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no-rinse bath/tile cleaner?

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MintMocha · 24/02/2022 12:24

I always get sore back and arms from cleaning the tub and the full tiled alcove around it - I have RSI and other issues, and the tub is awkwardly positioned. So I have just bought a battery powered electric scrub sort of tool, that might make it easier to do it more regularly and to do the tiles as well, as I avoid doing it for ages (it's just me here, so it really doesn't get that dirty!)

It does get covered in soap scum/limescale, though, both the tiles and bath itself, so I thought this might help as it's got a long extension and I should be able to reach all the tiles.

But what kind of cleaner to use - I'm not likely to want to use the tool to rinse everything, so either I need something that doesn't need rinsing, or that I can just turn the shower head on, though there isn't a shower screen over half the area so it would be hard to do without getting water everywhere! Normally I've been using Cif or similar foamy bathroom cleaner, spraying it on the tub (ignoring the tiles most of the time!) and then sponging off and rinsing a few times with the sponge, but maybe there's something better and that would be easier to spray on all the tiles even where I can't really reach.

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theneverendinglaundry · 25/02/2022 10:19

I'm not sure how helpful this would be, or if it's even what you're looking for....but after we've showered I always spray everything down with a shower spray and it keeps the tiles and shower screen clean and free of water marks and limescale. I don't scrub or dry. Just spray when it's wet and leave it.

I make my own using water, about a cup of white vinegar and a small squirt of washing up liquid.

MintMocha · 25/02/2022 11:32

thanks, maybe I will try that. I used the daily shower spray on the shower screen for a while, but it's hard to get it everywhere.

I tried today with my usual cillit bang (that's what it was, not cif) and the tool did make it loads easier to go over all the tiles and bath, but then I had to spray around with the shower hose to rinse, which was a bit messy!! And then had to go over it all with a dry pad to dry it and shine it up a bit as it still looked matte and maybe soapy. So shower cleaner might be better. I'd like it to look shiny as well as clean, if I've got to all that effort!

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