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#318455 19-Jan-2025 11:09

Anyone recommend shower cleaning products ?

We got ourselves a new shower and the cleaning instructions consist of basically a list of stuff not to use (no bleach, no alcohol, no vinegar, no...), so anyone know stuff we can use ? It would be for acrylic walls / tray and glass doors (I think with some kind of coating).

Thanks

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#3333153 19-Jan-2025 11:16

I have tried some cleaner plus coating for the glass, but don't like the coating. We have hard water and get spots from mineral deposits as the water dries.
I use 30 seconds shower cleaner or similar for basic cleaning all the sower. And to clean the glass Mr Clean magic eraser leaves clean with no water spots.

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#3333155 19-Jan-2025 11:26

Thanks for the info, but should point out I mean the shower glass has a coating, so not looking to add a coating, just something that doesn't damage the built in one.

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#3333238 19-Jan-2025 14:09

Ever since we discovered Bar Keepers Friend, have never looked back. The Powder cleanser for any heavier water marks or deposits, the cream cleaner for regular cleaning. The Scrub Daddy sponge is frigging awesome too. We get ours from M10 but think Bunnings have it also

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#3333240 19-Jan-2025 14:27

BKF was designed for metal surfaces so I'm not sure I'd use it on soft plastics... for getting rid of soap scum, Shower Witch is pretty impressive, spray it on, leave it to sit for awhile, then scrub all the gunk off with a soft brush and water. I got given a batch so I haven't looked up the MSDS to see if you can get the same thing for half the price yet but there's bound to be equivalents that are cheaper.

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#3333256 19-Jan-2025 15:05

The problem I guess is there's always something that says 'yes, its probably safe, but...'

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#3333262 19-Jan-2025 15:20

The thing is to wipe down all surfaces after use which reduces the amount of built up and cleaning you need to do. I think that was on the instructions on mine

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#3333264 19-Jan-2025 15:27

mattwnz: The thing is to wipe down all surfaces after use which reduces the amount of built up and cleaning you need to do. I think that was on the instructions on mine

We do that, which we think helps, but the glass seems to be getting a bit hazy at the bottom.

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#3333273 19-Jan-2025 16:30

Had my showers done with Diamond Fusion years ago, cleaning instructions were just to use a normal bath scrunchie (the ball type, not one on a stick) and normal washing up liquid.

Once a week, using a circular motion all over until you feel the surface go slippery. Works a treat, scrunchie does not scratch the glass, which still looks as good as new.

Cheap and cheerful yes, may be worth a try on yours :-)

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#3333275 19-Jan-2025 17:07

A few years ago I used my automotive dual action polisher with a Rayon pad and Ceriglass to polish our shower glass. Once done I use a ceramic coating and it's so much easier to keep the shower glass clean.

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#3333298 19-Jan-2025 19:45

I wish they could use frosted glass which wouldn’t show every spot. Am going to request it when new shower time comes.

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#3333304 19-Jan-2025 21:00

Ask the manufacturer for cleaning instructions.

This electric cleaner is handy for bathrooms generally. It's like an electric toothbrush on steroids.

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#3333307 19-Jan-2025 21:13

I rate 50/50 white vinegar and water and some detergent for an everyday standard clean (this works well on so many things, it even cuts thru grime/fat from cooking where I have found all the kitchen cleaners were absolute rubbish at)

Have some in a spray bottle, use it on all sorts, including inside the dryer drum - sometimes you have to leave it on a surface, I was cleaning wooden venetian blinds with it in my kitchen and they had the standard kitchen grime on them, took a few goes of spraying them and leaving them, but no more stickiness!

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#3333308 19-Jan-2025 21:29

Just get an all purpose bathroom cleaner that’s bleach and solvent free (you can usually smell it a mile away if it’s not on the package).

Then do a test patch somewhere inconspicuous - it’s the only sure-fire way you’ll know that whatever product you’re using isn’t going to damage the surface. Maybe a place under the lip of the shower door, or behind the shower rail if you got one of those, somewhere that’ll be hidden.

Our shower glass came with a coating on it too (installed 6 months ago) - within a couple of months the water spots were starting to show, not soap scum but from the relatively hard water we get in our part of urban Auckland. I don’t think the coating made a bit of difference. There’s a 30 second spray and walk away product that you put on the glass and leave it, then scrub down and rinse off after a few mins. We’ve started doing that again on the new shower just like we did the old one.

The key with shower cleaning - do it regularly and save your back from all the scrubbing you’ll end up having to do otherwise, and will limit the need for harsh chemicals. It’s the room I hate cleaning the most and this makes it much easier.

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#3334328 21-Jan-2025 21:57

kotuku4: to clean the glass Mr Clean magic eraser leaves clean with no water spots.

+ lots,

The equation when cleaning shower glass is finding things that will either dissolve or scrub off the mineral deposits that are left over when the last water drops evaporate..,

Finding a wash to remove the build up without any scrubbing is the work of witchcraft and remains elusive,

As for scrubbing, I used to use 0000 steel wool and it worked fine (its softer than glass so wont scratch), but I find melamine cleaning blocks, which are cheap as chips, are even better...

To help with the removal I use a vinegar/isopropal alcohol/dishwash solution- it doesn't remove the stains but it hangs onto the glass to help transport minerals away after then have scrubbed with the plastic sponge block....

Then rinse clean with the shower

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#3334389 22-Jan-2025 09:30

Senecio:

A few years ago I used my automotive dual action polisher with a Rayon pad and Ceriglass to polish our shower glass. Once done I use a ceramic coating and it's so much easier to keep the shower glass clean.

Ceriglass "Does not distort glass like traditional cerium oxide compounds."

I take that to mean that it is too fine to polish out actual etching of the glass where the mineral deposits were. When I dismantled our shower to replace the sealant I tried polishing the glass with a windscreen polish from Novus. It removed everything on the surface of the glass but had no effect on the flatness of the glass. Perfectly clean but not optically perfect. I had originally gone to Novus about fine sand scratches on my windscreen. They told me polishing might work but it would cost more than a new windscreen. The same is probably true about flat shower glass.

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