One of the absolute strongest detergents you can buy is liquid dishwasher detergent. Or dissolve a pod and use that. That shit is usually basic, and is good at removing proteins and such.
On the acidic side, use toilet bowl cleaner. That’s hydrochloric acid.
Alternate those two until clean. Let them sit on there a while to break down whatever is on there. Wear gloves, do not mix them, and rinse well between each application.
If none of that commercial grade cleaner work’s chances are you need to sand and refinish. They sell shower kits for this, it’ll save you from having to replace or remodel.
Although scrubbing bubbles, the one in the green can, not the plastic spray bottle, or the purple Oxy bathroom foaming can, those two have been my go-to for bad soap scum that lots of other cleaners won’t get rid of.
Mr Clean Magic Erasers are real good for stuff that sponges won’t touch either, takes some elbow grease but those little sponges are actually a very mild abrasive.
And full strength bleach or that 60-second outdoor cleaner from Home Depot for any mold.
Were a abrasives ever used? If so, you probably should’nt worry about using them again (e.g vim and comet or whatever)
If no abrasives were used, don’t use them and let the acidic or detergents/enzymes work and wipe it off when they break down whatever is on there
Although scrubbing bubbles, the one in the green can, not the plastic spray bottle, or the purple Oxy bathroom foaming can, those two have been my go-to for bad soap scum that lots of other cleaners won’t get rid of.
Mr Clean Magic Erasers are real good for stuff that sponges won’t touch either, takes some elbow grease but those little sponges are actually a very mild abrasive.
And full strength bleach or that 60-second outdoor cleaner from Home Depot for any mold.
orbital sander with a bunch of those porous nylon mesh sanding pads. you will have to swap out the pads frequently as they become clogged with soap scum.
thank me later.
yes, and? that's why i said a nylon pad and not a silicon carbide for aluminum oxide pad. don't push down like a moronic gorilla and OP will be just fine. you can feel when the scum has been removed and you are down to the tub itself.
i've done this a hundred times, and it's the fastest, easiest method. but go ahead and call me an idiot if you want. frick around and waste time with chemicals if you want to also.
My wife makes some stuff from vinegar and dawn dishwashing liquid soap that works pretty good on my shower and it can get pretty nasty with all the greasy/oily stuff I work on. Spray it on and let it soak a while, then scrub with a brillo pad and wash it down the drain while you take a hot shower. It makes it slick as hell, so watch out for that. Yours may need multiple applications. Just keep at it every day when you take a shower until it gets clean.
That's layersxand layers of dirty soap scum that has dries and hardened, solvents and detergents or acids or alkaline compounds at best will only soften it layer by layer.
You need to scrape it off using stiff plastic like a credit card or a plastic putty knife; very hot water can help make it soften up a bit when you get most of it off, but thevmore brittle it stays the more will chip off with each pass. Ammonia can also help break down any residue, but trust me, there is nothing that will make it melt and wipe off and using scrubby pads and a rotary machine will just smear it around and waste an ass load of pads.
Managed to find some pics of a refinished job I did a while back. Mind you I work maintenance, I decided to only do the bottom half, also my secretary ordered the wrong color Kek!
yeah its called buy a new tub shower combo for 150 bucks from home depot you poor peasant... What the frick... It looks disguisting, did you butcher wales in there or something ?
I had good results with a steam cleaner. harbor freight sells one but I'd keep it well away from you while using and wait for it to fully cool down between fills since I don't trust their QC worth a damn. Or you can rent one.
Melamine sponges aka mr (you gonna suck this wiener) clean erasers. I had the same thing in an old apartment, clr wouldn't do anything, draino would work but threatened to discolor it. The sponge took it out with barely any scrubbing.
Get a nylon brush for your cordless drill and go to town with some Bar Keepers Friend, or Comet. If you have stubborn area's Magic Eraser's work fricking amazing, but are too slow for the whole tub.
Bro, you have some seriously very hard water. You should buy one of those cheap water testing kits to see what's going on there. Then look into getting a water softener system. Otherwise this problem is never gonna go away.
Fume free Easy-Off oven cleaner or the Walmart generic. Make sure it’s fume free. Spray it on thick and let it sit overnight. Scrub the shit out of it and you’re golden.
Bar keeper’s friend is an abrasive, it destroys the vitreous surface, makes it rough and gets dirty like 10 times faster because the dirt/soap scum/water deposits have a “tooth” on the roughened surface they can grip on to.
One of the absolute strongest detergents you can buy is liquid dishwasher detergent. Or dissolve a pod and use that. That shit is usually basic, and is good at removing proteins and such.
On the acidic side, use toilet bowl cleaner. That’s hydrochloric acid.
Alternate those two until clean. Let them sit on there a while to break down whatever is on there. Wear gloves, do not mix them, and rinse well between each application.
If none of that commercial grade cleaner work’s chances are you need to sand and refinish. They sell shower kits for this, it’ll save you from having to replace or remodel.
Were a abrasives ever used? If so, you probably should’nt worry about using them again (e.g vim and comet or whatever)
If no abrasives were used, don’t use them and let the acidic or detergents/enzymes work and wipe it off when they break down whatever is on there
bar keeper's friend and a lot of scrubbing
This probably.
