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

Things You'll Need:

• Garden Hoses
• Liquid Bleach
• Sponges
• Sponges

1. Remove the shower curtain from its hooks.

2. Lay the curtain on a flat surface outside.

3. Rinse using a garden hose.

4. Scrub the curtain with a sponge and mixture of diluted bleach, using one quart of water for every cup of bleach.

5. Rinse thoroughly.

6. Repeat on other side.

7. Allow to dry.

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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on 1/29/2007 I just toss my vinyl shower curtain in the washing machine from time to time...always seems to work without tearing it up!

on 9/24/2006 Fill the tub with hot water, add some detergent, bleach and fabric conditioner and then soak the curtain for 2 hours and rinse. While rinsing, add salt to the water. This will definitely clean the shower curtain.

on 9/9/2006 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.

on 8/8/2006 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!

on 8/4/2006 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!