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Product recommendations for preventing limescale build-up on shower doors and tiles

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ourSusie · 09/05/2026 12:05

does anyone know of a product which can act as a barrier to water
after cleaning the perspex? shower doors and the bathroom tiles please,
in a very hard water area creating limescale - I’m wondering why I’m cleaning
and polishing yet it still looks as though it needs a good scrub

it isn’t possible to have a water softener fitted or we would

tia

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jay55 · 09/05/2026 12:08

Yes car glass cleaning stuff. Is brilliant.
the last I bought was Rain X two in one glass cleaner

Turnitoffnonagain · 09/05/2026 12:10

Theres a product that you spray on to make water bead off. I think car detailers use it.
I've also read a tip somewhere about spraying the screen with furniture polish once clean to do the same. Not tried either myself. I tend to use Viakal, squeegee and micro fibre cloths. Would love a water softener myself.

NChome2026 · 09/05/2026 12:41

method shower spray in passionfruit is good

ourSusie · 09/05/2026 12:57

NChome2026 · 09/05/2026 12:41

method shower spray in passionfruit is good

we use the orange one! but it doesn’t silicone either the expensively tiled shower or the shower doors - they aren’t glass, guess they are something plastic
we have a young sturdy cleaner lady who applies elbow grease twice monthly and now sees these doors as a challenge, two days after she has been they look just the same, its dispiriting
It’s a great shower
I’m considering hanging shower curtains inside the doors or moving

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Tortephant · 09/05/2026 15:23

Citric Acid.

daysofpearlyspencer · 09/05/2026 15:25

Use a Karcher after every shower, on tiles and screen

Fiddlesticks1 · 09/05/2026 18:15

jay55 · 09/05/2026 12:08

Yes car glass cleaning stuff. Is brilliant.
the last I bought was Rain X two in one glass cleaner

How long between each application. Shower is used twice a day.

ourSusie · 09/05/2026 18:41

daysofpearlyspencer · 09/05/2026 15:25

Use a Karcher after every shower, on tiles and screen

yeah ok

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weddingdilemma2026 · 09/05/2026 22:10

I recommend Astonish white vinegar with zesty lemon.

Product recommendations for preventing limescale build-up on shower doors and tiles
Product recommendations for preventing limescale build-up on shower doors and tiles
monday1983 · 10/05/2026 07:52

I use karcher or similar after every shower, no sprays worked, i have the method shower sprays but i don't find it very good.
Viakal is great, but it is toxic so i try to use it once a month only

ourSusie · 13/05/2026 08:51

thanks everyone for the replies

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WildGarden · 13/05/2026 09:28

Not preventative, but very effective for removal - white vinegar in water applied with a cloth. Leave for a few minutes and rinse and dry. Sparkling.

I do it once a week, low effort and maximum result.

WinterNightStars · 13/05/2026 11:18

Our shower mixer tap was really limescaled up when we moved in. We clean shower after every use with Aldi bathroom cleaner & the limescale reduced gradually & now gone completely!

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