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Clean A Bathtub With Oven Cleaner

Picture of Old Bathtub Outside - Tipnut.comIf you have an old, tired, stained porcelain bathtub that nothing seems to clean it, you can try spraying a layer of oven cleaner on the tub.

I have an old bottle of Easy-Off in my chemical crate and the back label reads:

EASY-OFF Oven Cleaner with lemon is ideal for cleaning barbecue grills, NON-ALUMINUM and NON-CHROME pots, pans, skillets, fryers, drip pans, etc. Also cleans surfaces of porcelain enamel, stainless steel, undecorated ceramics, and concrete.

Clean A Bathtub With Oven Cleaner

  • For white porcelain bathtubs that are hopelessly stained and you don’t have the cash for a refinishing job, oven cleaner does do a good job on the tub. Make sure you open the bathroom window first to ventilate the room as much as possible and wear a face mask if you find the fumes overwhelming.
  • You will see the foam ooze out black and brown grime. Let the cleaner work for a few hours before rinsing the tub. I don’t know if this is safe to use on colored porcelain tubs, but you can test a small area if you’d like to find out.
  • The chemicals are very harsh in oven cleaner so I would only use this on a tub that nothing else worked on. I did use this myself once on a 20 year old bathtub that was deeply stained and it worked like a charm. I can’t say if it damaged the finish at all or if it had any undesirable long term results but as a non-expert, I didn’t notice any ill effects.

If it’s a plastic or acrylic bathtub that has hard to remove stains, you can try soaking laundry detergent in it for a few hours.

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  • Filed: Cleaning
  • Published: February 19, 2007

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3 Responses to “Clean A Bathtub With Oven Cleaner”
  1. marie says:

    I use oven cleaner on my porcelain tub every few months to remove built up soap scum. I wipe the cleaner off the chrome with a wet rag right away. It works like a charm. I even spray it on my ceramic tile around the tub. I have done this for years, and the tub and tile are colored, and over 40 years old.

  2. Pam says:

    WOW – unbelieveable! My husband has dry skin and lathers himself in lotion, oil – you name it, and with 3 boys and as a full-time employed Mom – my porcelain bathtub was the pits. Caked on, baked on stuff that would not come off. I tried every product known to man, plus a high pressure water hose, and elbow grease till I couldn’t move. Even tried the famous white erasers… NOTHING WORKED — until I read the tip on tipster about using Easy-Off oven cleaner. Sprayed it on – waited several hours – turned the shower on hot and the caked on, baked on grundge simply washed down the drain. I really cannot believe it! If you have tried EVERYTHING and NOTHING works – do yourself a favor and try the Easy-Off Oven Cleaner. I wish I had known about this $1000 ago. (Doesn’t smell bad, but open your windows and don’t inhale). THANK YOU TIPSTER!!!

  3. Kris says:

    I bought the dollar store variety of oven cleaner, opened up the bathroom window, sprayed it on thick in the tub, closed the door and let the oven cleaner work for a few hours. I was amazed to see the brown gunk that it brought up to the surface. I then rinsed the tub well with hot water and it worked amazingly well.

    Tub looks great! Thanks so much for this tip.

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