How to remove soap scum from clear shower door?

[M]

OK, I've got soap scum built up on my bathroom shower door and in the
future will:

1) Squeegee
2) Try Rain-X for prevention
3) Try gel instead of bar soap

However, the question NOW remains: How do I clean the glass? Ugh!

I've tried a vinegar and water solution, and Bon Ami cleanser. It's
better, but still not clear. I've read that an ammonia solution would
work, but I'm pretty chemically sensitive and hate to use something so
strong and toxic. However, if it's the only way, I'll ventilate and wear
a mask.

Any helpful insight would be greatly appreciated. I'd love to tackle the
job this weekend!

Thanks,
Michelle

[Herself]

M <surf2me@NOSPAMearthlink.net> wrote:

> I've tried a vinegar and water solution, and Bon Ami cleanser. It's
> better, but still not clear. I've read that an ammonia solution would
> work, but I'm pretty chemically sensitive and hate to use something so
> strong and toxic. However, if it's the only way, I'll ventilate and wear
> a mask.

Try this...get a towel that you don't care about. Secure it over the
door, so that most of it is hanging on the part you want cleaned. Soak
it with vinegar and water solution (straight vin would be better, if you
can handle that) overnight. Then rinse and squeegee. Then replace
doors with curtain that can be thrown in the wash :-).

Just an idea, I've no clue if it will work. But it makes sense since it
would be how I get lime off the showerhead.
--
Meself
mom to P, 23/12/01

[Jim Kent]

On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 07:07:00 GMT, M <surf2me@NOSPAMearthlink.net>
wrote:

>Any helpful insight would be greatly appreciated. I'd love to tackle the
>job this weekend!

Tackle yourself a bottle of the original (NOT the imitators!) of Clean
Shower. Use it after every shower* for a week or two. Eventually it
will soften the built-up scum so that it can be easily removed with
X-14.

When I first discovered Clean Shower, which I now use religiously, the
scum build-up in my shower was.... embarassing. I couldn't get the
damn stuff out, even with Comet. (I wonder if there's a use for my
soap scum in the space program. Anything that tough ought to be good
for something.) Anyhow, I started with the Clean Shower thinking that
the gunk might come out by itself. It didn't, but when attacked with
the X-14, it practically ran off the surface and down the drain.

* If you take only one shower a week, you might have to wait a few
weeks for the benefits to kick in.

[Sandra Loosemore]

Try the heavy-duty Comet bathroom cleaner -- the squirt stuff in the
plastic bottle. It'll knock you out if you get a good whiff of it,
though, so open the window and try to avoid breathing the spray.

-Sandra

[Lloyd Randall]

In article <surf2me-031194.00070020092003@news01.west.earthlink.net>,
M <surf2me@NOSPAMearthlink.net> wrote:

> OK, I've got soap scum built up on my bathroom shower door and in the
> future will:
>
> 1) Squeegee
> 2) Try Rain-X for prevention
> 3) Try gel instead of bar soap
>
> However, the question NOW remains: How do I clean the glass? Ugh!
>
> I've tried a vinegar and water solution, and Bon Ami cleanser. It's
> better, but still not clear. I've read that an ammonia solution would
> work, but I'm pretty chemically sensitive and hate to use something so
> strong and toxic. However, if it's the only way, I'll ventilate and wear
> a mask.
>
> Any helpful insight would be greatly appreciated. I'd love to tackle the
> job this weekend!
>
> Thanks,
> Michelle

On fiberglass, I had little luck with Tilex and no luck with vinegar. I
tried several other substances. I didn't dare try scouring powder.

Scrubbing with a paste of baking soda was quick and effective. I've
also tried a paste of baking soda and salt on a cloth. I think it's a
little faster for big surfaces.

--
Best Regards,
Lloyd

[Bev]

"M" <surf2me@NOSPAMearthlink.net> wrote in message
news:surf2me-031194.00070020092003@news01.west.earthlink.net...
> OK, I've got soap scum built up on my bathroom shower door and
in the
> future will:
>
> 1) Squeegee
> 2) Try Rain-X for prevention
> 3) Try gel instead of bar soap
>
> However, the question NOW remains: How do I clean the glass?
Ugh!
>
> I've tried a vinegar and water solution, and Bon Ami cleanser.
It's
> better, but still not clear. I've read that an ammonia solution
would
> work, but I'm pretty chemically sensitive and hate to use
something so
> strong and toxic. However, if it's the only way, I'll ventilate
and wear
> a mask.
>
> Any helpful insight would be greatly appreciated. I'd love to
tackle the
> job this weekend!
>
> Thanks,
> Michelle


Use paper towels and straight vinegar. Wet the towels in vinegar
and lay them against the door - the easiest way to do this seems
to be to tear off a strip of toweling, lay it up against the door
and spray thoroughly with the vinegar until the towel is
saturated and clings to the door. Repeat til the door is
covered. Spray more vinegar every hour or so not allowing the
towels to dry out. After a day of this, the scum should be gone.
Worked for me and the shower door was caked with lime.

An alternative is to use aluminum jelly - like naval jelly but
not as harsh.

Bev C

I took my doors off and took 'em to the car wash. Nothing like some
high-pressure soap & water to clean those puppies up in a hurry.
--Tock

[Heather Jones]

Dude! It wasn't me! It was M who wrote:
: OK, I've got soap scum built up on my bathroom shower door and in the
: future will:
: 1) Squeegee
: 2) Try Rain-X for prevention
: 3) Try gel instead of bar soap
: However, the question NOW remains: How do I clean the glass? Ugh!

In my experience, the Tilex Soap Scum stuff actually works. Spray it
on, leave it a little while, then wipe it off.

--heather

--
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