How To Clean Shower Doors With Oven Cleaner

Does anyone know a good way of removing hardwater stains from drinking glass shower doors? We recently bought this home and the shower doors don't wait similar they accept e'er been cleaned. The water in the house is difficult h2o to begin with, so once it is cleaned I will accept to keep information technology up regularly! Any help would exist appreciated?

Joanne from CO.

Answers:

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

We have a product here in Canada called CLR. It removes calcium, lime, and rust. It's bang-up for this and and so is Spray Ix. (02/xiv/2005)

Past Donna Marie

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

After you have them cleaned, vinegar works very well for hard water spots, you tin put paste wax (I use Turtle Wax--seems to practice best) on the glass and the water will bead up nicely and merely wipe abroad so the build up won't happen once more. I also use the Turtle Wax on the tile walls (but NEVER the floor) of my shower. Merely start with an absolutely dry out surface and utilize the same fashion y'all would to a auto. Cuts downward on the daily/wekly grunt work as the wax just has to be reapplied 2-3 times a year. cj in dallas tx (02/fifteen/2005)

By cj

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

We used to live in a house with hard h2o. I used THE WORKS toilet cleaner. At Wal-Mart for .89. I used it on a porcelain tub, though. I don't remember it would damage the shower doors, though. (02/15/2005)

Past Jill

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

White vinegar and baking soda. One time you become it clean dry out well and use Rain -X.
(02/15/2005)

Past

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

I had tried everything I could think of, merely nothing worked until I applied babe oil (I think maybe most oils would work). I just recently tried Kaboom!, and it worked great.

Terry (02/fifteen/2005)

Past terry

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

Try some Lime Away and use full strength. Gently scrub information technology on the glass or chrome. Rinse and apply again till the lime is all gone.( wear rubber gloves) You can exit it on drinking glass only do not leave it sit on chrome to long as it volition pit it. Another practiced product is CLR. Both of these products can be purchased at Wal-Mart or any hardware or grocery shop. Skillful Luck! (02/15/2005)

By Charlotte

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

I employ Shower Power spray for difficult water and soap build-up. I have asthma, and it doesn't bother my lungs to breathe information technology in while I clean, like some do. Works smashing, likewise. (02/15/2005)

By Renee

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

Mr. Clean erasers are astonishing. They fabricated cleaning the hard h2o buildup off my shower tiles the easiest I've ever done. I recommend them. (02/sixteen/2005)

By Barbara Pauley

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

This is but a quick notation to people who are beyond the help of simple solutions like vinegar, Magic Eraser, lemon juice Kaboom, Lime-away/CLR, Soft scrub, oven cleaner, water softener, cloth sheets, or WD-40. I tried all of these and MY spots were non coming off.

When it came downwards to it, my spots were Not lather scum, just lime buildup, which is not the same matter. Because glass itself is made up of a cracking bargain of lime, these spots had embedded themselves in the glass. Simply dissolving was not going to work, then I needed a glass polish or restorer.

Afterward a slap-up deal of scrubbing and buffing, Spot Ten lime remover worked. It is a powder that tin can be mixed with h2o and then used to shine the glass. I had to really scrub information technology, but the spots came off, which is more than I could say of anything else I had tried.

I included before and subsequently pictures too, so people can see what I am talking nearly. (02/twenty/2005)

By Maria Fisher

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

DON'T use the Works on shower doors! Information technology works peachy on the glass role, only it will turn all metallic blackness and destroys information technology. I had to supervene upon the shower handle and the drain, of an flat I clean for. It took forever just to detect the replacement parts that fit properly. (03/01/2005)

By Jody

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

I use the cleaner for solid glass stovetops (Cerama Bryte). It works great, but removal with paper towels is a bit of a job, but perfect results! (10/16/2005)

By Jean

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

For that build up in the shower. I run the hot water in out of the shower head for a few minutes until there is some hot fog on the shower (like you go on the mirror after a shower) make sure you lot close the door or curtain. Once that is ready spray Lime Away total strength, so use your cloth to rub it over all areas. Let stand for a few minutes (non real long don't want it to dry) and then wet cloth over again using hot water and rub the surface and so rinse with hot water. Works everytime. The hot water trick might work with CLR also.
(02/16/2006)

