hammond sells this stuff called Ring-Go that melts the stains away with minimal (if any) scrubbing. Can't be good for the pipes, though. Just looked it up and it's 23% hydrochloric acid
Posted by wickowick
Head of Island
Member since Dec 2006
45809 posts
Posted on 3/24/19 at 9:12 am to
What is the shower made of? Some materials can’t handle certain cleaners
Posted by ds_engineer
South Mississippi
Member since Dec 2014
386 posts
Posted on 3/24/19 at 9:52 am to
Use fabric softener sheets (wet). Cuts soap scum immediately. They also work on love bugs on your car.
Posted by GusMcRae
Deep in the heart...
Member since Oct 2008
3238 posts
Posted on 3/24/19 at 2:17 pm to
I keep a 4 foot boat deck brush in my shower. Scrub a little everyday when I’m taking my shower. Occasionally turn the water off for a bit and sprinkle some bartenders friend, and get after it with the big brush.

Otherwise, whatever ‘the help’ does.
Posted by Tigris
Mexican Home
Member since Jul 2005
12357 posts
Posted on 3/24/19 at 7:38 pm to
I have very hard water and it was building up on my glass doors to the shower, in spite of daily squeegeeing. This stuff took it off beautifully:



Not immediately but after around 15 applications in a few weeks. It saved me a good bit of work with a drill pad and cleaner.
Posted by Slagathor
Makin' jokes about your teeny tiny
Member since Jul 2007
37811 posts
Posted on 3/26/19 at 12:21 pm to
Not sure what materials your shower is made out of, but for tile/grout, I cannot sing the praises of grout sealer enough.

Once you get it as clean as humanly possible (or when it's newly installed) get something like this. It's super easy to apply and cuts your cleaning time down to almost nothing. Think of it as kinda painting your grout as far as adding color and filling in the pores.

We sealed ours right after our master bath renovation... I almost never have to scrub the grout (and when I do, chances are it's a spot that I didn't seal super-well and can re-do to prevent from recurring). Our existing tile floor grout looks like new after sealing and now stays clean.
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