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supergirlsnan Wed 06-Nov-24 15:06:26

I have just had a new bathroom suite fitted. It has an over bath shower and screen. I previously had a shower curtain. Any tips/products to keep glass the screen clean please.
Thank you all

hollysteers Wed 06-Nov-24 15:10:46

I have a large lightweight plastic tablecloth over my glass screen, so once cleaned with a squigee(?), that’s it. I only take it off when I have visitors.
Hate it and much prefer a shower curtain.

Grandmadinosaur Wed 06-Nov-24 15:23:59

We use a white vinegar spray that DH found to be the best. He does the cleaning 😀

Visgir1 Wed 06-Nov-24 15:27:48

I have had my shower screen in our Bathroom for almost 20 years, plus we have x2 other showers with glass screens. When we have finished having showers, last one to use the shower, just sprays with Shower cleaner, ofter Supermarkets own brand.
No build up of Lime scale or water droplets. Just spray and leave, you don't need to do anything else.

Allira Wed 06-Nov-24 15:28:03

Use a squeegee each time.
We've got this one.

If your water is soft you should be ok but if it's hard water you may need to use a spray limescale remover occasionally.

GrannyIvy Wed 06-Nov-24 16:12:48

I use a Karcher battery window cleaner and buff with an e cloth daily and it looks good. Once a week I spray Cif bathroom spray and clean it inside and out to get rid of any limescale marks as we are a hard water area. I hate shower curtains!

Tenko Wed 06-Nov-24 17:14:39

We have 3 showers with glass doors and use a squeegee after showering .
Once a week I clean the bathrooms and use a vinegar spray on the glass .
I live in s hard water area and really regret not having s water softener fitted after a big extension.

Ilovecheese Wed 06-Nov-24 17:48:19

I think not using bar soap helps. Just use shower gel detergent and spray with something like Mr Muscle shower spray after showering. ( Spray the glass that is, not yourself!)

Whiff Wed 06-Nov-24 17:56:42

I dry mine with a towel after use. Still no water marks after 3 years .

Shelflife Wed 06-Nov-24 18:59:31

Mr Muscle shower spray every time! Spray on after every shower and leave - do not wipe, easy peasy!

Luckygirl3 Wed 06-Nov-24 19:01:18

Vinegar.

Oreo Wed 06-Nov-24 19:02:18

Visgir1

I have had my shower screen in our Bathroom for almost 20 years, plus we have x2 other showers with glass screens. When we have finished having showers, last one to use the shower, just sprays with Shower cleaner, ofter Supermarkets own brand.
No build up of Lime scale or water droplets. Just spray and leave, you don't need to do anything else.

This.
Shower spray is your friend.

lixy Wed 06-Nov-24 19:09:54

We don’t use sprays, just an OXO good grips window wiper on the inside. I bought it after a recommendation in a discussion on Gnet a few years ago!
Ordinary multi-surface polish for the outside.

emmasnan Wed 06-Nov-24 19:10:48

Vinegar spray or now and then lemon juice.

CariadAgain Wed 06-Nov-24 19:13:51

1. Squeegee on shower screen door and shower tiles (wiping off excess water). then 2. Duzzit bathroom wipes used on both then 3. Finally Delphis Eco professional cleaning bathroom cleaner sprayed on and just left there to "do its thing".

I was very tied-up with dealing with a combination of unreliable workmen (it's what they call the Pembrokeshire Promise in this area - ie they promise, but they often don't turn up) and bad neighbours = so cleaning got out of hand with me having to spend so much of my time on dealing with them and my shower went really manky, followed by more hassles here. So I've landed up paying variously 2 friends and then one cleaning firm (including a woman who tried to spin me a tale of it was impossible to clean the bottom foot of my shower doors - it wouldn't have been if she had been slim and fitter/so her boss had to be called in to do it for her).

After all that and all of that hassle is much more under control now - I don't want my shower becoming "difficult to clean again" for a 4th time! Hence I've worked out the above routine as being minimal possible effort I can do to keep my shower clean - and it takes me just a few minutes to do immediately after I've had a shower. I think that'll do the trick that it'll never get to "oh heck!!!"/pay someone else to rescue it level again.

Between the lot too and I'd had to pay twice over to people to strip and replace the shower sealant because of all that "distraction from housework etc" stuff that had been going on. So I didn't want the sealant going all horrible again - but there was still a tiny patch of mould that hadn't come off - but this routine has caused that tiny patch to go and should mean I don't get any mould back again on my twice-replaced sealant.

CariadAgain Wed 06-Nov-24 19:16:42

NB; I would use easier to get shower spray bathroom cleaner - but that would mean using a "conventional" one (ie me breathing in conventional chemicals - agh!!!). But it's no big deal to get the eco one I use that I figure won't be a risk to me - as I just order it several at a time from Amazon.

PaperMonster Wed 06-Nov-24 19:44:49

Sometimes I use Fairy Liquid. Sometimes I use white vinegar and sometimes I use a combination of both.

Allira Wed 06-Nov-24 19:48:19

PaperMonster

Sometimes I use Fairy Liquid. Sometimes I use white vinegar and sometimes I use a combination of both.

Sometimes I use shampoo!

JackyB Wed 06-Nov-24 19:59:37

We have had our glass shower cabin for over 20!years now. For much of that time I was working and the boys were at home and showering at all times of the day. None of us cleaned the shower after use.

We have a build-up of limescale which I have been fighting for at least five years now. I have tried all kinds of scourers, vinegar, proprietary shower cleaners, industrial limescale treatments, scrapers and everything from organic to radical methods.

It is just getting worse. I've even thought we will have to replace the glass soon.

The moral of the story is: clean is after every use. And dry thoroughly.
Water is the enemy - that's where the limescale is hiding.

NanTheWiser Wed 06-Nov-24 22:38:54

Daily shower spray is your friend! Just spray after showering, job done.

Coolgran65 Thu 07-Nov-24 00:30:42

I wipe with a rubber squeegee and dry with the towel. Once a week clean it both sides with vinegar and it sparkles.
It's plain toughened glass. Not a sign of limescale.

V3ra Thu 07-Nov-24 00:45:16

We had our glass shower screen taken out, it was fitted by some builders against my wishes and was too small to be any use.
We have shower curtains which are easy to throw in the washing machine.

LaCrepescule Thu 07-Nov-24 07:34:03

I just wipe my screen with a microfibre cloth every time I use the shower.

Starof1972 Thu 07-Nov-24 07:35:25

For safety reasons we are unable to have a shower screen installed over the bath so I am still searching for the holy grail of shower curtains!
I have bought, and returned, so many. It must be heavyweight, white and hang beautifully (my OCD tendencies dictate this hmm).
Our shower cubicle stays super clean with use of a squeegee or a microfibre cloth on a daily basis with a light scrub using F Liquid for general cleaning.
If anyone can recommend a suitable shower curtain I'd be forever grateful smile

love0c Thu 07-Nov-24 07:42:22

Use a floor wipe and then a squeegee. Argos sell one for £8.50. It takes all of 2 minutes!