By Cristy

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

I put baking soda on a wet sponge. The mild abrasive scrubbing leaves a film on the glass. So I poured white vinegar on the sponge and rinsed it off. Information technology bubbled to a sparkly clean. The philharmonic besides did a great chore on the tile and tub without strong chemical fumes. (08/twenty/2006)

By Bren

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

Try the Mr make clean Magic Sponge. It works on everything! Use water and lather and scrub hard. (09/19/2006)

By Jennifer

Cleaning Obscure Stubborn Shower Doors

Later moving into a business firm where the shower doors possibly had never been cleaned I spent a off-white corporeality of money buying products that promised to work.
None made a dent until I went to Ace Hardware and asked for aid.
They pointed out a small canteen near the size of a pill bottle with the proper noun "Nothin's Better" It is actually a fine pulverisation with no chemicals.
If your doors are almost obscure every bit mine were y'all might want to apply some very fine steel wool dampened and sprinkled with the cleaner every bit a first step.
After that work on a small surface area a pes sq. with a soft material dampened and sprinkled with the cleaner. When the drinking glass is make clean information technology will squeak when you rub over it. It certainly is a lot of work, but the results are well worth it.
I Love the Stuff (09/24/2006)

By Jean

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

I've tried for three years to clean the ugly h2o stains on my shower doors (previous owner plainly never cleaned). They were then bad that you almost couldn't see out of them. I tried every combination that is reported hither and zip worked. Fifty-fifty went to the Ace Hardware looking for "Nothing Better" and was told that naught could get the doors cleaned and that I should purchase new doors. Another poster stated that these were really lime deposits etched in the shower door - and then I went to WalMart and got "Lime Out Extra". The trick was applying it full strength directly on the doors. The first 2 times I would squirt the solution on a material to apply it (per the directions - no proficient). Using safety gloves, I applied it full strength to the door and scrubbed with a rag. Then I allow it SIT! This morn I got up and using a damp rag, wiped down the doors. On my kickoff two attempts I tried wiping down with Windex simply the spots came back right back. I admittedly can't believe it - afterward 3 years I have clean shower doors. I can actually see a spot behind the door pull that I missed. Perhaps information technology was because I put the stuff on iii times merely I actually feel that it was because I let the stuff sit on the doors overnight. Now on to the other bathroom! Hope this works for someone else. (09/28/2006)

By Bunny Wardlaw

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

I can ostend the post from the person who recommended Spot-X glass restorer. I had 10 years of build-up on our shower doors and over the years had tried everything mentioned here and then some - null made a paring. I tried Spot-X yesterday and in about xxx minutes all the shower glass looked like new again - and with no discoloration of the metal. Oh, and to y'all folks who are combining a recipe of chemicals, nigh of the combinations you are suggesting are either highly toxic, potentially explosive, or in some cases just combining chemicals that cancel out each others active ingredients. (01/21/2007)

By Chris

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

I used baby oil on mine and I tin can't believe the difference. I have tried everything, baby oil works great. WOW! (02/03/2007)

Past kelly

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

I tried auto polish and rubbed in a circular motion. Waited until information technology dried and and so wiped off. Worked direct away and no hard scrubbing was required. Shower doors are as clean every bit the day they were installed. I then applied baby oil and take never had a problem again. (02/14/2007)

By Jason

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

Lime-Away works great. Spray it on, and then wipe with a sponge. And rinse. I use Lime Away in the green canteen that you lot squirt/sqeeze. (02/xv/2007)

By Carolina

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

I never knew baby oil could be and then heady! (except for massage of course) I literally got on this folio ten minutes agone, went to try the infant oil on my shower door and now im back on computer with a gleaming shower door, THANK Y'all! (02/24/2007)

By belinda thousand a haley

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

I took the baby oil communication. Afterwards two days of scrubbing with other products - CLR, Lime Abroad, Oxy, Comet - aught worked liked the baby oil. I have a semi-frosted and textured shower door and the baby oil cleaned information technology right upwardly. Even so cannot believe it. Endeavor the baby oil. Note... habiliment safety gloves, then wipe the baby oil off with an old towel or t-shirt. Then I let the h2o run for a good 5 minutes to "air" out the baby oil scent. (03/01/2007)

By Angela

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

I but tried the cleaner that y'all use for ceramic cook tops. It worked corking for taking the lime deposits off the glass shower! Great idea. (03/18/2007)

