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I slathered on a thick baking soda-vinegar paste last night and
covered it with a dishrags soaked in very hot water. This am, l gave
it my all with a one sided razor blade. Yeah - it came off but it
took a bit of elbow grease and time. Beats using anything stronger,
tho. I WON'T let it get that bad again, to be sure.

BTW, that vinegar-baking soda combo is what I use to dislodge soap
scum on shower walls and floor. Cheap, no harsh fumes, green and it
works. I do add a few drops of dish liquid to it and apply with a net
sponge on a stick. These are sold as back scrubbers for a buck or
two. HTH.
 
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Kalmia wrote:


I use a microfibre cloth to clean the shower. No chemicals necessary.

Miche

--
Electricians do it in three phases
 
Kalmia wrote:

Plain household ammonia works well for cleaning glass but Windex has
much less harsh fumes... use genuine Windex, those cheaper brands are
watered down. The Windex/razor method was told to me by guy who owns
his own auto glass business.... scrape while sopping with Windex, wipe
and repeat as often as necessary, Windex is cheap. And it behooves
you to invest a few bux in a safety razor scraper tool, will save you
a trip to the ER. I've been using this for more years than I care to
remember, barely a month passes I don't use it for something:
http://www.amazon.com/American-Safe...8UF8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1296832958&sr=8-3
Btw, always use a new blade (safety razor blades are cheap), dull
blades will scratch glass... change blades often, dispose of blade
properly after use and do not store tool with a blade loaded...
another admonition from the auto glass guy.
 
On Feb 4, 3:53?pm, Brooklyn1 wrote:

Why not wise to store tool loaded with blade (other than some obvious
safety reasons.)
 
On Feb 4, 3:16?pm, Kalmia wrote:

I store them blade in all the time. If you're scraping sticky stuff
the blade could get kinda glued in, but they're still fairly easy to
get out.

--Bryan
 
But baking soda neutralizes the acid in vinegar, making it about
useless for dissolving grease, doesn't it?

Vinegar (an acid) and ammonia (a base) each separately are good
for grease removal (PLEASE DO NOT MIX THEM TOGETHER)

Is there anyone who remembers enough chemistry to explain?

gloria p
 
On 2011-02-05, gloria.p wrote:

Is there a kid in N America that's never added baking soda to vinegar?
I think even Amish kids are hep to that one.

nb
 
On Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:13:57 -0700, gloria.p wrote:


i thought the theory was that the foaming would help with the cleaning.

your pal,
blake
 
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