Cleaning fanatics are using paint scrapers on their grimy ovens – and the hack works on shower screens too
CLEANING bathrooms and kitchens are two tasks many take on with great reluctance, but the satisfying results often makes the time spent worth it.
But when you do it often enough, you begin to look for novice ways to approach the challenge with ease and it seems cleaning fanatics have found a way with an unlikely tool that gets their bathrooms and kitchens sparkling.
Normally reserved for removing paint and sticker residue, cleaning mums have discovered that a paint scraper is great for cleaning ovens and shower screens too.
The discovery first came to light on the Mums who clean Facebook page, an Australian page dedicated to cleaning fanatics.
And since learning of the handy hack, many mums have since tried using the tool in their own homes - and the results have been amazing.
Chuffed with her results, one Aussie mum shared the results after taking the scraper to her oven door, which completely removed every spec of burnt on food.
Using the cheap tool is popular because it means you use less chemicals and cleaning products, although some wondered if the blade would scratch the glass.
Those who regularly use the hack insist it's perfectly safe to use on glass, and, in fact, the blades are actually designed for that very purpose - so long as you angle the tool correctly.
While uses for the scraper in the kitchen are endless, many avid cleaners gushed about it's effectiveness in the bathroom too - particularly on limescale and soap scum covered shower screens.
Amazed by the results, one woman shared snaps of her screen before and after the special treatment and people continued to be amazed.
She wrote: "Whoever posted previously about using a paint/glass scraper to clean off soap scum is a genius. So easy!";
Commenting on the post, one woman said that she used to use the hack all the time until replacing it with harsh chemicals, but after getting out her scraper and trying it again, she said " The scum just peeled off as a thin white layer," and suggested using it on tiles too, adding "Much better for our lungs than the usual chemical overload".
Further showing the amazing and satisfying results of using the scraper on your shower screen, one mum shared a video which showed layers of scum quite literally peeling off as she ran the blade along the glass.
Admitting that the "soap scum was so thick nothing would budge it," she - like everyone else- was completely blown away by the amazing results.
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