Watermarks on shower doors

janb5

frosty wrote: »

I have just used a turtle one and it didn't really make a difference.
Then I tried one I got in homebargains and that's really improved things,the glass feels really smooth when you polish it up.i might go over it a few times......thanks.

What is waterless car wash? I suggest a microfibre cloth used straight after the shower- works well in a hard water area.

Ok just looked it up- learn something new!

VfM4meplse

maryb wrote: »

I have tried all these and no joy. But I have just seen a bizarre suggestion that I'm intrigued to try......WD40!!!

Apparently if the marks are bad it takes a bit of elbow grease and I'm sceptical. But I've got nothing to lose. We have resigned ourselves to replacing the door when we are tarting up the house to sell

Will report back

Witless wrote: »

WD40 is a water displacement compound, not, as usually assumed, a lubricant.

It [STRIKE]should[/STRIKE] could work.

I'm pretty certain this would work, and would have suggested it sooner - but I have a near-pathological hatred of untoward stuff disposed down drains. And this is not even my drain we are talking about

System

Black Harpic toilet cleaner on a cloth. Wipe over the shower doors and leave it for 20 minutes or so before rinsing off.

Tried and tested but don't get any on chrome fittings.

peachyprice

Judi wrote: »

Black Harpic toilet cleaner on a cloth. Wipe over the shower doors and leave it for 20 minutes or so before rinsing off.

Tried and tested but don't get any on chrome fittings.

Yes, I've used Harpic before, mind you I had to get new knobs

System

peachyprice wrote: »

Yes, I've used Harpic before, mind you I had to get new knobs

Yes I've ruined the chrome in my bath plug hole too. Shower screen gleams though.

robin58

VfM4meplse wrote: »

I too am watching wih interest.

I've lived in a hard water area for many years - thankfully no more! - and found that the best way of keeping my tiles and glassware bright was by wiping down straight after using wet areas. (After 17 years it still looked like new). Not much help atm, but when you do manage to restore your bathroom to its previous gleaming state perhaps it would be worth mentioning to your guests?

Or the other alternative: would rent-a-room, with one well-chosen and conscientious tenant work any better for you?

Sorry to tell you Southend is a hard water area.

https://www.eswater.co.uk/_assets/documents/3122_ESW_Water_hardness.pdf

lurkylurky

I tried magic eraser on my shower door last week and it worked brilliantly with very little effort.

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I have a metal scraper with a rubber blade and I have always cleaned the water off before leaving my shower then I rub it dry with an old face flannel and its fine ,but removing water marks one set in is difficult as someone has already said its possible they are set into the glass. Perhpas a new screnn might be easier

firebubble

Viakal gel (they also do a spray which is just as powerful, but runnier, so you might be better off with the gel if the watermarks are thick). Paint on, give a scrub (maybe a magic eraser or you could try a stanley knife blade if the deposits are really thick), leave, have another go - keep going until it's gone.

Once it's gone, you can buy shower sprays (maybe lakeland), which need to be sprayed on after a shower to keep the watermarks away - give it a good first coat and then leave the spray for the tenants to use when they are there. I reckon the car wax suggestion would also be good for putting a barrier on the doors once the marks have been removed, but also leave out the spray for tenants - the trick is to stay on top of it.

kerri_gt

Hard water area here, I use Kilrock diluted a little in a spray bottle to clean the screen (though don't breathe the fumes, its a real throat catcher) and Lidl daily shower shine to spray after use.