Aibu I don't actually understand how to get my bath clean

[myreddressmydaughtersbear]

We have a white tub. It never looks clean. It always looks greasy / smeary.

I use bleach and the scrubby side of a regular kitchen sponge, then I use a bathroom spray on top of that and all over the sides/tiles.

Please advise, what am I doing wrong?

@isitweds9thseptyet

Never under estimate the power of washing up liquid!

Indeed. I swear it’s magic.

Magic sponge

I HATE cleaning the bath. We don't even use it except to shower. It actually makes me feel sick. I literally want a magic chemical to restore it. It's enamel. Not actually dirty but looks like it is, I even got a cleaner in to do a deep clean and she couldn't sort it. I'd replace it but I rent.

Vinegar.

I have white wine vinegar mixed with equal parts water and stored in a spray bottle by the bath.

I used to rinse the bath out after every use then spray the whole bath as it was supposed to keep the bath really clean. My ex never bothered and would leave it in a filthy state so I'd spray, leave it on for 30 minutes then scrub.

I've also using neat baking powder sprinkled all over the bath then sprayed with white vinegar mix, then after 10 minutes, scrubbed with wet antiscratch dish cleaner. Leave it on 15 more minutes then scrub again and finally rinse. This cuts down on the work on a really extra dirty bath.

My friend swears by her salt and used grapefruit skins method. She uses borax when it''s extra dirty.

You realise vinegar (an acid) and baking soda (a base or alkali) neutralise each other. So you just get a neutral paste to scrub with! Some woman showed on Utube that vinegar and baking soda did not unblock drains but rather hot water was much more effective. She got near death threats for giving a perfectly rational scientific explanation because people are so wedded to the idea of the near nagical powers of lemons, vinegar and baking soda. No, the exothermic reaction - the fizzing - does not blast grease away.

Absolutely Jif 💯. Or Cif as they call it nowadays.

Use Cif - I still call it Jif- and the bathroom scrubby pads that M & S sell - yellow on one side, metal-looking on the other. The metal looking side doesn’t scratch. I found bathroom cleaners only work if you clean it every day. I was also having this same problem and gave Cif a go as I remembered my mum using it. Worked a treat so I use that now. It rinses off fine and easily if you have a moveable shower head.

Not sure if you are or not, but just wanted to say make sure you don't mix the bleach and the cleaning spray. You can release chlorine gas and damage your lungs. Rule of thumb is never mix bleach with anything else.

Magic sponge

Don't use abrasive cleaners like Vim or wire wool. They create tiny scratches whuch then attract more dirt.

My Nan used to swear by filling the bath then adding biological washing powder. The enzymes do something magic and it really works. She used to leave overnight, then rinse well in the morning

I do too. We moved to a house that was filthy. The bath was awful. The grease of years was left behind and I thought we'd have to get a new bath. But filling it with hot water and a box of biological washing powder, and leaving it overnight peeled it all away.

Washing up liquid! Removes grease.