Past pat

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

I too had the aforementioned trouble with the hard h2o spots existence "etched" into the glass (even though nosotros rinse and squeegie every time). My brother-in-police installs shower doors commercially. I chosen the manufacturer and they sent me a production that is totally awesome. It is called Tekon Gamma Restoration Cream. Yous simply put it on (a little elbow grease required), permit information technology dry and buff it with a dry out soft cloth. I then followed that with Rain X. Tekon has the repellent too, simply I haven't used that. The Tekon is hard to buy but near shower door companies are able to get it, just ask them. I swear it is awesome! (03/25/2007)

By Ruthie in Ms

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

After spending all day trying to clean my shower (I alive in an apartment and then many years of build up) I gave upwardly and decided to search the spider web for suggestions. I am so glad I institute this site. I have a plastic (fiberglass perchance?) shower and doors and I am guessing part of the metal is false besides. Here is what worked best for me:

Limescale: vinager and water solution

Soap scum: oil (I used vegetable oil, if only I knew this a few hours ago:)

Spots: I think mineral deposits: rubbing alcohol (nonetheless not easy to get off, but it works better than the vinager did and I feel like I am making progress.)

Hope this helps. (05/22/2007)

By Jacqueline Nelson

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

I take clear glass shower doors and tried the ceramic oven cleaner, simply did non have the results I was hoping for. Had to scrub really hard in one spot just to go information technology clean. I had success with Scrubbing Bubbles Bathroom Cleaner past SC Johnson. Large green spray tin. Merely spray it on very densely and let it sit down for five minutes or then before wiping off with a wet cloth. May have to repeat depending on how dirty they are. (06/06/2007)

By Jennifer Ridenhour

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

It works, Bar Keepers Friend is the secret! $ane.59 at WalMart. Don't waste matter your money on anything else. I made a paste on a nylon Scotch brite-type pad and began to scrub. It took most 3 times for my doors. Next, I'm going to try baby oil to meet if it works to repell future water spots! Stay tuned... : ) (06/10/2007)

By Coo

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

Mix 1/iv cup of blistering soda, 1/4 cup of peroxide and one/4 cup of Dawn dish soap. This produces no fumes, just oxygen. Scrub with a Scotch brite pad and rince with water. Repeat as necessary. Got this recipe off of TV. It works very well.

Also, if you are using some of these other chemicals listed in other posts, be actually conscientious if you have an acrylic tub (fiberglass). Most of the newer tubs on the market are acrylic. Many of the chemicals listed in other posts will impairment them. Speaking from feel. (06/10/2007)

By Jason 1000

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

I know this has cipher to exercise with cleaning shower doors, simply I thought it was interesting. My friend has glass shower doors and she puts Cream Shaving Foam on them (then wipes dry). She says it will keep your shower doors from fogging upward!! (07/05/2007)

By Kaylee

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

I'one thousand a poor college student moving out of my apartment and I wanted to leave the place spotless for the next tenant, which was easy until I got to the shower doors. I tried everything under the sun and zilch worked. And and then I had a crazy idea. Armed with just a paper towel and a bottle of vegetable oil I went to work. It looks amazing. Completely clean, no scary smells, I don't experience like I am going to laissez passer out and my arms didn't fall off from having to scrub too hard. Try it! (07/11/2007)

By Megan

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

Afterward reading this forum, I decided to try the glass stove top cleaner on my shower doors. I only purchased a new home with the drinking glass cooktop and had it handy. Information technology took about 30 minutes start to cease, the doors look skillful as when I closed on the new home! Outstanding! I followed up with a cleaning of Windex to put a smooth on them. The product I used is called Cerama Bryrte from the Home Depot. On its label, it says you can use on glass shower doors, and fiberglass tubs, so it volition not scratch up your tub. No fumes either.
Cerama Bryte information technology is! Thanks to the folks for this idea. (07/twenty/2007)

By Frank

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

Try Bring-It-ON h2o spot remover. It'southward a paste that you wipe on, exit on for a few minutes to dissove the minerals, and wipe off. Invented by a gal that got tired of trying things that didn't work!
(09/04/2007)

