Severe water marks on glass shower door - how do I remove them?

[AandO]

Hi,

My shower door has very bad water stains on it. What is the best way to clean it? Vinegar and just a general shower cleaner spray have not worked.

Does Cillit Bang work? It's pretty expensive and just wanted to check before I bought it. Any other suggestions? Someone suggested Ajax scouring stuff on an old thread on water stains but I was nervous it would scratch the glass.

Thanks for your advice!

[castille]

Cillit Bang is hideous stuff - it makes me choke.

Try some Cif cream (not spray) with a microfibre cloth. It's cheap (partic with Ikea cloths at pennies for 4) and shifts an awful lot of muck from my glass hob without scratching.

[Doodleydoo]

Try a bit of bicarb of soda and lemon juice/ white vinegar if you have some limescale stains, worth a shot first.

[Schoolwoes]

It sounds like limescale. I use the Waitrose limescale remover spray and it works a treat.

[AandO]

Oh, I have cif cream, I'll go try that now. I also have bicarb and vinegar (only brown though) so I can try that.

If not, where can I buy limelite and viakal? Supermarkets or hardware stores?

Thanks a million for your swifty replies

[NotANewbie]

Don't use Ajax on glass!

Get a brand-new nylon cleaning pad - the sort that's like the powerpuff you might use on youself, only it's in the household cleaning section for washing up. Cut a lemon in half and rub it over the door. Leave to dry and repeat a few times. Then scrub it all off with the cleaning pad and water. Repeat as often as necessary, but it works best if the door is dry.

[Fizzylemonade]

I use Ecover limescale remover as it was recommended by Which magazine. It is the only Ecover product I use.

It is fab. Does not smell nice but then it is there to clean.

[nagoo]

limescale remover.

I got 'pretend' cillit bang from Aldi and it worked a treat on my filthy encrusted screen.

[MaryBS]

I can also recommend Limelite limescale remover.

[moomaa]

I have found that toilet cleaners like harpic work really well, but not sure if you're 'meant' to do that. I have only done it on really bad marks.

[AandO]

It turns out I was at the very end of my cif so when I went to the supermarket I looked for limelite or Viakal. Neither was there but I saw something called Vim Cream Lime. It said it was super effective on limescale. Had a quick go with no success. Have now put loads of it on and will let it sit awhile.

Thanks for a list of things to try if this doesn't work out .

[AandO]

I used the harpic, it worked perfectly with no scrubbing at all!! Thanks Moomaa. And thanks everyone else for your replies

[ByThePowerOfGreyskull]

once you have cleaned it all off get one of these and wipe down the cubicle after each shower, it only takes a few seconds and really does help cut down the amount of limescale left on the glass.

[JH2010]

I second the Ecover anti limescale stuff. I even like the smell myself! Plus, presumably, its not full of hideous chemicals.

[solo]

If you do use LimeLite or Viakal, follow the directions to the letter as if you leave it on too long, it can etch the glass.