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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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WhatMe123 · 12/06/2025 21:40

A window /glass spray with added vinegar in with kitchen towel and clean both sides not just the one inside the shower as in always shocked as to how dirty the outside gets too

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 12/06/2025 21:34

I use a spray called Vamoose that I got from Lakeland and a squeegee.

Memorable · 12/06/2025 21:26

Notellinganyone · 12/06/2025 21:14

HG Limescale remover if cloudy - like magic.

Another vote for HG.

I’ve been waging war for years on limescale as we have very hard water. HG is the best I’ve found.

Kill rock is also good.

And train (or in my case, nag incessantly) everyone using the shower to squeegee the screen

Notellinganyone · 12/06/2025 21:14

HG Limescale remover if cloudy - like magic.

martinisforeveryone · 12/06/2025 21:09

We always squeegee off the water after a shower and when I clean it I use car shampoo on the glass and then buff with microfibre.

Katemax82 · 12/06/2025 21:04

What about normal viacal, let it sit for a few minutes, wash either a minky then squeegee it dry

EggandStress · 12/06/2025 20:56

Do these tips work if your doors are plastic, not glass?

deeahgwitch · 12/06/2025 20:52

That tip re a magic sponge sounds good.
DH scratched his car - red paint on a black car- and he got a magic sponge at it. Perfect now.

Bamboozles · 12/06/2025 20:50

HG limescale remover and then shower shine after EVERY shower

BitterTits · 12/06/2025 20:48

I used to use Blitz paper towels to rub any streaks away, but life is too short.

yourefreetodowhatyouwanttodo · 12/06/2025 20:46

Viakal

Snugglemonkey · 12/06/2025 20:45

Wow, I just rinse all the glass every shower and once a week spray with glass cleaner, wipe off with a microfiber cloth. It is always clear.

OffToLockUp · 12/06/2025 20:35

HG Glass and Mirror cleaner.

And brilliant on chrome too, making super shiny taps, shower head etc.

And dry/polish with microfibre cloth.

skippy67 · 12/06/2025 20:32

Karcher.

MissyB1 · 12/06/2025 20:30

DonewhatIcando · 12/06/2025 19:08

Ooh I've been dying to share this 😂
Two microfiber cloths, run one under the hot tap until it's dripping wet and hot, squeeze a really generous squeeze of washing up liquid onto it, don't wring the water out, squidge it so it's soapy but dripping wet.
Then rub it over the glass, keep rubbing until it feels clean, the glass should be good and soapy.
Then dry it with the other dry cloth, don't rinse the suds off, go straight to drying.
I sometimes use one of those really useless "hand" towels to dry the glass.
Let me know if it works for you

Basically I do this 👆 Two cloths, I use a microfiber one to wash and a glass /window polishing cloth as my drying one. Works a treat!

NeilDiamondsBlowDry · 12/06/2025 20:28

Steel wool on a shower screen????? 🤯😢🤯😢

TheFairyCaravan · 12/06/2025 20:25

I use a dishmatic filled with washing up liquid, white vinegar and warm water, then squeegee it off. We squeegee it down every time we’ve finished in the shower, too.

BethBynnag86 · 12/06/2025 20:19

I use a Fairy glass sponge with a load of Fairy Liquid and really foam up the glass using a circular motion,rinse the lot off then squeegee it all down.

RaraRachael · 12/06/2025 20:09

HouseOfGoldandBones · 12/06/2025 19:54

Spray bottle with white vinegar, teaspoon each of washing up liquid & bicarb.
Spray & leave for 5 minutes.

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

HouseOfGoldandBones · 12/06/2025 19:54

Spray bottle with white vinegar, teaspoon each of washing up liquid & bicarb.
Spray & leave for 5 minutes.

DrinkFeckArseBrick · 12/06/2025 19:53

Shower head filter? Replace the filters rather than clean

RealEagle · 12/06/2025 19:50

karcher window vac

12345mummy · 12/06/2025 19:49

A cleaner once told me that she used toilet duck for cleaning shower screens

ThejoyofNC · 12/06/2025 19:48

Mine are always crystal clear and I've never changed the way I do them. I'm also a gypsy so cleaning is basically in my blood 😆

First wash them with a bucket of hot soapy water. Dunk your cloth in, wring it out and clean. I use bleach and fairy liquid but I know everyone on here is very anti-bleach.

Then with a separate dry cloth, spray with glass cleaner and wipe over.

If you don't wash them first then you're just pushing the dirt around. I also don't think steel wool on glass is a very good idea, it's very abrasive and likely to scratch it.

Saltedcarameltiramisucheesecake · 12/06/2025 19:42

Devonchills · 12/06/2025 19:10

The best thing I have found is a magic sponge. Gets them squeaky clean. And only using water too.

I'm going to try this. We're in a very hard water area and cleaning the shower is the bane of my life.

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