It's a MIRACLE!

Ok, I'm not one of those high-powered bloggers that blogs several times a day or even once a day.  I'm surprised when I've blogged more than once a year.  LOL!  I'm just a small town girl, but, since joining Pinterest, I've come across some pretty interesting claims, especially for homemade cleaning solutions.  Although other bloggers post that they've tried it and post their results, I tend to believe when I see it for myself.  So here is my first post regarding these claims.

Let me back up and say that I have a HORRIBLE time keeping up with the cleaning of my tub and shower.  With only one bathroom and 4 people using it, It's a chore that I don't get to much because it's often a back-breaking/wrist-breaking chore that I'm not usually up to with the back troubles I have and the wrist issues as well.  So, when I saw a homemade solution "pinned" there that boasted an AMAZING result in getting rid of soap scum, (see post here: The Craft Patch ) I decided this would be my FIRST experiment. 

Now, meet my disgusting tub: (I'm SO embarrassed!)

I've already sprayed the solution on it.  Here are the directions for the mixture:

1 part BLUE Dawn (they said it HAD to be the blue one)
1 part White distilled Vinegar (Although, I read somewhere you could get cleaning grade vinegar to use and it doesn't cost as much, at Walmart)

I used a 1/2 cup of each for one application of the solution.  You first heat up the vinegar in the mircrowave (for a 1/2 C. I heated for 1 minute).  You put the Dawn in a spray bottle using a funnel, and then pour the hot vinegar in, shake it a little bit to mix, then immediately spray it on your shower/tub.  Apparently it's the hot vinegar that makes the difference.   Then, according to the directions I read, it's best to leave it on overnight, but the original poster only left it on for a couple of hours, so I left it on for 2 hours.  I went shopping and got a dog bed for my dogs kennel, and other things.  Finally, 2 hours elapsed.  I grabbed my sponge, the kind with the green scrubby material on one side.  I figured my tub was SO bad, I should probably use that.  You use warm/hot water (as hot as you can stand it) and go to town wiping it down.  I did use the scrubby side, but was TOTALLY amazed at how easy it all came off!  I did scrub in some very hard places that I never could get clean no matter how hard I tried, and all that came off!  My tub has the textured bottom, which is really hard to get clean, but I'm actually impressed with the amount of "crap" that got cleaned.  I bet with another 1 or 2 applications, the bottom would be totally clean!  Here's the results on my OWN shower/tub:

And here's a side by side comparison:

Isn't that AMAZING?? Ok, so maybe not a side-by-side....but you get the idea.  Although my wrists are a little sore, I think if I kept up with this, I wouldn't have to scrub at all, so I declare this a fantastic success of an experiment and pronounce the solution a "Miracle Solution". =)

6/30/12 - I'm editing this to add that the vinegar smell is VERY strong when you spray this solution.  While not toxic, it might be a good idea to open a window or have a fan blowing in some fresh air, just for comfort.  I was coughing when I was spraying it.

6/30/12 - Update!  I decided to spray the floor of my tub again to see if I could get it cleaner....see for yourself! The first picture was taken yesterday after one treatment, the next picture was taken today after a second treatment.

I think if I did it again tomorrow, I might pretty much get ALL the textured part of the tub floor completely clean!   I am just beside myself....speechless really....just completely in Amazement!