How To Remove Soap Scum From Your Shower
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Scrubbing Bubbles: amzn.to/2J7MhVF
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How To Clean a Shower: The Complete Guide [blog post]:
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Today I have a very special treat for you! I have searched far and wide on my adventures as a house cleaner and have stumbled upon the WORST case of soap scum I have ever seen!!
If you don't know what soap scum is, you will after watching this video. It's that sticky icky plastered all over your shower walls. So stick around because in today's video I'm gonna show you how to remove soap scum with confidence!!
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Ok.. I'm going to clean my bathroom, I'm motivated here. I triple liked this video.
Thanks!!
Oh wow! I’ve been using Scrubbing Bubbles with Magic Erasers for years!! Yay- I’ve been doing something right! That was A LOT of soap scum. It came out perfectly. Well done!
Thank you! I believe the owner said it hand't been cleaned in 4 years.
Good job
Believe it or not. My friend use to clean nasty apartments when people moved out and she used off oven cleaner . I tried it and used a spatula and it peeled off great. It cleans glass too but you can’t leave on the aluminum door frame. The problem is ventilation as it’s very strong. After. I scrubbed and rinsed I took a rub on wax that helped refinish and make the fiberglass look new. I do that 1 X per yr. Both my shower and jetted tub are 22 yrs old and still very smooth and shiny
This combination of products was a lifesaver for my son's disgusting shower. I didn't even realize it was soap scum! I love the results! I used all 4 products during the cleaning. Thank you so much for this video!
Happy to help! Thanks for the testimony🙂
@@CleanWithConfidence hi 👋 I clean rental properties and real estate move outs. If I come across a shower combination bathtub that looks like this I know it sounds completely crazy but I use a paste of the bartenders, friend and water and a cheap scrubber brush from the dollar tree and scrub scrub scrub rinse and scrub, and rinse once again and it takes any grease or funk or anything off. If I wanna shine it up I let it dry and use a microfiber cloth!!! Bam 💥 clean and shiny with no chemical smell and it doesn’t scratch
This worked amazing!!! I ordered everything from Walmart (even the ‘great value’ box or sponges (they are the exact same thing!!!!). It cleaned our tub like nothing else ever has before! I wish I took before pics - it was just bad! Thanks for sharing!!!
Thanks for the testimony!! Happy to help:)
Citric acid (food grade), Water and Dawn soap works wonders. Takes all soap scum clean and disinfect in one step. Also uso a magic eraser 👍
Magic erasers are abrasive and will remove gloss after awhile
I am so impressed! This gives me hope! We bought this old fixer upper, and the walk in shower is disgusting!
Yes ma'am it should come clean!!!
Can you come clean my house ? Lol Great video! You're a great teacher and funny. ☺️
Thank you!
I am a house cleaner love your tips. Your back ground music is the bomb.
Nice to meet you! Glad you enjoyed the video 🙂
Thanks for the video I went with Krud cutter/ scouring pad method . 35 year old tub shines like new 👍
Glad it worked for you👍
How I do mine is I use a cleaning pad attachment to my cordless drill, use liberal amounts of barkeepers friend, and then clean away. Makes it faster and less tiring on the arms. Barkeepers friend works great on all the soap scum and hard water deposits.
Thanks for sharing!
Low keys looks for cordless drill…
Needs some advise here... I started to use Koch Chemie car acre products but some of them are phosphate and solvent free....what does phosphate and solvent free mean? and is it better?
Baking soda first, rub it on... spray vinegar... then use a liquid soap and rinse.
You can get rid of the appearance of scratches where dirt has gotten itself into grooves this way.
Very satisfying 😌 👌 great job
Question for you, does that green side of the scotch brite sponge that you used to scrub, does it leave scratches on fiberglass? I need to clean my fiberglass shower/tub of soap scum, but I do not want to scratch the finish.
I like to use old credit/ debit/ gift cards to scrap it off in nice long sheets.
Nothing exists currently that allows you to remove the soap scum without manual intervention so I use this method. The wider the cards edge the fatter the ribbon of scum will be lifted. You may get a cramp in your hand/ fingers if you’re after it for a while but this will happen from scrubbing too only you’ll have less satisfying results.
