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Started by pyrocpu, September 12, 2011, 08:03:52 PM

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pyrocpu

September 12, 2011, 08:03:52 PM
OK, so I get this is a rather asinine question... I'm feeling pretty bad for my +1, who often scrubs and scrubs the shower to get all that crappy soap scum off. Yeah, I know we ought to be using that Tilex spray stuff at the end of every shower session. Been forgetting. :(

Having said that, do you think it's reasonable to put something on my cordless drill, like a scouring pad? There must be some sort of power tool solution (kinda sound like Tim Allen now) for this, right? Anyone got ideas/solutions?

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ducatiz

#1
September 12, 2011, 08:13:32 PM
The best thing to use is just a brush, anything high speed is going to eat up the ground.

Don't use tilex, use Kaboom.  Have you sealed that tile in the last 4-5 years?  sealing it helps prevent mold growth
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#2
September 12, 2011, 08:44:07 PM
Might I recommend...




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#3
September 13, 2011, 05:03:24 AM
Scrub pad and abrasive like baking soda takes it right off.



If you *really* felt bad, you'd do it for her.  :-*
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#4
September 13, 2011, 05:40:30 AM
orbital sander with a scotch brite green scrubby pad attached to it....you'll make short work of the scum....be careful though, as you might make short work of the shower stall too....
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#5
September 13, 2011, 05:42:06 AM Last Edit: September 13, 2011, 05:43:57 AM by RAT900
my wife found the perfect solution...it is called a housekeeper


seriously tho, you don't want your wife ruining her hands with that kind of work....

there is nothing attractive about being fondled by a pair of hands

that look like they could belong to your prison cellmate
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ducatiz

#6
September 13, 2011, 05:58:00 AM
Quote from: RAT900 on September 13, 2011, 05:42:06 AM
there is nothing attractive about being fondled by a pair of hands

that look like they could belong to your prison cellmate


....unless you're in prison for the rest of your life..
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September 13, 2011, 05:59:45 AM
Quote from: ducatiz on September 13, 2011, 05:58:00 AM

....unless you're in prison for the rest of your life..

LOL good point!!
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September 13, 2011, 06:42:42 AM
Quote from: RAT900 on September 13, 2011, 05:42:06 AM
there is nothing attractive about being fondled by a pair of hands

that look like they could belong to your prison cellmate
Quote from: ducatiz on September 13, 2011, 05:58:00 AM

....unless you're in prison for the rest of your life..

even then....I don't want to be the fondlee....
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#9
September 13, 2011, 07:04:18 AM
Quote from: zooom on September 13, 2011, 06:42:42 AM
even then....I don't want to be the fondlee....

so... you only want to fondle prison inmates... ok... that's cool
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somegirl

#10
September 13, 2011, 07:27:14 AM
If it is caused / made worse by hard water (usually is), try some lemi shine.  It's a dishwasher additive meant for hard water, works great at cleaning bathroom stuff too.  It's all natural, I believe it is just citric acid.

BTW a pair of gloves works well to protect hands.  ;)  But if you have the budget for a housekeeper that's a nice solution too.
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ducatiz

#11
September 13, 2011, 07:33:41 AM
I'll give you all a secret that I learned in college.

Snails.

Yep, snails.

You know what snails LOOOVE to eat?  Mildew and molds.  that's right.  They vacuum the stuff up like crazy.

If you have a bathroom with tile that is going black, pick up a slug or a snail and put him in on one of the grout tracks.  After a minute of "WTF?" he will start eating.

And he won't stop. 

The really fun part is that they suck it all out and it doesn't grow back. 

yes, they leave a trail but that washes away with water.

I am not kidding.  When I was in college, I used to go outside in the morning and pick up a slug and put him in the bath.  By the time I came home, he had done an entire wall of the bath.  The grout lines are like a choo-choo track for him.

Don't believe me?

http://www.anapsid.org/slugcleaner.html

A bonus?  this is the "greenest" way you could ever clean a bathroom, bar none. 
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Buckethead

#12
September 13, 2011, 09:16:43 AM
Laziness for the win!  :o

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#13
September 13, 2011, 09:23:38 AM
so did the snails and slugs live after eating the mold and mildew from your scuzzy cast off?
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#14
September 13, 2011, 09:27:02 AM
Quote from: King Tut on September 13, 2011, 09:23:38 AM
so did the snails and slugs live after eating the mold and mildew from your scuzzy cast off?

Yes!  They thrived!
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