What can I do about the soap scum on my dishes?

Good morning Soapman,

I have tried using the Liquid sunshine at full strength and at half strength in our dishwasher and it seems to be leaving a coating of white residue on the dishes. Please advise as to how to eliminate this unfortunate result. Thank you.

Kindest regards,

Tina Montes

Hi Tina,

I used liquid sunshine in our dishwasher for years.

The coating is soap scum, a mixture of minerals in the water and soap.

You can use less soap, you can filter your water. Still, some surfaces seem especially prone to mineral re-deposition. Pots and pans and knife handles where the worst as I recall. I used to take a clean, slightly damp cotton cloth and wipe the errant surfaces as I unloaded the machine like we used to do in the fancy restaurants I worked at as a kid. Hope this helps!

All the Best,

Soapman