Razor blade also. It is so hard to scrub off.
@@teresathompson235 👍👍👍 Same here, works very well. I have a scraper on a handle that utilizes a single edge blade, comes off in long sheets,
I pick up samples of formica countertops at the big box stores. Someone had recommended them to scrape off burned on food from cooktop stoves. They do not scratch the glass and they're safe for your shower.
@@teresathompson235I use the razor blade also.
My tub is losing it’s finish and sometimes I use brillo
and comet,but I will definitely try your method.
Good old Comet and Brillo...Classic abrasives!!
That was a lot of work...well done!
Thank you!
Scrubbing bubbles doesn't work on my floor. I didn't use magic eraser but used another type stubber.
Just so happens a friend of my wife and I has a tub surround she needs cleaned. I have the Krud cleaner already. (Never thought of using it for bathroom) Thanks for the tip...
Happy to help!
Binge watching Tommy and worried he’s not wearing gloves. 👋🏼😁
My not wearing gloves could be considered a bad habit. lol
Same here. Tommy wear gloves please!
I was thinking the same thing 🤭
or wearing a mask mixing chemicals like that
@@CleanWithConfidence a terrible habit but I’m still in love lol
This actually did the trick I tried everything but this!!! Thanks Guy
Happy to help!
Zep foaming tub and tile cleaner works better than anything I've ever found
Period William 💯
Cool! Mine is pretty bad, not quite that bad though. Thanks! I'll give it a try.
Happy to help
I'm a little late but thanks. I'm getting those items today! My shower needs it badly.
Thank you very much for this video. I would like to ask what is in the black cup? Can you explain the role the black cup and its contents play? Thanks!
Happy to help! It's just plain water to rinse with. I found a much better cleaner to clean the shower with since making this video. Here it is: th-cam.com/video/SxfZNNOcfX4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=l2tmRMx3Ny7EOwtF
How satisfying was it seeing a man clean his bathroom? Very
Also too see him get rid of the black parts? So much
I use the bubbles and eraser method barely have scum in my shower 🤗🤗
Glad you enjoyed the video!!
Thanks for this I have not been able to get sections of scum off fiberglass shower so this helps a lot. Mine is only a quarter of this one you cleaned so it should be faster. I need to get those products you suggested.
Try weimans glass cooktop cleaner with the little yellow sponge on the shower door glass. Griots garage car window cleaner works great too
Your mom must be proud :) Nice work!
What do you think of baking soda and dawn and vinegar for a super dirty bath??
It is good idea
I can smell the cleanliness.
:)
I absolutely love krud kutter ! Not in a weird way! Lol! But ,yeah the stuff is amazing 👏
My last place had tile and I would scrub so hard and only had a magic eraser one time and tried and never went back to a scouring pad
Awesome! Thank you!
Happy to help!
*My experience using these! Today i seen this video and gave it a go because i have not been able to get my sons bathroom scumfree lol.. The scrubbing bubbles with the white eraser worked a little bit, on the parts that barely had soapscum. But the KRUD KUTTER wooohoo works amazing! If used with the white eraser it takes ALOT of elbow grease and still doesnt quite get it all (but better than other products). but when i used it with a scoring pad, it came right up without effort.. the bottom of the tub where we would stand needed a little extra scrubbing but it wasnt hard. I will always use the krud kutter and my scoring pad for now on.(or a scotch sponge). p. s I dont know what kind of tub it is. i call it plastic lol it didn't scratch mine.
Glad you got it figured out!!🙂
I just use essay off the Blue Can i used green scrubber sponage and it works
I was taught to clean bottom to top. Then you don't get streaks from products dripping cuz your working your way up, rather than down. I'm thinking about buying Krud Kutter. I already use the spray bathroom cleaner. Thanks for sharing
Yes the shower is pretty much the only thing I can think of that I work bottom to top to prevent the product from getting rinsed off from working top to bottom👍
I think the magic eraser works better with both cleaners
How to get stain out of acrylic tub?I'm going savage lol.
