While there are countless commercial glass cleaning products, you can create your own with just a few items from your pantry. The trick is using them regularly! Follow these steps to clean glass shower doors and keep them sparkling.
How Often to Clean Glass Shower Doors
To keep glass shower doors shining, they should be cleaned after every use. Just a quick spray with a commercial or DIY cleaner that is removed with a squeegee keeps soap scum from becoming a big problem (or skip the cleanser and just squeegee the surface). If you can’t manage that, the doors should, at least, be cleaned weekly.
What You’ll Need:
Distilled white vinegarDistilled waterLemon juiceLint-free towelsSpray bottleSqueegeeNon-sudsing ammoniaBaking sodaDishwashing liquidPaper towelOld washclothSpongeToothbrushGlass bowl
How to Clean Shower Doors With Vinegar
Distilled white vinegar contains acetic acid that will cut through soap scum; however, the acid can damage unsealed natural stone. Do not use this method on stone shower surrounds.
How to Clean Shower Doors With Lemon Juice
Lemon juice contains citric acid that is not as strong as the acetic acid in vinegar and should be used only for daily cleaning. Even though it is milder, it should not be used around natural stone showers.
How to Remove Stubborn Water Stains
If you haven’t been cleaning regularly, the soap scum or water spotting from minerals can be tough to remove. Clean the doors using vinegar or lemon juice and then tackle the water stains with some gentle abrasives or stronger cleaning products. If one method doesn’t work, move to the next one.
How to Clean Shower Door Tracks
Shower door tracks catch all of the soap scum and dirt that slides down the glass. Be sure to clean them each time you do a deep clean of the glass shower doors.
Tips to Maintain Clean Glass Shower Doors
Squeegee or dry glass shower doors and walls with a lint-free towel after every use, even if you don’t use a cleaner.
Mix a cleaning solution and keep it in the shower for daily use.
If you live in an area with hard water, add a water softening system to your home.
To reduce soap scum, switch to liquid body wash. It is less likely than bar soap to react with minerals in water and create water stains.
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