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Shower door cleaning

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RedFluffyElephant · 12/06/2025 19:02

Hello, does anyone know how to clean shower doors so that they look clear? I have tried different cleaning sprays but to no avail, they still look streaky and have deposits on them after cleaning. I have recently tried 0000 steel wool, but it only came up marginally clearer, I tried it in conjunction with Viakal vinegar spray too. I'm beginning to think it's just that I don't have enough scrubbing power in my wrists.

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muddyford · 15/06/2025 20:27

Karcher window vacuum. Changed my life!

Gwenhwyfar · 15/06/2025 20:22

garlictwist · 14/06/2025 15:45

How do you know if you’re in a hard water or soft water area? I’m in West Yorkshire. What would that be?

If you have hard water, you know it!

Gwenhwyfar · 15/06/2025 20:21

rainbowunicorn · 14/06/2025 15:42

You need these. They get right into the smallest of gaps.
https://amzn.eu/d/86FGHmE

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Thanks. I've got a grout cleaning brush so I'll try that one first.
It doesn't make the grout clean, but there we go...

RaraRachael · 14/06/2025 19:16

RedFluffyElephant · 14/06/2025 18:03

I have done this, it never works for me, the shower doors are the bane of my housework.

Me too. I seem to have tried virtually every combination of products and mine still doesn't look shiny.

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RedFluffyElephant · 14/06/2025 18:04

Hello everyone, thank you all for your suggestions and methods. I'm going to note them all down and try them one by one!

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MiloMinderbinder925 · 14/06/2025 18:03

Citric acid.

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RedFluffyElephant · 14/06/2025 18:03

I have done this, it never works for me, the shower doors are the bane of my housework.

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RedFluffyElephant · 14/06/2025 18:02

Hi, I wash it with water then use the spray and wool combination.

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RaraRachael · 14/06/2025 17:53

@garlictwist if you're in a hard water area you'll get limescale buil up in your kettle.
I had to descale mine when I lived in the south of England but never since I moved

Angelil · 14/06/2025 17:25

Get a cleaner in to do a 3-hour deep clean of your bathroom to get it properly sparkling, then get some Waitrose shower shine spray and use that daily. It works.

Aliflowers · 14/06/2025 16:16

Lucyliesdown · 12/06/2025 19:08

My Karcher
amazing

I don’t rate mine at all

best thing for shower glass is I think hot water and washing up liquid. I use one of those electric scrubbers. Then once clean, I rinse off and wipe dry then polish the glass with windolene. Comes up spotless every time

OtherS · 14/06/2025 16:01

Limelite if it's really bad, and then use the Method shower spray after every shower. Really works, and lasts ages. I'm in extremely hard water area.

MaturingCheeseball · 14/06/2025 15:55

I think that’s hard water. My cousin in W Yorks has stalactites in her bathroom!!

Can anyone suggest what to do about the shower hose/attachment? It is really limescaley in the segments.

garlictwist · 14/06/2025 15:45

How do you know if you’re in a hard water or soft water area? I’m in West Yorkshire. What would that be?

rainbowunicorn · 14/06/2025 15:42

Gwenhwyfar · 14/06/2025 08:30

I have a load of dirt where one door meets the other. I can't get in there. I'm definitely not risking taking the doors off. Anybody got a suggestion for this?

I also accept that some of the hard water marks that were there when I moved in will just never come off.

You need these. They get right into the smallest of gaps.
https://amzn.eu/d/86FGHmE

Confusedegg · 14/06/2025 15:40

I use rain x to stop the limescale build up!

tryinghi778 · 14/06/2025 15:28

Newspaper!

OhLordy123 · 14/06/2025 15:27

What’s special / different about the magic cloths?

StarStay · 14/06/2025 11:53

It'll be limescale on the shower door. So believe it or not, toilet cleaner is great at getting it off (obviously not one with bleach in - just a standard toilet cleaner)

hcee19 · 14/06/2025 11:40

Aren't they just...
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rightoguvnor · 14/06/2025 09:42

I keep a hand towel hanging over the cubicle, a different colour to all those we use to dry ourselves. When I switch the shower off I just gently wipe round with that towel. You’re not looking for bone-dry, you’re just disrupting the pattern of the drips. Do the cubicle, the shower controls and the hose. It will dry clear. Everyone does this after their shower, never missed.
your problem is getting it clear now, before you start the above.HG Limescale remover is good.
I live in Kent, it’s very hard water.

PolarBear559 · 14/06/2025 09:21

Pink stuff and a scrub daddy - thank me later!

HouseOfGoldandBones · 14/06/2025 09:07

RaraRachael · 12/06/2025 20:09

Do you rinse it off afterwards or take a dry cloth to polish it?

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Rinse off.

Hillarious · 14/06/2025 08:37

Vaxtable · 12/06/2025 19:10

I use a squeegee thing when I finish to take excess water off, then dray with a towel. Keeps it clear and bright

Agree. Just don’t let it build up. Been keeping mine looking good in a hard water area since 2007 with the occasional application of Cif to get rid of very minimal limescale build up.

Gwenhwyfar · 14/06/2025 08:30

I have a load of dirt where one door meets the other. I can't get in there. I'm definitely not risking taking the doors off. Anybody got a suggestion for this?

I also accept that some of the hard water marks that were there when I moved in will just never come off.