I saw some straps dangling where u wearing a mask? no gloves? I got some Q &A foaming bathroom cleaner at a janitorial supply store and then had to get goggles mask and chemical proof gloves. I did have some good luck with magic eraser in one bathtub
Yes sir, I wear a respirator but no gloves. It's the same mask from my asbestos series here on the channel.
Now that is a perfect example
It was alot of work!
Lol 😊 I use my foot to do the bottom of the tub too. Great Job👏🏽
Thanks Caleb!
Have you ever tried Mighty Boss cleaner?
I don’t know about anyone else besides me but i find it very sexy when a man knows how to clean and actually does it! Great job!
You’re the man! Thanks
Happy to help
I’ve tried this so many times and the tub looks great but as soon it’s completely dry you can still see the scum not much but you can see it.😢
I have another cleaner I recommend since filming this video. It’s called Super Clean. I would recommend that👍🙂
I haven't cleaned my tub or shower in years! And they look like new! How often do you clean soap scum from the inside of your dish washer? How about from inside your washing machine? Correct, never. The best way to clean soap scum is never get it in the first place. Chunk all your bath soap and only use liquid soap. The main ingredient in bar soap is Sodium tallowate. Sodium tallowate is a true soap made by combining the fatty tissue (or tallow) of animals, such as cattle and sheep, with lye, typically sodium hydroxide". It's pure white animal fat that holds the soap in a clump. It sticks to the tile or tub and water will not run over it. Sits there and the water evaporates and leaves mineral deposits on the fat. Repeat a few times and you have "soap scum". Liquid soap or "detergent" holds oily skin residue in suspension and it washes everything away when you rinse. Just like your clothes or dish washer. Also an added benefit is that your drains will never clog up!!
Yes this tub is mine though. I cleaned this for the video👍
@@CleanWithConfidence And it looked really good afterwards!!
@@notthatronjohnson1187 lol I actually commented wrong. I meant to say it isn’t mine. I just cleaned it for the video.
@@CleanWithConfidence what is the tub made of?
So we essentially, just scrub like hell! It really doesn't matter the product...
When it's this dirty pretty much. Take it off in layers with your product of choosing.
I find Scrubbing Bubbles to be useless unfortunately also tried combined with the Magic Eraser. I had some left over from another job that didn't work on. Whats in the cup? I feel like we're missing a step
The cup is what you rinse with. It’s just water you put in it.
What are the white patches in the bottom of the tub?
Not sure. Maybe it was something to prevent slipping.
Great video
Thanks!
May I ask... would simple green work in this case??
No I would use the Super Clean! I didn’t know about Super Clean when this video was filmed unfortunately
The shower in my basement isnt anywhere near as dirty yet my grandmother has tried tons of stuff including scrubbing bubbles and it doesnt do anything ...weve spent years trying to get it iff and nothing works
I would give the Krud Kutter a try.
Looks like a new shower is in your future. lol
Just throw away the whole bathroom 🤣😂
Lol I'm just kidding!
Norwex de-scaler
What's on the floor of the shower? That white stuff? Contact paper?
Not sure what it was actually
You saved my ocd it works thanks
Happy to help!
What’s this Song title?
Qué es la carpeta blanca en el fondo de la bañera?
No hablo much espanol oiga
That worked, thank you
Happy to help!
Binge watching your channel 😍
Welcome to the channel Miss Quatasia!!! Great to have you!!! Hope you find the info valuable and helpful🙂
Any one tried ammonia? Its hard to stand the smell but oh the power!
Zep calcium, lime and rust remover diluted. Boom. Done
Like boom as in spray and rinse off after a specific amount of time? OR use it with a scrubber of some sort .
@@catmomlavender3036 I used Zep calcium, lime and rust remover diluted. Waited just a few minutes, then scrubbed with a scrubbie (not hard scrubbing) then rinse. Don't get it in the silver shower bar though. It makes dots. I did this for Water spots that wouldn't come off. Hope this helps.
I have never found that imagic erasers work!!
If you can find a cleaner that contains phosphoric acid, use that. It will melt right through lime scale and soap scum with very little scrubbing. Just be careful with it and follow the instructions on the label.
