
	Intro: Before you begin Step 1: Choose your weapons--light artillery Step 2: Choose your weapons--heavy artillery Step 3: Start the scrubdown Step 4: Battle the mildew Step 5: Clean the clear surfaces Step 6: Air it out Step 7: Keep it clean!








	Glove thyself: You're dealing with caustic chemicals here. If you don't have rubber gloves but insist on going ahead with the cleanup, at least give your hands a protective coating of petroleum jelly or a non-disappearing lotion. Keep in mind that some cleaning chemicals can scratch or dull jewelry as well. Preventive maintenance is the best strategy. If you can spend a couple of minutes each week doing a quick wipe-off with gentler cleansers, you'll save yourself a harder scrubbing later on.

2torial #0444:
Learn2 Clean a Bathroom (Continued)
Start the scrubdown
The key word here is scrubdown: you're going to work your way down, from top to bottom. But first, pay attention to ventilation: keep the door wide open, and the windows (if any) as well.

Scrub the bathroom in this order: sink, tub or shower, the area near the toilet, and then the floor. This way you'll be able to pick up any drips as you go along.
Fill that bucket with good clean water, and use the sponge to wet down the walls after cleaning them. It's tempting to use the shower head to rinse the walls, but unless it's one of those detachable types you'll probably just succeed in getting yourself wet.
Mildew (and its cousin, mold) consists of those dark spots, while the water stains and soap scum are whiteish (and thereby hard to see against white tile). Make a pass at the mildew, but don't be surprised if it doesn't come right off. We'll focus on it in the next step.

Once a tiled area is cleaned and rinsed, remove one of your rubber gloves and run your fingers along the tiles: you should be able to tell if your cleaning method is working, or if you missed a spot or two.

Step 4