I despise scrubbing porcelain with every fibre of my being and Kent has allergies to the cleaning chemicals as well as bad knees and a bad back (or so he tells me anyway)
you wanna get the scum out of the bathtub? spray-on oven cleaner.
or alternatively, if you're philosophically opposed to aerosols, apply dishwasher gel (not the powdered detergent, the gel - it will stay put) to the scummy area with a damp sponge. rub enough to ensure that there is 100% coverage, but you're not scrubbing here.
after half an hour, wash off. (it's easier if you have a hand-held shower head, but bailing water onto it will work too). no scrubbing.
The gel is quite corrosive, so wear rubber gloves, and use a plastic/synthetic sponge. If you use a cellulose one (the kind that get very stiff when dry, but expand and become soft 'meejutly when wet), it will disintegrate fairly quickly under this assault.
What you're applying is lye, or strong hydroxide.
Doesn't Kent make his own soap? doesn't he use this stuff himself? if so, HE could do it.
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Date: 2006-04-04 01:48 am (UTC)you wanna get the scum out of the bathtub? spray-on oven cleaner.
or alternatively, if you're philosophically opposed to aerosols, apply dishwasher gel (not the powdered detergent, the gel - it will stay put) to the scummy area with a damp sponge. rub enough to ensure that there is 100% coverage, but you're not scrubbing here.
after half an hour, wash off. (it's easier if you have a hand-held shower head, but bailing water onto it will work too). no scrubbing.
The gel is quite corrosive, so wear rubber gloves, and use a plastic/synthetic sponge. If you use a cellulose one (the kind that get very stiff when dry, but expand and become soft 'meejutly when wet), it will disintegrate fairly quickly under this assault.
What you're applying is lye, or strong hydroxide.
Doesn't Kent make his own soap? doesn't he use this stuff himself? if so, HE could do it.
I'm a chemist, trust me on this one.