New life to an old bath
The surface of the bathtub, even with timely and careful care, can become tarnished and covered with bloom. The reason is the poor quality of the tap water. You can eliminate this problem with folk remedies and special preparations.
How to remove plaque from the bathtub
There is a wide variety of specialized products on sale that can be returned bath its original appearance. Using them is quite simple - you just need to make sure that the product is designed specifically for this type of bath and follow the directions on the package exactly.
If there is no special tool at hand, folk wisdom will come to the rescue. In every apartment there is something that can be used to wash away plaque. For example, baking soda works well with vinegar. Soda powder must be diluted with water to make a gruel. The bath is pre-moistened and then soda is applied to its walls. After that, you need to wait a quarter of an hour and spray vinegar over the soda. After waiting half an hour, the surface is washed with a sponge and plenty of water.
Abrasive substances must not be used on an acrylic bath. For such a coating, citric acid and ordinary vinegar are suitable. Cool water is taken into the bath and 500 ml of vinegar is poured. After 12 hours, the water is drained and the walls of the bath are rinsed from the remaining vinegar. If the decision is made to clean the acrylic bath with citric acid, then it is used in the same way. For a standard bath, you will need 30 sachets of citric acid.
If there are streaks and stains on the bath soapy coating, then ordinary soda will help to eliminate them:
- Dilute a packet of baking soda with water until a thick mixture forms.
- Dampen your bathtub with water.
- Using a soft sponge, cover the surface of the bath with baking soda and let it work for 30 minutes.
- Wipe the walls of the tub with a sponge and rinse well with water.
How to whiten a bath
When whitening a bathtub surface, it is important to take into account its condition and the material from which it is made. The easiest way is to bleach an old cast iron bath. Any abrasive cleaning powder will work here. It must be rubbed with effort into the walls of the bath, and then rinsed with water. The effect will be better if you use a metal sponge for cleaning.
If the bath is new, it is not recommended to use abrasives. They can damage the enamel and leave on it scratches... Here, we recommend products with a cream base, and use a soft cloth instead of a hard sponge.
You need to be especially careful with an acrylic bathtub. Mild detergents such as dishwashing detergents are suitable here.
If rust has eaten into the walls of the bathtub, it can be removed with oxalic acid. To do this, the powder is stirred with water until mushy and applied to rusty streaks for 40 minutes. After this contamination must be rubbed with an abrasive cleaning agent. Especially stubborn stains are rubbed with sandpaper, degreased and covered with nitro enamel.
A quicker way to remove rust is to use bleach. In this case, the bath is filled with water and a bottle of bleach is poured into it. After 10 hours, the water is drained and the walls of the bath are rinsed well with water.
A mixture of turpentine and salt does an excellent job of bleaching. This method will help to remove even stubborn large dirt from yellowness and rusty streaks. Stir in salt and turpentine. Using a brush, apply this mixture to the walls of the tub and clean, especially carefully treat the stains themselves. Wait a few hours for the mixture to take effect, and then rinse well with water.
There are many ways to clean your bathtub. But to prevent contamination, it is necessary to rinse the bathtub after each use and wipe its walls well. Then the coating will remain snow-white longer.