Past Don

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

I also have tried everything I can call up of. I used to utilize Ajax cream with scour pad in my contempo home and information technology worked. Does not piece of work with this home. I tried CLR today and aught. I tried commercial products just about everything of shelf. I tried vinegar, lemon juice, (separatelY and then together) I got drastic and tried infant oil. I am not sure if information technology just masks the white stains in the glass or has stock-still it. At the moment it looks better than it was looking. It looked like foggy glass with lots and lots of white stains inside the glass. I am thinking of trying the drinking glass stove top cleaner and oven cleaner as well if not happy with the baby oil. Will go on you informed. It has price me a lot of money over the by yr trying to clean these doors. So far baby oil has it looking improve than information technology was. Thank you lot for the tips. Non much fun trying out the different brands that don't piece of work. (09/09/2007)

By karen johnston

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

If y'all salvage your used dryer sheets you can clean the shower door with that. It works peachy!! (09/12/2007)

By Crystal

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

I tin can't believe I've spent so much fourth dimension and money on fancy cleaning products which didn't work - and ten minutes with some bath oil (all I could find) on a green kitchen pad and my shower doors are clean.
Thanks very much! (09/14/2007)

By Irene

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

I didn't have any baby oil then I tried the vegetable oil. After applying to my glass shower I wiped clean with hot soapy water. I cannot believe how clean and articulate my shower is. I am thrilled with this cleaning solution. Thank you to everyone who posted such bully cleaning tips. (09/17/2007)

By Lisa

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

I moved into a new business firm 6 years agone. Every time I use the shower I squeegie the whole shower enclosure and then wipe it down with an old towel and so at that place is no water to make spots. It's kind of a hassle but after vi years my shower doors and enclosure even so look like the day I moved in! (ten/08/2007)

By jean

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

We have a euro shower door with no frame. Protective coating actually makes information technology harder to make clean. We have a rainsoft water softener, just h2o spots nevertheless build up forth with lather scum. Windex did null. Tried baby oil, only made a gewey mess. White vinegar to the rescue. Slathered it on with a small sponge, undiluted. Let a coating sit for about ten minutes. Cleaned it off with glass cleaner. The drinking glass looks similar new. I figured vinegar would piece of work because of how clean it gets the coffee pot. I have no patience to squeegie my shower every time, forget that. (ten/12/2007)

By Kimberly

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

I stick by my solution. My euro shower door problem *is* mainly hard water stains. Straight white vinegar works. (10/25/2007)

Past Kimberly

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

We only recently bought a new firm and I couldn't go the soap scum to come off then I went on hither and I seen the Mr. Make clean Magic Eraser. I took the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser and some cleaner from Dollar Tree Called Non Annoying Gel Cleaner with Bleach and it took every bit of information technology off. The Mr. Make clean Magic Eraser's are likewise good for glass top stoves. Good Luck (10/25/2007)

By Seay29

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

After removing the stubborn stains from the glass, go on to keep information technology clean daily by using a squeegee after each shower. This can be a pocket-size unit purchased from an auto parts store. Information technology just takes a minute to clean the glass while still in the shower stall and the hard h2o stains won't have a hazard to build upward again. (11/21/2007)

By Tracey

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

Cheers for the idea of using dryer sheets on shower doors and babe oil and the RainX. I am currently in procedure of this and information technology is truly working. Information technology is a bit of work, merely I am not afraid of a picayune work. If I e'er buy new shower doors over again I will put RainX on them before ever installing them. Thank you for the awesome ideas (01/01/2008)

By Michelle

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If you lot get to the FAQs department of the Lemi Shine website and look under "What is Lemi Shine composed of?" It reads, "Lemi Shine is an all natural product, which is composed of natural fruit acids and oils. Lemi Shine does non contain phosphates."
(01/06/2008)

Past Guest

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

I just scrubbed my shower doors with cola (brand sure it contains phosphoric acrid) and a kitchen sponge. It worked amazingly well! (01/thirteen/2008)

Past Sally

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

Jumping for joy in Maryland. I bought a firm that was only a twelvemonth old and tried well-nigh everything to get the shower doors clean merely to conclude that the hard water had actually etched the glass and that naught could exist washed. I tried Mr. Make clean Magic Erasers, oven cleaner, CLR, Lime Away, Kaboom, dryer sheets, Lemon Pledge, vegetable oil, vinegar, and baking soda. Finally this night I tried the glass cooktop polish that came with our cooktop. Within a minute, the spots were ninety% gone and there were no toxic fumes to deal with. I tin can't wait until tomorrow to stop up. Thank you for the suggestion! (01/22/2008)

By Sally

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

I just tried glass cooktop cleaner and had crawly results. When I applied it thick on a 5x8 surface and scrubbed with a green kitchen scrubber pad it looks make new and glossy shine. As I watered it downwards and contined to clean further it no longer worked. I will be going out and ownership a big bottle to do my entire shower door. **Utilize thick cream with no h2o** (02/07/2008)

By Samantha J.

