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For my bathroom cleaning, hot water and just a tad of white vinegar was enough to do the job. My bathroom floor was super messy due to dog hair, and my bath tub had the gross layer of soap scum. The white vinegar knocked most of that out, along with removing nasty water spots from the stainless steel. Forgive the overload of pics, just wanted to make sure everything was covered.
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Bathroom mirror before, it is hard to tell but there are spots in the lower left corner.
Bathroom mirror before, it is hard to tell but there are spots in the lower left corner.
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Bathroom mirror after. It was pretty clean before, but some warm water made it shine.
Bathroom mirror after. It was pretty clean before, but some warm water made it shine.
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Floor dirty with dog hair and dirt.
Floor dirty with dog hair and dirt.
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All gone!
All gone!
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Tubs stainless steel covered in soap and water spots
Tubs stainless steel covered in soap and water spots
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Much better
Much better
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Sink with dirt, and calcium build up on stopper
Sink with dirt, and calcium build up on stopper
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White vinegar did wonders
White vinegar did wonders
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Dirty toilet
Dirty toilet
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Clean toilet
Clean toilet
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Tub has a grey shade over it, the white is not sparkling
Tub has a grey shade over it, the white is not sparkling
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The white seems much brighter after the white vinegar
The white seems much brighter after the white vinegar
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Friend is moving out of their apartment, they hired me to clean their bathroom for them to get their deposit back. Let's get some BBS!
Cleaner vinegar and lots of elbow grease.
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Clean bathroom
Clean bathroom
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Bathroom start
Bathroom start
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Toilet 100% clean
Toilet 100% clean
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Inside bowl done
Inside bowl done
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Toilet start
Toilet start
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floor sweep action
floor sweep action
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Mirror Finnish
Mirror Finnish
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Mirror action
Mirror action
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Mirror start
Mirror start
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Sink finally
Sink finally
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Sink start
Sink start
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Shower done
Shower done
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Shower head decalsifed
Shower head decalsifed
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Decalsifing shower head
Decalsifing shower head
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Make vinegar water bag
Make vinegar water bag
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Crusty showerhead
Crusty showerhead
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Tub start
Tub start
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Took me an entire day on and off to get this done! In Japan most toilets and bathrooms are separate, so this was two different rooms for me - three if you count the shower/bathtub room separate from the face washing/towel room. We regularly clean the floors, toilet, sink, and counter, so they aren't that disgusting to begin with. I gave particular attention to a few places that had accumulated some grime. And I haven't found a solution for keeping the in-shower mirror clear - it always gets foggy/deposits.

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 - clean a bathroom
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          - toilet
          - sink/counter
          - floor
          - tub/shower
          - mirror
     - report on what cleaners were used
          - at least 80% is completed with warm water and elbow grease
          - remainder with grey water friendly cleaners

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- post a before picture of: toilet, sink,/counter, floor, tub/shower, and mirror
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- post a report on what cleaners you used

Toilet and floor before and after 1


Before and after 2


Toilet detail 1 before and after


Sink and counter before and after


Sink basin detail before and after


Floor of face washing room before and after


and example floor detail before and after


Shower room before and after


Tub before and after


Mirror before and after


Cleaner report:
I used elbow grease, baking soda, and rice vinegar. Baking soda helped with the grime in the shower. Vinegar helped with the sink faucet.


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We make our all purpose cleaner with one part peroxide and one part water with a few drops of essential oils (sugar ants don't like citrus so we often use that). That is what I used a little bit to wipe down the sink, toilet, and tub. To clean the floor, I used MURPHY wood cleaner, which is a biodegradable oil soap, and scrubbed it. I will put a link to the soap below.
https://www.amazon.com/Murphys-Soap-Original-Wood-Cleaner/dp/B01M6CDPSG/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2ENL8ERFDFJ3U&keywords=murphy+oil+soap+wood+cleaner&qid=1664285176&qu=eyJxc2MiOiI0LjA4IiwicXNhIjoiMy42NiIsInFzcCI6IjMuNTUifQ%3D%3D&s=hpc&sprefix=murphy%2Chpc%2C84&sr=1-2


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Toilet before
Toilet before
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Sink before
Sink before
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Tub before
Tub before
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Mirror before
Mirror before
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Floor before
Floor before
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Toilet after
Toilet after
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Sink after
Sink after
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Tub after
Tub after
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Mirror after
Mirror after
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Floor after
Floor after
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Cleaned our Bathroom today! My bathroom is a bit of a permanent hot-mess. When we began the process to purchase this house, there were MANY MANY more people inhabiting it than there were supposed to be (a couple of fellows were even living in the outdoor laundry). We were assured the tenants were vacating the premises at the end of their tenancy agreement, which was to occur a month before hand-over.
As you are probably guessing, this did not happen and the previous owner was still removing trash and “cleaning” the day we were supposed to move in. We have since spent 9months continuing this momentous task, our local Recycle Centre has become very used to us arriving with trailer loads for them.
What does this have to do with the bathroom you ask?
Well, one of the large-form tiles in the shower/bathroom was kicked into the wall cavity, leaving a sizeable hole. We have taped builders plastic over the wall to allow us to shower without flooding our wall cavities. It makes the space useable, albeit rather difficult to clean, till we can afford to gut and rebuild the room. This, along with the hammer-struck floor tiles, the missing wall vanity and mirror (since replaced with a spare mirror we had at hand) has left us with a lack-luster space. So please, no judgement for the state of the place, we are doing what we can till we can do more.

Most of the room was cleaned with hot water, a cloth and a stiff bristled brush. What needed a little bit of help to shift I used vinegar and water solution with extra application of elbow grease
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Toilet Before
Toilet Before
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Toilet after
Toilet after
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Sink/cabinet before
Sink/cabinet before
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Sink/cabinet after
Sink/cabinet after
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Mirror before
Mirror before
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Mirror after
Mirror after
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Floor before
Floor before
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Floor after
Floor after
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Shower before
Shower before
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Shower after
Shower after
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