So then.....today I was going to post a helpful little blog with some pointers that everyone can give their Seller's. Or at least that's how it started out. For Example:
Squeaky doors: try using petroleum jelly on the hinges for squeaky doors.... it doesn't drip.
If your house is listed and you MUST cook cabbage or fish (oh dear!) - Boil one cup of water in a pan on the stove with 2 tbsp vinegar to help alleviate the odor.
To freshen sink drains, put 1/2 cup baking soda down drain, followed by 1 or 2 cups vinegar. Let sit 5 or 10 minutes and flush with water.
you get the picture.... and so THEN I thought I would post a wonderful miracle cure for those awful Soap Scum Filmy Grimy Shower doors that we see ohhhhhh so often. I was positive that I could find an answer at the "cyberspace encyclopedia" and so search I did. But not only did I want to search, but I wanted to try all my tips to make sure that in fact they work. so........ All of the above were just fine and dandy and my sink smells fresh as can be. But as for the Shower Doors.............grrrrr I didn't even realize that my Shower doors were very "soap scummy"
Things I tried this morning...... other than the obvious glass cleaner/tile cleaner stuff.
Dryer Sheets (moistened)..... well, yes, this didn't work too bad. I think that if your shower door is only moderately dirty, this would be effective.
Mr. Clean Magic Eraser..... yup.......this was even more effective than the dryer sheet - for a minute there, I thought my glass shower was looking pretty good. (In most cases, these really ARE magic!) --but wait....upon closer inspection, I could see little teeny weeny water marks...... that in the nearly two years that we've lived in our house, I had NEVER even noticed.
So then I tried furniture polish on my doors, --apparently it's the "oil" in the polish that is the "miracle cure" -- there were even many posts about using baby oil, or vegetable oil. Again.....looked pretty clean at first, but once the "powers that be" had settled --- I could STILL see the teeny tiny faint little water marks on the lower half of the shower door. -- Keep in mind that now my shower door is cleaner than it's EVER been since moving in and now the "barely visible to the human eye" water marks are like GLARING MONSTER SOAP SCUM MARKS to me and so back to cyberspace I go....researching, reading reviews, gathering..... and from what I can see....the answer to all Soap Scum Shower Door problems is "CLR" which is available at many local stores. So of course..... I'm going to buy some........first thing tomorrow!!! and then........"Watch out" --
Now of course any magical suggestions would be appreciated, because, I'm sure we would ALL love to know how to get our Soap Scum banished! ....and I'm CERTAIN some of you know the answer! but in the meantime -- I will keep trying...........I will post an update on the Soap Scum and let everyone know how the CLR works.
I hope I can sleep tonight knowing my Shower Door is so filthy!
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