Question for all the domestic goddess

John Mason

how in gods name do i get the bottom of my shower curtain to go white again?


i has been wash a hundred times, it has been bleached and i have used bicarbinte of soda on it

Jules

I fail at shower curtains, but i would ask the same questions, if IB doesn't mind, of the shower screen thing, i can't bloody get it clean!

ChewChew

Meh. dump it and purchase a new one. or just cut the 'not so white bit' off

John Mason

Jules wrote: »

I fail at shower curtains, but i would ask the same questions, if IB doesn't mind, of the shower screen thing, i can't bloody get it clean!

no go ahead jules, you hi-jack my thread, i dont mind seriously:(

god damn mods and their conspiracies:mad:


PS I would try rubbing the shower door with a fresh cut lemon to cut through the soap scum

John Mason

ChewChew wrote: »

Meh. dump it and purchase a new one. or just cut the 'not so white bit' off

tis a very very expensive shower curtain and the not so white bit, is the part with the weights in it, so it wont hang right, if you cut them off:)

You can't catch diseases off showers. Why bother?

ChewChew

irishbird wrote: »

tis a very very expensive shower curtain and the not so white bit, is the part with the weights in it, so it wont hang right, if you cut them off:)

How's about this

1) permanent markers
2) stencils
3) make the curtain your own

Incorporate your artistic measure and have a colouring competition with DesF. LOLZ

Silverfish

Moonbaby wrote: »

You can't catch diseases off showers. Why bother?

I don't know about that, you should see ours.

I'd post pics but the landlady just gave up and it's being retiled.

John Mason

ChewChew wrote: »

How's about this

1) permanent markers
2) stencils
3) make the curtain your own

Incorporate your artistic measure and have a colouring competition with DesF. LOLZ

Actually, i did make the shower curtain myself, i could get the colour i wanted. so i made my own and backed it with the a real white shower curtain


it is very very easy to make, if anyone wants any help making theirs

Cathmandooo

Try a limescale remover on it, you can get them in sprays, bleach doesnt remove that sort of residue.

John Mason

Moonbaby wrote: »

You can't catch diseases off showers. Why bother?

i having a bath tonight and it just looked a bit manky

Loopy

irishbird wrote: »

tis a very very expensive shower curtain

irishbird wrote: »

Actually, i did make the shower curtain myself, i could get the colour i wanted. so i made my own and backed it with the a real white shower curtain


it is very very easy to make, if anyone wants any help making theirs

Why not just make another one?

Quality

Buy a new shower curtain, They are cheap and less effort.

I would say dye it, but seeing as its gonna be saturated with water again it doesnt make much sence. Bleach will just turn it off colour. Have you tried leaving it soak in cold washing powder water overnight? Then putting it through the wash?



My shower doors, I use a green pot scrub and ceam cif, I give it a good scrub once a week, I find the more you keep on top of it the cleaner it stays. Buff with a micro fibre cloth after. I swear by these. But Lidl also do good window cleaning cloths they are green.

mollydolly271

cillit bang it its great works wonders

Toots

The flash shower spray worked well on mine. Something with a mould remover may be able to remove the stains

HoneyButterfly

irishbird wrote: »

PS I would try rubbing the shower door with a fresh cut lemon to cut through the soap scum

Class! Thank you

HoneyButterfly

mollydolly271 wrote: »

cillit bang it its great works wonders

BANG!! And the dirt is gone

LadyE

If you soak it with dishwashing tablets and wash as normal it should come out

Jules

OMG

Barry Scott can shout all he wants about that cillit bang stuff.. it's amazing, i can see through my shower screen. My bathroom was bothering me so i just finished cleaning it!

Cillit Bang!

g'em

Jules wrote: »

i can see through my shower screen. My bathroom was bothering me so i just finished cleaning it!

Ah a woman after my own heart, cleaning the bathroom at 2am. I've been known to get up to the loo in the middle of the night and get so distraught at the state of the toilet bowl that I'd take out he rubber gloves and start scouring. And don't talk to me about the night I got up for a midnight snack and ended up cleaning the fridge and defrosting the freezer.

On a slightly more OT note I discovered these things recently in Tesco - they're pad thingy's for cleaning bathroom tiles and shower screen doors and omgz!!11!!!!! they're just the shizz-nizz. The bathroom will be spaaaaarkling afterward and they're super easy to clean.

Jules

Jules wrote: »

Cillit Bang!

Ignoring the obvious lunacy.

I was reading the back of the cillit bang last week and it says that it eats the enamel off your bath tub.

I was too scared to clean after that.

cuckoo

g'em wrote: »

Ah a woman after my own heart, cleaning the bathroom at 2am. I've been known to get up to the loo in the middle of the night and get so distraught at the state of the toilet bowl that I'd take out he rubber gloves and start scouring. And don't talk to me about the night I got up for a midnight snack and ended up cleaning the fridge and defrosting the freezer.

Jules and G'em, you're both more than welcome to stay the night at my place any time you want. I'll put clean sheets on the bed in the spare room, and leave out all the cleaning supplies for you.

John Mason

looptheloop wrote: »

Why not just make another one?

