This is the shower that my husband uses. I am — voluntarily — in charge of cleaning the fiberglass shower base. I am not very diligent about it. Obviously. Historically, I have used Lysol Basin Tub & Tile cleaner liquid in the spray bottle. It has “worked”, but it always took me like three applications, lots of letting it sit and soak, then wiping up over and over with a rag. It took forever and still there were always bits of scum left in the anti skid pattern of the fiberglass shower pan. Then the darn dirt would start building up again, fast and furious. So, you can see why I avoided the task: It was sisyphean. But ha!, disgusting fiberglass days are over!
I was trying ROG products and when I received the ROG3, it also said it would clean fiberglass. So I gave it a try and yowza: This fiberglass shower pan cleaned up like a dream — faster and better than anything I have ever tried before.
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Link: It’s expensive, but I think I will buy a lifetime supply this week, just in case — Where to buy ROG3.
Amy says
You have just made me so very, very happy. The stupid fiberglass base in our master bath has been the bane of my existence since we moved into our new house. That, and the soap scum on the glass shower doors…I’m getting angry just thinking about them… Back to my happy place. There is an end in sight to my misery. Thanks!!
pam kueber says
Yes, that is just the way that I felt. I haven’t really tried tackling the shower doors yet. Those are among the many things on the “next list”.
Cindy says
Hmmm, will this do the trick on terrazzo? My shower base is a white terrazzo and I try and try to scrub with various things but other than building up my biceps there isn’t much improvement. Pam, I’m sure you’ve got some ideas for terrazzo too…..?
pam kueber says
Idea: Fiat still makes terrazzo bases. Ask them?????
Carole says
With that much cleaning power I’d want to know what’s in it. I’ll have to look at the website and see if they list ingredients.
Aprons are big here in the Portland (OR) area. The younger generations wear them out and about over jeans, skirts, whatever.
pam kueber says
Yes, all the ingredients are listed on the Material Data Sheets, which are on the website.
Jane / MulchMaid says
Hate to throw down the dough for more cleaning products, but if this is the stuff of cleaning dreams (yours AND mine) then I guess I’ll do it!
And you should get a teensy commission on the sales, Pam…
lisa says
Interesting! I may write to the company to ask about buying the blue separately — it sounds like if all you have is fiberglass then ROG 3 (blue) is all you need. But all their kits contain both products.
We have the fiberglass shower and an old cast-iron clawfoot tub. I don’t have any problems keeping the tub clean as it is smooth (and we use the shower way more than the tub anyhow).
Janet says
Pam, great recommendations! If it is as hot and humid and miserable up in Massachusetts as it is here in Connecticut, you are a real trooper to be scrubbing bathrooms in this miserable weather! And what a kick I got out of you in an APRON! True to theme for sure!
Cloud says
Oooh, I remember an old apartment had a fiberglass shower base. I had no experience with them and could not understand why it wouldn’t come clean. I still remember the stiff wrists I had after an afternoon with a scrub brush and some Soft Scrub (not to mention the fume headache)!
Sibyl Scott says
Pam
All I can say is WOW, I have a fiberglass shower, and bathtub—boy this will come in handy. I made a mistake 20 years ago and took out my pink bathroom—yes I do regret it now, and had them put in a fiberglass tub. This thing has been a pain ever since. Can’t wait to try this stuff. Need something to get it clean. Thanks for telling us about it.
Kate H says
Sibyl and Pam: if you had to do it over again, would you get fiberglass or would you do tile? Or is there something else you would get?
pam kueber says
If I had it to do over again, I would get Kohler cast iron porcelain ceramic shower base, or terrazzo, if I could get a preformed pan that would fit, and that would be a big “if” in the case of my bathroom, where width is very tight: https://retrorenovation.com/category/bathroom-categories/showers-base/
That said, now that I know how to clean the sucker, I like it much better. I like the simplicity of white.
Susan C says
Hi Pam – timely post as I’m going to visit my mother soon and she has this very problem, so I think I’ll order some to her house and see how it works.
More importantly, I should know momentarily if I get the house with the pink and yellow bathrooms with massive rot underneath. I know the entire floors will come out of both, and while I’ll reuse the yellow tub, I will be replacing all the tile in the pink shower as well as all the floor tile. I was planning to use the same small white hex with black dots that you used, I believe in your mother’s bathroom, on the floor and on into the shower floor. I see your bathroom floor here is one of the similar mosaic tiles, but you don’t mention that as one of your “wouldas.”
Do you think that’s a bad choice for the shower pan? The contractor didn’t resist the idea, but I haven’t talked to the tile sub yet. If it’s a bad idea, then I will certainly save my energy and not argue with them!
pam kueber says
Good luck, Susan. Check the tile manufacturer’s specs to ensure any tile you look for is specified for shower bases.
pam kueber says
You are right, Kim — I usually try to say oh my goodness or oh my word — those are much more appropriate. I got really excited, as you can tell. The question of fumes came up yesterday. I don’t remember any strong fumes — but really, I forget to pay attention. If this is an issue for you, I recommend asking the retailer of this product for information about this topic.
pam kueber says
Let me know how it turns out!!!!
Susie M says
I’d be curious as to the chemical make up? I have found that even the cheap imitations of Mr Clean white wipe clean sponges work great on fiber glass and almost anything. They do fall apart quickly, but work so well, even on hard water buildup stains.
BungalowBILL says
I think in order to prove your hypothesis you’ll need to repeat your experiment a few times. You can come do my tub next!