Although scrubbing bubbles, the one in the green can, not the plastic spray bottle, or the purple Oxy bathroom foaming can, those two have been my go-to for bad soap scum that lots of other cleaners won’t get rid of.
Mr Clean Magic Erasers are real good for stuff that sponges won’t touch either, takes some elbow grease but those little sponges are actually a very mild abrasive.
And full strength bleach or that 60-second outdoor cleaner from Home Depot for any mold.
orbital sander with a bunch of those porous nylon mesh sanding pads. you will have to swap out the pads frequently as they become clogged with soap scum.
thank me later.
It’s a plastic tub you idiot
yes, and? that's why i said a nylon pad and not a silicon carbide for aluminum oxide pad. don't push down like a moronic gorilla and OP will be just fine. you can feel when the scum has been removed and you are down to the tub itself.
i've done this a hundred times, and it's the fastest, easiest method. but go ahead and call me an idiot if you want. frick around and waste time with chemicals if you want to also.
Tear it out and put a metal tub in. Plastic tubs are fricking garbage and the enamel metal tubs never get this bad and clean with a simple sponge.
My wife makes some stuff from vinegar and dawn dishwashing liquid soap that works pretty good on my shower and it can get pretty nasty with all the greasy/oily stuff I work on. Spray it on and let it soak a while, then scrub with a brillo pad and wash it down the drain while you take a hot shower. It makes it slick as hell, so watch out for that. Yours may need multiple applications. Just keep at it every day when you take a shower until it gets clean.
That's layersxand layers of dirty soap scum that has dries and hardened, solvents and detergents or acids or alkaline compounds at best will only soften it layer by layer.
You need to scrape it off using stiff plastic like a credit card or a plastic putty knife; very hot water can help make it soften up a bit when you get most of it off, but thevmore brittle it stays the more will chip off with each pass. Ammonia can also help break down any residue, but trust me, there is nothing that will make it melt and wipe off and using scrubby pads and a rotary machine will just smear it around and waste an ass load of pads.
Managed to find some pics of a refinished job I did a while back. Mind you I work maintenance, I decided to only do the bottom half, also my secretary ordered the wrong color Kek!
This, or get fiberglass cleaner for a boat or something and scrub it. They do make cleaner for fiberglass.
>. They do make cleaner for fiberglass.
I tried fibermagic and it did nothing but make my skin hurt.
>Easiest way to clean this up?
yeah its called buy a new tub shower combo for 150 bucks from home depot you poor peasant... What the frick... It looks disguisting, did you butcher wales in there or something ?
Throw the entire shit out and replace.
Imagine replacing the entire shower surround because it needs a good deep cleaning.
ISHYGDDT.
>a new tub shower combo for 150 bucks from home depot
Post a link to the $150 tub/shower at HD or any store, please.
point still stands, this will look like absolute horror house garbage even if you clean it anons. Looks gross as frick.
With that said, I may have underestimated the burgerfat prices these days (cant believe they take 600 bucks at least for one of these pieces of shit).
Get yourself a cabin shower instead for 350-400 and you'll save yourself slipping in a bathtub. Also tubs are gay anyway.
Vina gar and baking soda, let sit a bit, then dawn and table salt, sub away and repeat.
I had good results with a steam cleaner. harbor freight sells one but I'd keep it well away from you while using and wait for it to fully cool down between fills since I don't trust their QC worth a damn. Or you can rent one.
Melamine sponges aka mr (you gonna suck this wiener) clean erasers. I had the same thing in an old apartment, clr wouldn't do anything, draino would work but threatened to discolor it. The sponge took it out with barely any scrubbing.
Get a nylon brush for your cordless drill and go to town with some Bar Keepers Friend, or Comet. If you have stubborn area's Magic Eraser's work fricking amazing, but are too slow for the whole tub.
resurface/refinish/reglaze
Bro, you have some seriously very hard water. You should buy one of those cheap water testing kits to see what's going on there. Then look into getting a water softener system. Otherwise this problem is never gonna go away.
Fume free Easy-Off oven cleaner or the Walmart generic. Make sure it’s fume free. Spray it on thick and let it sit overnight. Scrub the shit out of it and you’re golden.
Mexicans
Let you in,on a secret…Brake Kleen
Literally no scrubbing, spray let set wipe
t. 40 yrs maintenance
OMFG you are my hero ty ty ty
Who would have guessed this?
The tub looks like new
Post updated pic.
plug the drain, citric acid in high concentration, luke warm water and let it soak for two hours
this is just limescale
just paint over it. if a landlord can do it and get away with charging 900 a month for it, you too can.
Liquid tide, full strength. If that doesn't clean it, rinse well and try bar keepers friend
Bar keeper’s friend is an abrasive, it destroys the vitreous surface, makes it rough and gets dirty like 10 times faster because the dirt/soap scum/water deposits have a “tooth” on the roughened surface they can grip on to.
Use a pressure washer….pull the shower curtain and blast away
Thank me later
Dissolve your victims outdoors next time.