Tips for your Bathrooms



Helpful Hints
-Always keep an all-purpose cleaner and a sponge in the guest bath so you can sneak away and clean up when unexpected company shows up.
-Keep a squeegee in the shower so everyone can wipe it down when they are done (this will help prevent mildew).Steam helps to loosen build-up so why not clean while you're in there?
-Disinfectant can be used on everything in the bath except the mirror.
-Don't forget doorknobs and switchplates. These get very dirty in my house with little kids!

Easy Bathroom Cleaning
Clean after a steamy bath or shower. The walls, fixtures, etc., will be much easier to clean because the steam will have loosened the dirt.

Bathtub Rings
To avoid bathtub rings, don't use oily bath preparations. Use a water softener if you live in a hard-water area. Rinse the tub immediately after bathing.
If a ring does form, wipe it off with undiluted ammonia (wear rubber gloves) or a wet sponge generously sprinkled with baking soda. Rinse clean and wipe dry. For a more stubborn stain, scour with automatic dishwashing detergent or rub with a cloth dipped in vinegar.

Cleaning with Rubbing Alcohol
Rubbing alcohol will clean the caulking around bathtubs. It also shines chrome and glass. Liquid chlorine bleach (1/4 cup to one gallon) will also clean caulk.

Cleaning Toilet Bowl
-Clean the toilet bowl while you're away by pouring in 1/4 cup bleach and leaving it until you return.
-Keep the toilet bowl ring-free by pouring a half-gallon of white vinegar in it once a month. Let it soak overnight before flushing.
-To avoid clogging and odors, pour one cup baking soda down the bowl weekly.

Mildew
To remove mildew from the corners of the tub, dip cotton balls in bleach and let them sit, when you finish cleaning the bath, remove cotton and rinse well. The mildew will be gone.

Shower Tile
Remove soap and hard water buildup on shower tile with tile cleaner. Then apply a good paste wax and buff with a dry cloth to deter future water spots.

Air Freshener
For immediate air freshener in the bath, place a fabric softener sheet in the wastepaper basket or add a dab of fragrance on a light bulb. When the light is on, the heat releases the aroma.

Shower Doors
-Rub glass shower doors with a white vinegar-dampened sponge to remove soap residue.
-To clean shower track door, pour full strength vinegar into the track, let soak for a few minutes, then rinse.
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