Water marks/Limescale on glass shower screen

[MrsCosmopilite]

That and some green looking sludge between the glass and the silicone (?) strip seal that stops water dripping out when it's open (IYSWIM).

Any ideas how to remove?

It's a curved glass screen. I can't remove the screen or the rubber/silicone strip.

I have the following cleaning items: Mould killer, bleach, multi-surface cleaner, white vinegar, bicarbonate of soda, cream cleaner, window cleaner.

The shower gets used every day and SHOULD be wiped down, but that doesn't happen, hence the horrible marks.

How long did you leave the bleach on for? I would thoroughly douse it and leave the house for a few hours. I do this with mine and it works really well. I think the trick is to leave it for as long as possible and put a good thick layer on :) HTH

I put some on for two hours and wiped it off but the marks are still there (not as badly, I must say).

Did a bit of googling and that suggested making a paste with vinegar and bicarb. and leaving that on a while, then rinsing off.
Apparently the build up of soap helps limescale to accumulate....
Will try the vinegar/bicarb and report back.

If it doesn't work and you can bear the smell try the bleach over night - rinsing off when you have morning shower :) Good luck!

It isn't on your list, but Cillit (sp?) Bang spray for limescale gets rids of the water marks really easily. I used to find it impossible to get my shower screen clean. It smells pretty unpleasant though.

You don't need bleach for the screen, you need lime scale remover. You may need to use something very pointy like the end of a nail file to chip away chucnks of limescale that have grown at the bottom of the screen, once they've been loosened.

Viakal is fantastic stuff, leave it on for 10/15mins then remove, but smells like hell.

To be honest, I'm really not keen on using loads of chemicals as we're in a tiny place with a small child.

I have limescale remover - sprayed it on, left it an hour, and it's removed some but I suspect this is just a huge build-up.

Will have another go now as I've been delayed in my shower-taking by other things this morning. I'll go spray now (makes me sound like a cat marking it's territory!), and wash it off when I get myself washed.

If bleach doesn't work you need allow grease and something abrasive like astonish.
Once it is cleaned you need to insist everyone using the shower squeegees it when they are finished ( or the last person to use it if two use it one after the other.
You won't get the buildup if its not left damp/ soap scummy. It took me to age 50 to work this out

Elbow grease

Someone gave my sister a tip which I keep meaning to try out but haven't got round to yet - the problem with whatever you use is that it runs down the screen too soon - but if you soak/spray baby wipes with your chosen cleaner, you can stick them to the glass and the cleaner will stay in contact for longer.

Thanks everyone.

Still got marks on the screen. Shall put aside a couple of baby wipes for this evening, dunk them in vinegar and see where we go from there.

I'll insist on a wipe-down of the screen after every shower after that!

Its a very long time since i studied any science, but Bleach is an alkaline, won't get rid of limescale, also an alkaline. You need an acid - vinegar, lemon juice, or stronger. I find the metal pan scouters good for a real scrub.

All this is in my dreams, of course, my shower screen is usually just gunked and dirty...

I had window cleaners round last week and while they were there I asked them to look at the shower door. Alongside whatever window cleaning fluid they used, they had a metal scraper to scrape all the limescale off, you must be able to buy them from janitorial suppliers.

Best solving the problem rather than the result - try one of these conditioners: www.touteau.com. We have had one for years and swear by it. Gets rid of existing limescale too and I just don't have marks on the shower/sink/bath now. www.touteau.com sell them and others too.