Okay there are this an actual shower curtain which is the one i am trying to get clean and the on the outside the a second piece of material which is the clean i wanted - not sure if that makes sense but anyway i will try the limescale stuff

thanks

i did hear something about vingear



oh be careful with that cillat bang stuff, it rusts crome - my pure kettle and toaster are in ribbons :-(

LadyE

irishbird wrote: »

Okay there are this an actual shower curtain which is the one i am trying to get clean and the on the outside the a second piece of material which is the clean i wanted - not sure if that makes sense but anyway i will try the limescale stuff

thanks

i did hear something about vingear



oh be careful with that cillat bang stuff, it rusts crome - my pure kettle and toaster are in ribbons :-(

Has to be white vinegar tho! If that fails do try the dishwashing tablets...they really do get your whites, white

LouOB

Soak in Vinegar
Then rub down
Vinegar is Limescale killer

It will be all sparkley****

Whispered

Can I ask another question of the domestic goddesses? Totally unrelated to bathrooms?

We moved into our house about 18mts ago. It just doesn't feel new any more. Without throwing out all of my stuff, how do I get that brand new, sparkly clean "show house" feeling back.

John Mason

helena.ryan wrote: »

Can I ask another question of the domestic goddesses? Totally unrelated to bathrooms?

We moved into our house about 18mts ago. It just doesn't feel new any more. Without throwing out all of my stuff, how do I get that brand new, sparkly clean "show house" feeling back.

how about cleaning it ?


or hang loads of those new car smell airfreshers around your house

Quality

helena.ryan wrote: »

Can I ask another question of the domestic goddesses? Totally unrelated to bathrooms?

We moved into our house about 18mts ago. It just doesn't feel new any more. Without throwing out all of my stuff, how do I get that brand new, sparkly clean "show house" feeling back.

Dont mind her.:mad:

You probably need to paint it and maybe change your carpets!

Loopy

helena.ryan wrote: »

Can I ask another question of the domestic goddesses? Totally unrelated to bathrooms?

We moved into our house about 18mts ago. It just doesn't feel new any more. Without throwing out all of my stuff, how do I get that brand new, sparkly clean "show house" feeling back.

As quality says, paint it (walls, ceilings, skirting boards - the works!)
and scrub it, I use milton and the house always smells and looks fantastic afterwards...Like New;)

Rozabeez

Paint it! ¬_¬

g'em

cuckoo wrote: »

Jules and G'em, you're both more than welcome to stay the night at my place any time you want. I'll put clean sheets on the bed in the spare room, and leave out all the cleaning supplies for you.

Make sure it's Egyptian cotton sheets and I'm there



I'm only half joking by the way...

helena.ryan wrote: »

We moved into our house about 18mts ago. It just doesn't feel new any more. Without throwing out all of my stuff, how do I get that brand new, sparkly clean "show house" feeling back.

You don't need to do anything as drastic as painting the whole house or even room, you just need to do a proper clean. Cobwebs in corners, dust under furniture, grime around the skirtings - it's all that "lived-in" dirt that's taken away the sparkle. If possible remove all the furniture from the room and scrub from top to bottom. If there's chips of paint missing from railings or skirtings re-touch them. Clutter makes a room look old very fast - you can get lovely storage boxes that tidy a room up and decorate it at the same time; magazine boxes, pretty clothes baskets, CD/ DVD boxes - they all look v. smart. Change a couple of lampshades (they get nasty dirty really fast). Rearrange the furniture when you put it back. Buy new cushion covers or put a new throw on the settee. Get a good quality glass vase and put a big bunch of flowers in the room. Instead of air fresheners which can smell very artificial open as many windows as possible and light a couple of vanilla candles - it's a soft but homely smell.

Crazy Catlady

I second the cillit bang suggestion for shower doors.
Would false teeth tablets work on a shower curtain?
I use them on net curtains on a cool wash and they come up brand new. Might be worth a try!

NextSteps

Crazy Catlady wrote: »

Would false teeth tablets work on a shower curtain?
I use them on net curtains on a cool wash and they come up brand new. Might be worth a try!

That's hilarious!

LouOB

de-clutter
paint
clean
maybe diff colour scheme
when in doubt bake cake...;-)

LouOB

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm cake

FlexiLexi

get a door put on it, much more hygenic, and it doesnt try attacking you by sticking to you when wet uuuuuugggghhhhhhh eeeeew grooosssssss yucks.:(

NextSteps

irishbird wrote: »

PS I would try rubbing the shower door with a fresh cut lemon to cut through the soap scum

This worked a treat, thank you!

John Mason

UB wrote: »

This worked a treat, thank you!

and much better for the enviroment then that nasty cillat bang stuff :cool:


Fresh Lemons and Limes are your friend in the house, they make it smell lovely and cut through grease like you would believe and they make your wheelie bin smell lovely too

HoneyButterfly

irishbird wrote: »

Fresh Lemons and Limes are your friend in the house, they make it smell lovely and cut through grease like you would believe and they make your wheelie bin smell lovely too

Irishbird, that lemon worked brilliantly!! Was amazed. Any other cleaning tips around the house?

MJOR

vanish oxi action crystal white in the washing machine... if it'll take fake tan out.... it'll remove anything

Malteaser!

IB, have you tried leaving it soaking in Milton?? I've put shower curtains in a bucket of it with cold water before and it works a treat!!

jesus_thats_gre

FlexiLexi wrote: »

get a door put on it, much more hygenic, and it doesnt try attacking you by sticking to you when wet uuuuuugggghhhhhhh eeeeew grooosssssss yucks.:(

Amen to that! Fooking hate shower curtains. Glass door FTW!