How to Clean Plastic or Vinyl Shower Curtains
Just because they take a shower with you every day doesn't mean your shower curtains are as clean as they could or should be. Here's how to take care of plastic shower curtains.
- Difficulty:
- Moderate
Instructions
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Remove the shower curtain from its hooks.
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Lay the curtain on a flat surface outside.
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Rinse using a garden hose.
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Scrub the curtain with a sponge and mixture of diluted bleach, using one quart of water for every cup of bleach.
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Rinse thoroughly.
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Repeat on other side.
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Allow to dry.
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Tips & Warnings
For really tough mildew stains, you might consider replacing your old shower curtain with a new one. (They're cheap!)
If working outside, keep cleaning solutions away from plants.
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Comments
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Sep 09, 2006
Just pour some Clorox bleach in a spray bottle and spray it thoroughly on the dirty curtain. The blackness and the mildew will disappear in moments. -
Aug 08, 2006
This is for the inside facing of a shower curtain that gets all mildewed: Dump undiluted bleach on it. The mildew seriously will just start to disappear. Just slowly pour straight out of the bleach bottle and let it coat the curtain. As soon as the bleach hits the mildew, it starts going away, and within like 30 seconds-1 minute there is much less noticeable mildew! Rinse off with water. Of course, be careful not to inhale the bleach and use gloves!
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Aug 04, 2006
Step into the tub and spray the liner with Lysol bathroom cleaner. Step out of the tub and place both hands on the outside of the liner and bring your hands together to start rubbing. When finished, step into tub and the spray liner off with hot water. This is a quick method. No real work for you!
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Jun 30, 2006
You can put the shower curtain in the washer with detergent and baking soda and it will come out clean.
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Jan 30, 2006
I just threw the thing in the tub itself, stopped up the drain, added about 4 cups of bleach, and filled the tub with hot water, and pushed all the air out of it. I soaked it that way overnight, and though it didn't get everything out, it did well considering. Then, I dumped a lot of baking soda into the water to neutralize the bleach, and safely drained out the water.
