Shower Curtains

[John Edgar]

Are there any tricks for cleaning shower curtains easily? Is the best way simply to stick them in the washing macine? John In limine sapientiae

[Bob Mannix]

Yes on a cool soap wash. Iron with a cool iron to restore/maintain imperbeability

[Bob Mannix]

Whoa there! Too much information!

Bob

[Mary Fisher]

I agree. I did it yesterday (I do it frequently). You'll be amazed at how much less the curtain weighs after washing out all the dried soap and other deposits.

Mary

[Cuprager]

I have never had the guts to risk putting a plastic sheet into a hot washing machine! Though I think some people do it... I have always had perfect results by taking the curtain down, laying it into the bath with about 2" of hot water and flash / other cleaning product and then scrubbing it with a scrubbing brush. You have to move the curtain about a bit to get it all done, but it works a treat!

[Bob Mannix]

I was, I guess, referring to the usual (now) plasticised fabric curtains, not solid plastic ones (if these are available). Scrubbing would get them cleaner though.

[Mary Fisher]

er ... ?

Mary

[Mary Fisher]

Oh - I'm sorry if I misled. I didn't think about plastic curtains. Ours are woven nylon. Yes I know it's a form of plastic.

Mary

[Robo]

If they are machine washable, Ariel works well.

[Old Bill]

You know, the deposits you make at a very special bank

[Adrian Boliston]

Just done my plastic curtains in the machine on cool temp, but they still come out slimey, so I need to wipe all the slime off. Why is the slime always pink in colour?

[Mary Fisher]

I do use telephone banking but not in the shower ...

[Mary Fisher]

I don't know, why is the slime always pink in colour?

[Lobster]

Probably the same reason the fluff in the tumble drier is always bluey purple, but I don't know why that is either...

David

[Lobster]

But why not? On a conventional wash with a biological detergent, the water is going to be about the same temperature as the water in the shower! (or the 2" of hot water you're scrubbing it in)

David

[John Stumbles]

Can we have less of this talk of banking in the shower: there may be minors present.

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[Mary Fisher]

Um. I suspect I might be coming to an understanding ...

Mary

[Mary Fisher]

ah - and no matter what colours of plasticene you have it always ends up brown ...

Mary

[Old Bill]

Its the protein in the "deposits" reacting with the detergent..

Glows under UV light too ...

[Mary Fisher]

Like dandruff?

Mary