How to clean a stained, textured shower pan when bleach and scrubbing fail
Textured shower pans trap deep stains that standard bleach sprays and brushes cannot lift, leaving people stuck with discolored surfaces. Trying to fix it with aggressive tools like SOS pads can permanently ruin the finish, causing many to eventually give up on keeping it clean.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Using a bleach spray with a brush
- 2Using oven cleaner containing lye to dissolve organic buildup
- 3Using a hypochlorite gel to whiten surrounding caulk
- 4Stowing the grate away to avoid cleaning it
- 5Using brush attachments for power drills
- 6Plugging the sink to soak and scrub with hot soapy water
- 7Soaking in room temperature water with denture tablets overnight
- 8Running it through the dishwasher after removing rubber feet and edge protectors
- 9Spraying with Dawn Powerwash and using a soft bristle brush
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“It won't fit in the dishwasher and scrubbing every wire by hand isn't appealing to me.”source ↗
“What can I use to get the rest of the shower pan that white?”source ↗
“I use a bleach spray from Clorox to disinfect, along with a brush currently. Clearly it needs stronger stuff.”source ↗
“I stowed mine away. Got sick of keeping it clean.”source ↗
“I ruined mine with SOS pad. Stay away.”source ↗
Where this came up
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