How long did that take??? I hope you’re making $50/hour.
It took at least 30 minutes with the moving the camera around. I did it for free. I jut wanted the content for a video.
Use Avon bubble bath and a magic eraser. Seriously. Smells great and cleans in ONE step.
@@heatherraemo7908 now i am scared of Avon bubble bath.
Thank you so much God bless you
You are welcome, God bless you as well!!!🙂
Imagine if your bar of soap lasted as long as the scum 🤔
Superhero status
That’s nothing compared to the bathroom I’m getting ready to clean.
I came here thinking I was getting to get an easy no elbow grease solution to getting rid of soap scum in the shower!
Same
Exactly what I thought too but this is backbreaking
Yea not when it gets that dirty. It's gonna take some time either way.
Go on Amazon, search rotoscrub Multi-purpose drill brush kit. Use that in your cordless drill and barkeepers friend. Makes it a lot easier. I have super hard water and it cuts through that and the soap scum. Drill does the hard work.
if you use " soft water " by using a water softener, this problem does not happen, I am sure you must know this any way
If you need content how to clean your welcome to come over and clean my house. Great content!!
I wish you lived closer :)
Would a drill brush help
Absolutely!
How long did this take buddy?
A while!! With allowing the cleaner to dwell plus scrub and rinse time probably around an hour.
Will the Dawn/Vinegar work as well? How about using a powered scrubber? Turned out great though👍
Not for a job of this magnitude. The diy stuff is more for maintaining but when you need to do a deep cleaning you have to bring out the powerful degreasers.
I just used 1-4 blue dawn and white vinegar on a similar shower. It worked well. Spray. Let soak for 10. Brush and green scrubbie. Took two coats/scrubbing a but came out great.
I always do it when it's dry, because it comes off easy
Yes me too. I spray it when it's dry.
@@CleanWithConfidence it's just hard to do it when its fiber glass..
@@Thebald1 Yea
If it’s a smooth surface a credit card will scrape it off. You just have to throw away the “shavings” so they don’t clog your drain, which is the downfall of some other methods
Do you start with a wet or dry magic eraser?
I typically do wet. I dip it in my cup of water and scrub from that point but you can try both ways.
Clean With Confidence thanks! I am looking for the reveal mop you linked previously and can’t find it? Any other suggestions for a microfiber mop? My bathroom has water stains when anyone gets out of the tub. Thanks
I took a razor to mine today..it looked clean till I got about a pound of soap scum lol.
:)
Razor was the best
I tried what you said to do and it still wouldn’t come up.
It will work you will just have to remove it in layers. Also, it can take some elbow grease👍🙂
@@CleanWithConfidence What is elbow grease?
@@SakuraandSesshomaru it is slang for applying pressure. Meaning you mat have to scrub a little bit with pressure👍🙂
@@CleanWithConfidence Then in that case I'm doomed cause I already tried that. I think I'm too weak for elbow grease.
Is there any easy way to deal with grout in a shower?
Amy that is a video I have been wanting to make for around 1 year now lol. I am waiting till I come across the perfect shower though. For moldy shower grout I typically use the Tilex Mold and Mildew Penetrator. The only place that sells it is Lowes, that I have found anyways. I have to warn you though, it's very strong. I wear a respirator whenever I use it.
@@CleanWithConfidence thank you for your reply! I don't have mold but kind of a discoloration and it looks dingy, probably because I don't go over it often enough. But... That's because it's so hard lol. I will try the Tilex. 😷 Many thanks!
@@CleanWithConfidence oh. I have the shower for you...just come to Wisconsin!
This lady who cleans for a living did a video where she uses toilet bowl cleaner (gel). She lets it sit for an hour,
@@TT-rz5td Toilet bowl cleaner w/ bleach works great if your grout is white. Look for thicker gel formulas. Smell can be a bit strong, though. CAUTION: Be careful if you have a porcelain tub. The bleach will cause it to oxidize. Then you end up with orange/brown stains. If that happens, CLR & a magic eraser usually does the trick.
Greased lightning works best of all ive tried.
Actually Super Clean is the best I have found!! It even works better than the Greased Lighting.
