Bathroom Cleaning Tips

享受了几年有女佣的日子，现在得开始自己动手洗厕所。
想一想，从小到大，没人教过我怎么洗厕所，也不知自己做的步骤对不对，
上网看了好几回，最喜欢这个，就把它收藏了。

 预备工作：

1.  Remove all the items that is standing on the floor.
2.  Pour a bleach or another disinfectant into the toilet bowl and put the toilet brush inside. This will help to sanitize the brush.
3. Vacuum or sweep the floor.
4.  Clean the wall.
5. If you have mold on the the wall tile start with spraying a water bleach solution on it and let it rest for a couple of minutes and start scrubbing. Rinse it carefully to avoid any stripes and dry it with a chamois or old towel.

 Clean the shower（我觉得最费力的工作。可是，当我看到明亮的shower door时，好开心！）

1. Spray an appropriate cleaning product on the shower walls,and the shower head and let it rest for a couple of minutes.
2. Spray cleansers made especially for getting rid of soap scum, rinse well with the hottest water and or dry with a chamois, you can use the squeegee also to make them dryer.
3. You can shine the faucet with a paper towel or a towel. Never use abrasive cleaners or green abrasive scrub pads on porcelain fixtures, as they will quickly dull the finish.
4. Alkaline deposits in the water cause those not so pretty spots on your glass doors and shower walls. Apply a car wax to the walls and doors, but not the floor or it gets real slick. Both fiberglass and glass are porous. The car wax seals those pores, which makes cleaning easier and keeps water spots away. Reapply twice yearly.
5. Squeegee or wipe down your shower after each use to further prevent buildup. If you're tired of fighting the soap scum buildup, switch to liquid soap, natural soap or Dove. It's the talc in most bar soaps that causes the buildup. Changing soap can eliminate the buildup. You still need to clean the shower once a week, but the job is easier.（我换了，只是老公多年习惯改不了，就是要使用香皂。）
6. Clean the showers once a week with an orange citrus based cleaner. Spray on and give it ten minutes to dissolve the dirt. Why do all that scrubbing when your product does it for you?

Clean the sink and counter area.

1. Scrub all the soap scum and tooth paste off, rinsing your sponge thoroughly as you go along.
2. A toothbrush or cotton swabs can be handy for getting the junk out from between the tap and handles.
3. Be sure never to clean the sink and counter area with the same rag or paper towel you used to clean the toilet. This can spread leftover disease-causing germs to your sink and counter area. To prevent this you can use a specific rag which you use to clean only the toilet.
4. Once a month, pour one cup of baking soda, followed by one cup of white vinegar down the drain. Wait an hour and flush with warm water. The combination fizzles away most of the buildup. Works for shower, tub and kitchen sink drains as well.

Faucets
Water deposits build up around faucets and drain areas. Use a paper towel soaked in white vinegar and place around the faucet. Plug the drain and pour 1/2 cup white vinegar in the sink and wait. It takes time for the white vinegar to dissolve the alkaline deposits. Scrub using a stiff bristled nylon toothbrush.

Clean the mirror：

1. Clean with a cleaner, rinse it and wipe the excessive water off with a squeegee and a chamois.
2. To add a shine to your mirror add a bit vinegar to the water.

Clean the toilet.

1. Wipe the exterior off the toilet with a cloth soaked in disinfectant. Don't forget to use a cloth specially assigned for cleaning the toilet.
2. Scrub the bowl with a toilet brush and flush.

Mop or scrub the floor:

1. Starting with the farthest point from the door.
2. Hot soapy bleach water will work best.
3. Remember to rinse the floor with clean water to remove slippery soap residue. Be sure to get along the sides of your toilet bowl where it is anchored to the floor. This area is notoriously dirty. Don't forget to clean the base boards or base molds these places usually accumulates a lot of dust.

完工：
Place all the items back that you took out when the floor is dry.

这时，通常都已经汗流浃背，好想冲个热水澡，却舍不得把厕所弄脏呢！