How to remove rust from a chrome shower caddy

While your bathtub may seem clean and spotless rusted shower caddies can ruin its appearance. A shower caddy is designed to hold toiletries. Chances are that water trapped by a brick of soap or shampoo bottle can form rust stains which may ruin the stainless steel surface.

Solid soap particles work into crevices on the racks and shelves. They harden into a thick layer that requires effort to remove.

Before delving deeper into how to remove rust from chrome shower caddy, understand how grime and rust can negatively affect it. Grime can ruin your clean shower caddy through black solid and white solid deposits that form on it.

This mostly comes from toothpaste fluids left on the caddy to crystallize, conditioner, spilled shampoo since you don’t have a shampoo dispenser, and chunks of soap.

You may assume that getting the rust out of a shower caddy is easy. This is always not the case. Shower caddy models, even those marketed as rustproof, can gather rust when water seeps into the anti-rust coating.

Removing rust and grime from a chrome shower caddy

This guide will highlight the steps you can take to clean grime and rust off your shower caddy.

Detach the rusted shower caddy from the showerhead, and brush loosened rust from the stainless steel with your hand. Ensure that all the bath essentials are removed from the caddy before cleaning.
Fill in the bathtub with enough water to submerge your caddy. To accurately gauge how many gallons you are going to use you can use a pitcher. Once this is done mix the water with ½ cup of vinegar per gallon.
Soak the caddy for about twenty to thirty minutes, or until the hard water spots and grime softens. As you pour vinegar the paste on your shower caddy will start to fizz and bubble. This breaks down the hard water spots and grime that persisted.
Use a nylon scrubber to remove heavy rust from the chrome caddy, but keep adding vinegar and baking soda as needed until the stain comes off.
Once it’s clean wipe it with a clean, dry towel buffing the surface and removing the wax to a mirror shine. If there are signs of rust spots apply a coat of nail polish or use a commercial rust remover to prevent further rusting.
Replace your shower caddy before you return the other bath essential.

That is it, you now have a clean shower caddy.