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skip the usual retail cleaning products and head over to your local commercial janitorial supply house.
they will have a product that will deal with this more effectively and without all the fumes/hassles of the retail products and typically for less money than the retail products.
I've got multiple rentals in hard water country and fought such problems for years, having to bring in "pro" house cleaners from time to time to get the places really cleaned up. When they left, the bathrooms always sparkled! I finally went to their pro suppliers and discovered that the products there are far superior and more cost effective than the stuff sold to the retail homeowner marketplace.
I've found the best for this is just prevention..
I keep a hand towel in easy reach and dry my shower doors, walls, soap dish and fixtures after every shower..
Just wring the towel after it gets wet, it doesn't dry it 100% but it sure helps on build up..
This only takes about two minutes a morning, it just became part of my routine like brushing my teeth..
Then I do a weekly cleaning with a mild bleach solution, alternate sometimes with regular glass cleaner..
Does anyone know of a product which can remove hard water stains on shower glass? We have tried everything to no avail!
If the shower door/glass is made of acrylic, be careful or you can cloud it permanently. I've used scrubbing bubbles WITH a scrungs and GENTLY work the soap scum and minerals out.......you can use the rough side just apply little pressure and watch the progress CLOSELY.....
If it's true mineral etching (As seen on most commercial buildings that have cast concrete in bands above windows in bands) you need something like bioclean or perhaps winsol.....tough stuff used on commercial windows....use CAREFULLY.....good luck....
I use straight distilled vinegar. Using a spray bottle I spray the glass and leave the vinegar alone to loosen the hard ward spots for 10 minutes. Then I use a brush to brush the sprayed areas. I leave this alone and rinse after 15 minutes. It took about three weeks- once a week- to really see a difference. Distilled vinegar is sold in gallon containers and it's very inexpensive at your supermarket. You can use vinegar as a cleaner for so many other things.
I use straight distilled vinegar. Using a spray bottle I spray the glass and leave the vinegar alone to loosen the hard ward spots for 10 minutes. Then I use a brush to brush the sprayed areas. I leave this alone and rinse after 15 minutes. It took about three weeks- once a week- to really see a difference. Distilled vinegar is sold in gallon containers and it's very inexpensive at your supermarket. You can use vinegar as a cleaner for so many other things.
-Cheers.
I've used white vinegar. Is that what you mean?
I'm trying to remember if I've seen that, or I'm thinking of distilled water. ( for my iron)
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