What is the best product to clean a stained acrylic bathtub?

Juli
by Juli

Vinegar and baking soda don’t work

  4 answers
  • For tough stains, try cutting a lemon in half and rubbing it over the area. Rinse with water, and then wipe the area dry with a microfiber cloth.

  • Maura White Maura White on May 18, 2019

    Try bar keepers friend!

  • Chaz Chaz on May 18, 2019

    Try the Bar Keepers friend cleanser it can be great on surfaces like boats, stainless steel sinks and so on but careful with delicate surfaces it removes mineral deposits like soap scum, and rust stains on tubs in bathroom it has worked good for me on my kitchen stainless steel sink.

  • Laura Cooper Laura Cooper on May 19, 2019

    Juli, I clean professionally and I don't mess around with homemade cleaners for bathtubs. I use them for nearly everything else, but the soap scum in a tub is very hard. Additionally, acrylic doesn't like abrasives. It puts micro scratches in the surface that then will catch even MORE dirt, and the cycle continues.

    I use a soap scum remover such as scrubbing bubbles or lysol power bath. Zep also makes a decent soap scum remover. Spray it on and let it sit for several minutes. Then gently scrub with a nylon scrubby to remove the scum. If the first time doesn't do it, repeat this treatment immediately while still softened. Then rinse.

    Once you complete this deep cleaning, you can prevent further build up by spraying, let sit, wipe with damp cloth and rinse on a weekly basis. You should not need to scrub it.