This Shower Looked Permanently Yellow Until 90 Minutes of Cleaning Revealed Its Original Color
Hard water can leave white spots on faucets and shower doors, but enough buildup can hide the color of an entire shower. Reddit user u/NelTia encountered a case where yellow and brown deposits covered the walls, floor, door, and metal tracks. u/NelTia Cleaning exposed a white shower underneath. No paint, resurfacing, or replacement was involved. The job took close to 90 minutes of scrubbing, with Lysol Oxi Action, melamine sponges, SOS scrubbers, and Comet used across different parts of the enclosure. Yellow buildup covered the shower door u/NelTia Textured glass had taken on an amber color, with pale drip marks running toward the bottom. Mineral deposits also collected around the aluminum frame and lower track. Lysol Oxi Action handled much of the soap scum and was also used on the door. When another Reddit user asked how the metal frame became so clean, u/NelTia confirmed Oxi Action was used there as well. Door open, the original color remained hard to identify u/NelTia Ope...