08.03.07
Bathtub Hard Water Spots
I was cleaning my bath tub last Saturday, and I could not get rid of the hard water spots. Yeah, grant it, if I would clean my tub more often, I wouldn’t have this problem. After being married for 27 years, I know that I am not going to turn over a new leaf and clean my bathroom every Saturday so I had to come up with another solution to get rid of hard water spots.
I bought ”Lime Away” at the grocery store. I wasn’t too impressed. Then, I tried “Comet” even though I know it is a harsh cleaner and can leave abrasions, but the water spots didn’t even begin to budge. I asked around to see what other people do to get rid of hard water stains. An older lady in my neighborhood said vinegar works because of it’s acidic nature giving it the ability to soften hard water. I sprayed the hard water spots with vinegar and let them stand a few hours, and then I reapplied more vinegar, and when I scrubbed the hard water stains, to my surprise they came right off.
I don’t care for the smell of vinegar, but I’ll put up with the strange smell to have a clean tub. Since vinegar is cheap, I enjoy the savings that I can use to buy other things for my bathroom like: