I don't know what would work best to get it clean in the first place besides really good elbow grease, but once it's clean, wipe it down with WD-40 and it will STAY clean for a long long time.
There were a lot of tips already given so hopefully one works for you. I just put in frosted shower doors about a year 1/2 ago. I bought a squeegee at the same time. Once you find something to get them clean, at the end of every shower rinse them with water an squeegee them off. You will need to make sure everyone that uses the shower does the same thing. I have never had to use cleaning products on the doors. Good luck!!
You might try vinegar, ammonia and dish washing liquid--wash then wipe down with news papers. Be sure you wear a mask, gloves and have the area ventilated. This has worked for me.
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I'm probably not going to help you out much but maybe it will help someone else think of what I'm talking about. I believe vinegar will work but there is something out there with lemon oil in it. Maybe it is just called lemon oil. The acid cuts the film and the oil keeps water spots from building back up. Scrubbing bubbles may work too.
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Spray white vinegar on them & scrub. Stinks, but works.
Try Kaboom. It's in a bright purple bottle. It's cheap, it's in all the stores, and it works wonders on everything in the bathroom and kitchen!!
I use straight bleach. Clorox in a spray bottle- open all the windows and turn on the fan!! Spray spray spray and just let it sit. I let my sit 4 hours or so and then rinse with water. Use gloves and cover your nose and mouth as you rinse. Do this several times over the course of a week or two and it should clean it right up. Don't forget to rinse well. You might want to find something to do out of the house or shut the bathroom door so the baby doesn't get the fumes. My bathroom has a window and a fan so that is how I do it. Hope this works! If not I vote for dynamite!!!
Have you tried the gel Lime-a-way? or the Dow Bathroom Cleaner? Do small areas at a time. After you get it clean I have heard that if you use RainX, its repeals the water. Also, I have heard that if you use floor wax on the shower walls it also will keep it cleaner longer. The long term solutions could be install a water softener, and it will take the calcuium out of the water therefore cleaner shower doors.
We have the same problems do. I think when we build our new home we will use shower curtains, because I can thrown them into the hot water wash when I wash my bath towels and dry them for a little while in the dryer with towels, but take out in about 15 min, and hang up.
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If you want a natural way to clean the doors without chemicals, I highly recommend Melaleuca's products. I promise they work much better than the products you'd buy at the store, without the danger of all the chemicals! This is what we do for our shower doors:
After each use, we spray the entire shower down with No Work (this is a daily shower cleaner that keeps the crud from building up over time). Since you said the doors had issues before you guys moved in, use a small amount of Sol-U-Mel (about a capful or so) and 1 oz of Mela Magic combined in a 24 oz. spray bottle with water. Spray it on and let it sit for a while. Then rinse the mixture off with water and wipe the grime right off! You can also clean the stall itself with a capful of Sol-U-Mel and 4 oz of Tub & Tile in the same type of bottle with water. It's super easy and your frosted doors (and the rest of the shower!) will look brand new! Plus, you won't have to worry about the effects of chemicals on your son or the environment!!
Let me know if you have any questions! I hope this helps.
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Okay, I had the same problem. I used Kaboom. It's a great product, but if you have a lot of build-up to begin with here's what you do. Spray with Kaboom, let it sit while you put on a bathing suit. Get back in there with a razor blade and scrub off the grime from top to bottom. Once that nightmare is over, use the after shower spray after the last person to shower gets out. Although, I did read some of the other responses and I think I'll try the WD-40 approach to keep it clean. Oh, and by the way, try to avoid any children or husbands with a camera and a sense of humor. It's not good to have a picture of yourself in your bathing suit scrubbing the shower in circulation!
Lime-Away cuts through soap scum on shower glass doors
and on chrome faucets. Works great
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I just received an email yesterday on different uses for Bounce dryer sheets. It stated: to dissolve soap scum on shower door, clean with a bounce sheet.
I haven't tried it so don't know if it works.
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I've heard applying car wax will repel water and soap scum - me, I opt for shower curtain!
Plain old vinegar! Or if you have the money invest in a steam machine. Good luck & have fun. LOL
CLR and Lime Away work great on the hard water stains, but if you are also dealing with soap scum (as I always am) the Mr. Clean magic eraser works the best. I use the magic eraser first then finish with CLR or Kaboom with barely any scrubbing. You may have to scrub with the magic eraser bit but not as much as you do with the CLR alone!
Lime Away works great to get rid of hard water build up.
Kristy, Try Wd-40 , words out that it really WORKS!!! I'm going to try it today when I get home!!!
use a razor blade to scrape the scum from the inside of the shower it should work for frosted as well as plain shower doors, then use some window cleaner or any other cleaning solution to complete the job.