How to clean your bathtub

Cleaning your bath is simple if you clean it on a regular basis. If you treat it once a week, it can save you hours of scrubbing time. If you have children, or use the bath regularly yourself, the build up of dirt and soap scum is more prominent and requires more attention. If you do not use the bathtub much, cleaning is still important as dust and other marks can build up.

Before beginning your clean make sure you find out what kind of bathtub you have, this is important when selecting your cleaning product. If you have an enamel tub you will need an abrasive or heavy duty cleaner, if you have a fiberglass bathtub make sure you use fiberglass specific cleaners or else you may damage it. An acrylic bathtub requires a non-abrasive bathroom cleaner.

To clean your bathtub follow these steps:

1. After identifying which cleaning product to use, spray this all over the bathtub. 
2. Leave to soak for ten minutes to allow the chemicals to begin breaking down the scum.
3. Lightly scrub the tub with a soft-bristle brush, do not press too hard, otherwise you may scratch the tub.
4. Pay special attention to the corners of the bath and areas around the tap as they tend to build up a lot of grime.
5. Rinse the cleaner off using the bath water or a bucket, placing water all over the bath from the top to the bottom.
6. Dry the bath with a clean towel. This is important, as the water you use to rinse the cleaner may leave dirt behind if it is not dried properly.

Dave's Tip:
Many new bathrooms are subject to mould under the edge of the silicon, this cannot be cleaned off easily and needs to be treated with an anti mould cleaner regularly. Drying the joints/ corners after use is a good way to maintain the silicon

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