Cleaning dirty shower, tiles and acrylic glass

crazygranny

Viakal - but wear gloves!

And a mask!

Viakal - but wear gloves!

I find this shifts soap scum build up, not the spray version, has to be this one. Squirt it around the area that's grubby then get to wotlek with a cloth

Well, I haven't done it as often lately, feeling guilty now.

Perhaps tomorrow 😁 🚿

Thats the way to go, Callistemon, clean as you go along and not let it build up! Actually its less than it might be as I take advantage of the gym showers as much as possible.

I've scrubbed the tiles and glass doors of the shower with one of those net body scrubbers and shampoo before I get out of the shower, then rinse and it seems to work. I thought if it's ok for my hair it can't be that toxic and it seems to work.

DH did take the doors off a while ago and they had a thorough scrub but it was quite a task.

The shower tray at the base of the tiles and glass door is plastic so bleach is a no no. I made the mistake of using bleach on it once before I realised about all plastic stuff, fortunately discovered before I cleaned my UPVC windows!

I will go for the cream, its more expensive than the granules but looks much easier to use.

Do take care you don't use anything abrasive like oven cleaner on the glass/plastic doors or other shiny parts.
Neat bleach and an old toothbrush can reach awkward bits although this too can dull some plastic.

I am so thankful for advice on here!

I use the cream. I've used the spray and granules too in the past, I just find the cream easier.

Report back - my anti mould stuff, excellent tho it was on curtain linings (you spray on outside, then spray on water to get rid, and its magic, the black curtain mould just vanishes)

It didnt do anything for the shower tiles.

I'm going to follow tips from Gransnetters and try Bar Keepers Friend. but..there are a bewildering array of Bar Keepers different products. (creams, sprays, etc)
Is anyone able to give a specific recommendation?

Yes, Nannagarra I did try it neat - no go.

Now, didn't think of that re grout AreWeThereYet

Maggiemaybe I do have an anti mould product actually made by Starbrite - (MSR Black Stain Remover)got it for the mould on curtain lining and mould on walls and is fab. Will give that a wee try later, and report, you never know.

I use Bar Keepers Friend for tiles in the bathroom and for stainless steel sink and hob in the kitchen. I get it from the Range or Robert Dyas.

I'm wary of vinegar near tiles (although I use it for just about everything else) as the tiler told me not to use it - it softens the grout over time, and if it's old grout can get under the grout and the grout will eventually fall out.

Another fan of Bar Keepers Friend - I buy it in Home Bargains.
Have you used vinegar neat Wyllow3? I do (in a hard water area) and always with success.

There’s a product called HG that works like magic on grout and tiles. The instructions say leave on for half an hour then scrub, but I leave it on overnight and the marks just vanish. The one to buy though is Mould Spray, even though it’s not mould. I bought their Grout Cleaner by mistake once and it had no effect whatsoever.

Yes Barkeepers Friend is good stuff. I used it often.

Its on Amazon! So are others mentioned above.

The work surfaces in my kitchen stain really badly and I’ve just cleaned them with Hob Brite. Annoyingly I was sure I had some Bar Keepers Friend somewhere but I can’t find it anywhere.

Now thats an interesting one, new to me.

Bar Keepers Friend tackles most things and doesn’t leave a residue.

Making notes on ideas!

Dry bicarbonate of soda on a damp magic sponge seems to shift a lot. You need a lot of sponges, though, as they wear out so quickly.

Still, to get the tracks really clean, on mine, I have the door removed. It needs new wheels as well, now. There was a really stubborn stain, on a laminate floor downstairs, that just defeated me - until the other day, when I tried toothpaste - and it worked!

How about sugar soap on the tiles?

My go to for the shower is Viakal. You can literally see it working within 5 minutes, just spray it on, and rinse off, don’t leave it on the chrome though.

I like good old Vim. It needs good rinsing afterwards, but I find it the best.