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

I'chiliad was trying to clean upwards some frosted glass shower doors that I purchased used. (Now I'm thinking they sold them because they couldn't clean them!) Tried the "usual" cleaners (many mentioned in previous posts) with no luck. Googled "cleaning shower doors" and landed on this site. Since I had vinegar and near likely some type of oil on manus, I decided I would a least effort these suggestions.

The vinegar easily removed many of the problem areas but I withal had some cruddy streaks. Couldn't notice any baby oil or veg oil in my house and so I tried Avon Peel and then Soft. I'thou amazed! They look as expert as new now and even smell good as well! I plan on passing this tip on to others. Thank y'all! (02/14/2008)

By Susie in CdA, Idaho

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

I heard the car production "Raindance" was skillful, but I read the label and information technology says do not use on interior surface. kb (02/23/2008)

Past kb

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

I recently handed my daughter some Softsoap to clean the shower. I was thinking that she would employ that on the tile and shower pan, but she used it on the drinking glass every bit well. I was surprised and amazed to find the glass shiny and new looking (our doors are relatively new).

You can as well try repeatedly using a paste fabricated with baking soda and a little water. Coat the area that you are trying to treat with this paste, and exit information technology for 1/ii hour. So apply a vinegar and water mixture to make clean this off. Blistering soda is alkaline to bond with the lather scum, the vinegar is acrid to break it upward, and the water takes it away. (03/09/2008)

By Moira

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

Wow! I tried Baby oil, veggie oil, vinegar, ceramic stove top auto cleaner, all the usual commercial products and sorry to say non worked. But I had magical results with Chemico Paste and a expert ole Goldilox - none of which are recommended on this type of surface, my theory is I would rather have scratched clean doors than scummy grimy ones. I have to acknowledge I scrubbed for 2hrs. I then wiped with damp cloth, stale with old towel and and then coated with Pledge Smoothen to repel the water - not sure if the Pledge will work. I am and then amazed that I am looking forward to attacking the glass wall when I restock! (03/10/2008)

Past Jude in New Zealand

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

This site was and then helpful! I had tried so many products, also, and none worked. From this site I tried 2 suggestions. The Mr. Clean sponge worked some, just not enough to my satisfaction. So, I tried the veggie oil on the Mr. Clean sponge and success! The veggie oil smears around until the difficult water stain is gone and and then yous have a clean shower door. I am going to apply the veggie oil one more fourth dimension for my own satisfaction, but I am happy with the deviation one awarding has made. I have also realized that the shower mist I use was part of the outcome for this shower door. I don't use it on the door anymore. (03/21/2008)

Past Mary

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

It'due south obvious we all live in different areas of the country. In Florida, nosotros have limescale, rust, etc. in addition to soap scum. I've been reading along trying to find natural ways to get rid of the limescale that'south obviously clouding and spotting up my doors. I've been trying vinegar and baking soda, now I'm going to try the glass cook top cleaner and scour pads, and Magic Eraser. Yep, I've tried Limeaway and Kaboom and all the same can't get it off. I pass up to try CLR and harsher chemicals because of the ecology touch. I need to steer clear of chemicals from now on as much as possible because my husband has asthma. Then I'grand really looking difficult for natural cleaners.

Remember - don't exist mixing chemcials if you want to keep your lungs healthy.

If I discover what really works for limescale, I'll report back. If not, expert luck and bring on the new set of doors covered in baby oil! (03/26/2008)

Past Florida Mom

Cleaning Stubborn Shower Doors

I have an all drinking glass shower doors. I don't try to get the water spots off every time I clean the tub, so this time I wanted all the spots off the glass. Well, it was very difficult to remove the spots. I tried everything I had in the house and everything yous people mentioned on this spider web site and others. Well, I finally tried Professional- Strength Lime-A-Away. The trick was to keep spraying and letting it soak for a few minutes and so rinse and echo until all the spots are gone. My glass is now spotless and I will try to use an Invisible Shield Surface Protectant on them. Good Luck. (03/31/2008)

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