@@CleanWithConfidencethanks for the tip!, for soap scum though? I ise it for everything else. I’m not too sure if I trade it with soap scum.
@@arrepuess Yes it works unbelievable for soap scum. Check out this video I made: th-cam.com/video/SxfZNNOcfX4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=i6mJFsL-y-zn_QQ1
Can you use this on a fiberglass tub?
Yes ma'am
@@CleanWithConfidence won't the sponge and green part scratch a fiberglass tub
@@gradyhayes1302 Not at all
@@acidheadzzz - I wonder how many people read @Clean With Confidence ‘s comment and scratched up their fiberglass tub??
@@gigglybeast Yep, and he replied to another person acknowledging that it would indeed scratch it 🤦🏼♂ I use a plastic blade scraper to aid in removing the soap scum.
I clean houses for a living, and the one thing that bothers me is, why let it go to this point??? If you clean your bathroom, once a week (and this is depending on how many people live in your household) there's no way your tub is going to get this bad... that's disgusting.
This isnt my tub. I am also a professional house cleaner, thus the channel, and I cleaned this tub for the video.
I can’t even believe your response especially since you claim to be a house cleaner. That tub was no where near disgusting compared to cleaning a black tub. I hope that you don’t judge your customers cleanliness….
@@jammazzing5986 oh you know they do.
If they are judging, they do it all the way to the bank! Job security!
Well I see where I'm going wrong, I have to actually get in the tub when cleaning it.
That would probably be best🙂👍
why did you let your shower get that filthy?
It's not mine.
I would be afraid to scratch the plastic.
When it gets that dirty you really have no choice if you’re gonna get it clean. Once it’s clean it can be maintained with less abrasive things.👍
krud cutter gutter cleaner works best would have came off faster
What about rinsing it off?
To rinse it off, run water over the surfaces.
@@mjt1517 nobody even wants you here
Krud Kutter to the rescue again
Yes sir!
That was a nasty tub...holy crap!
It made a great video!!
Do you ever use gel gloss to put a shiny finish in the tubs/enclosures?
@@JustShortOf No sir
I am going to give it a try after I clean my enclosure based on your methods. Thanks for posting your videos. They really help!
@@JustShortOf You are welcome!
What's in the cup?
Just water to wet the sponge a little.
Roger that.
If only they made Magic Eraser pads for car buffers....
They fall apart pretty easily.
Didn’t work that well for me. Comet w/ bleach outperformed both of these cleaners.
I used CLR Brilliant Bath FOAM, vinegar, dawn and baking soda and none of that worked.
CLR is SO STRONG. Wear a mask
I guess I have to try this. 😱
Actually I have found the best cleaner for this since I uploaded this video. Here is an updated video: th-cam.com/video/SxfZNNOcfX4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=lBFQQpH1-QqlwQhO
The only thing that got the soap scum off my fiberglass shower was a razor.... And then I used the vinegar and baking soda and Dawn soap with a magic eraser and sponge. I tried everything I could and I saw a video about this and it works like a charm.
It easer to just move !!!!!?
Then I don't get a cleaning video.
Oven cleaner is the best .... I promise it make it white again !!!!
Yes it works well
What do you think of using oven cleaner?
I think it's unnecessary
I tried using scrubbing bubbles and Mr Eraser, it worked a little but still have soap scum, maybe I need more elbow grease. Your videos are entertaining and educational, thank you!
@@suzzyque5415 Happy to help! I would give Krud Kutter a try as well. But the concentrate and spray it on the soap scum undiluted.
I bet loads of people would like you to do there shower as well, as you have a lot of energy, and physically fit, unlike themselves, it must keep you " as fit as a fiddle "
When you find a product that doesn't involve scrubbing, then I'll give you a thumbs up lol
That's a tough one. I have some work to do then!!!!
I need you at my house
I wish I could help out!
I noticed you do not use gloves. Aren’t these products harmful for your hands?
No ma’am not a fan of gloves. Never worn them. I encourage everyone to do whatever makes them comfortable. If you fell safer with gloves then definitely where them. As far as the chemicals being harmful, maybe - maybe not.