How to clean shower screen

[Loughrigg77]

Hi, our shower screen has some horrible marks all over, it. I've attached a (rubbish) photo. It looks like it's covered in drip marks when it's dry; it actually looks better when it's wet! What can I use to clean it? I've tried the following:

Lemon juice, with and without baking powder
Vinegar, with and without baking powder
Glass cleaner
Limescale remover
Cream cleaner
Bathroom cleaner
All purpose cleaner

And none of them have touched it. What am I doing wrong?

viakal - this is limescale and scrubbing it with pumice will just damage the door!! Pumice sprayed all over and then left for a bit before scrubbing off with a sponge and dish soap will sort it

Barkeepers Friend! It’s the best cleaning product I’ve found.

A fourth vote for Bar Keeper’s Friend. I stay on top of the limescale with wiping after every shower and regular Viakal but it wouldn’t budge some of the old watermarks that were really visible on the dark tiles. Bar Keeper’s Friend powder sorted it out very quickly.

I always use diluted but thanks for the advice it’s useful to know.

Buy this. You don't need to scrub or clean first. It's for Windows, and found out as stayed in holiday cottage where it was used.

the shower there was so sparkling and limescale free. Asked the cleaner. It's called rain-x

https://amzn.eu/d/0fgZHtic

That or white vinegar spray with a soft cloth. Bit of a smell though.

Thanks for all the comments, I wasn't expecting so many! I've tried Viakal, Killrock and HG but it didn't make any difference. I've cleaned both sides but I'm sure the marks are on the shower side. I've tried the blade that somebody mentioned but again it didn't do anything. I'll try the pink stuff and citric acid and I've ordered the pumice so I'll go from there. I do wonder if the marks are etched into the glass though.

@Limehawkmoth I've tried vinegar with and without the bicarb - I also wondered if it would neutralise the acid but it was recommended on another forum and at this stage I'll try anything, ha ha! The chip shop smell can't be worse than the smell of the Killrock 😵

I can keep on top of it once it's sorted, it's just getting it sorted that's the main thing. It's been driving me mad since we moved in.

I'll try the Barkeeper's Friend as well, and I'll try the pumice in a corner in case it does scratch - the stuff I found said it was suitable for glass though so fingers crossed.

Don't do this if you have any stainless steel surround, it will discolour it and look awful.

I think for glass that has suffered years of abuse, which is the case of me and the OP I think, this is true. I've tried absolutely everything - wire wool, HG limescale, vinegar. Absolutely nothing shifts it.

OP if nothing shifts at all after trying much of the above then I suspect your screen is also etched permanently.

I enjoyed your use of the word “Slattern” it made me laugh 😊

Have you tried ‘0000’ steel wool? I buy it off Amazon and it is fabulous. Really soft but doesn’t scratch like a pumice stone. I often use it with Bar Keepers Friend x

Any microfibre cloth works. I like these https://www.lakeland.co.uk/20976/2-e-cloth-shower-cleaning-and-polishing-cloths and before that I always squeegee it down https://www.amazon.co.uk/Leifheit-Cabino-Squeegee-Cleaning-Cubicle/dp/B0002HOUDE?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&th=1

I live in a hard water area but this is all I need.

HG Limescale remover is magic. My shower looked terrible and I used HG limescale remover and mould remover and it’s like new now.

@Marilla1966 yes I've tried steel wool, didn't help unfortunately but I'll perhaps give it a go with the Barkeeper's friend. @roses2 hope you get yours sorted. Our previous owner wasn't a slattern but she was disabled so she probably struggled.

I scrub in circles and then squeegee the lot off

Try Nanna's Secret cleaning clay from Must Have Ideas. It's great for cleaning all kinds of things but especially good in bathrooms. Lasts for ages. You might need to clean a couple of times if there's build up.

Agree! Scrub daddy with cold water and plenty of elbow!

Ahh damn, just go to OPs comment about it possibly being etched into the glass 😓

Viakal is very toxic, I'd avoid. you need to use a squeegee after every shower. This stuff is amazing, we live in hard water area Limescale Remover Refill - 1L | Natural Descaler | Bower Collective

The cloths I recommended you don't need to squeegee first as they absorb all the water and you can get right into the corners - complete game changer

Bleach and scrubbing.

Screen is easy rest a nightmare.

Kilrock do very strong descalers, try the thick gel ones. You need to leave it on to dissolve.

Are you wiping the shower down properly after each use? It gets like that if you live in a hard water area and don't wipe it down after a shower.

Little white magic sponges. They lift everything!

Like these.
(clearly I had a cracking Valentine’s Day last year 😂)

Use a mask. It is great on limescale but not on your lungs.