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Whats best to clean old bathtub?
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| My friend moved into a house with a 60 year bathtub. It seems its
a cast iron one that is porcelin coated(or whatever it is that coats
bathtubs and sinks). It looks like something like Ajax cleanser was
used on it in the past because the surface is not smooth or shinny.
She tried many of the common bathroom cleaners but not with a very
good outcome. So, I am looking for suggestions as to what would be
the best cleaner for this tub? I know its not going to get bright and
shinny but its hard to get bathtub crud off of it because the surface
is not smooth, I assume the crud gets a grip onto the pourous surface.
Any thoughts appreciated.
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| Phisherman 2007-12-19, 5:25 pm |
| On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:26:47 -0500, _Bluto <_@_._> wrote:
>My friend moved into a house with a 60 year bathtub. It seems its
>a cast iron one that is porcelin coated(or whatever it is that coats
>bathtubs and sinks). It looks like something like Ajax cleanser was
>used on it in the past because the surface is not smooth or shinny.
>She tried many of the common bathroom cleaners but not with a very
>good outcome. So, I am looking for suggestions as to what would be
>the best cleaner for this tub? I know its not going to get bright and
>shinny but its hard to get bathtub crud off of it because the surface
>is not smooth, I assume the crud gets a grip onto the pourous surface.
>Any thoughts appreciated.
A scratched tub will always be more difficult to clean and to keep
clean. There are $1 spray foam bathroom cleaners that you can spray
onto the surface, wait a few hours, scrub with brush dipped in
household ammonia, and rinse. Or, you could also use a liquid
detergent and a sponge. Gritty cleaners, scouring powders, steel wool
should not be used on porcelain, marble, fiberglass or plastics. Wipe
down the tub/fixtures with a dry terry cloth after each use to reduce
the amount of cleaning needed and to prevent spotting. You can't
expect a 60-year old tub to look like new, unless you have it
professionally refinished or re-lined.
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| montana wildhack 2008-01-11, 8:25 pm |
| On 2007-12-19 17:41:15 -0500, Phisherman <noone@nobody.com> said:
> Wipe
> down the tub/fixtures with a dry terry cloth after each use to reduce
> the amount of cleaning needed and to prevent spotting. You can't
> expect a 60-year old tub to look like new, unless you have it
> professionally refinished or re-lined.
Using carnuba (car) wax on it will bring up the shine - just be careful
getting in and out!
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| Texas Gen 2008-01-12, 3:25 am |
| Arghhhhh------ I'd like to know how to clean my "garden tub"----that modern
whatever it is, some synthetic that won't hold up to a good scrub. However,
I think there isn't any way to get rid of stains, etc.. From a distance it
looks nice, but I never feel that it is really clean. (I'm no clean
compulsive either.)
And of course I **know** those "spa" jets aren't clean---but that's another
topic that you've already helped me with :-/
I would love to have a porcelain tub. Even though I do remember the
drawbacks of that, too. Good luck working with yours. I hope you get it
taken care of.
Warmest Regards,
Donna
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