Cleaning Shower Doors in 3 Easy Steps

Cleaning shower doors can be a time consuming household chore, made dangerous to you and your shower doors by commercial chemicals and scrubs. Not anymore! This informative guide will show you in three easy steps how cleaning showers doors can be made safe and painless.

You will learn how to use products most of us have in our kitchens already. The items you do not have on hand can be obtained inexpensively at the grocery store for a clear shower door!

Step One: Prevention

The old adage “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” holds true when it comes to cleaning shower doors. Preventing harmful build up in the first place is much better than trying to remove difficult to remove items such as hard water deposits, mold, and mildew and soap residue. Prevention is easily achieved by:

- Cleaning shower doors of all remaining water and soaps after showering. Soap scum is less visible when have frosted glass shower doors. To do this take the towel you dried with and wipe down the shower doors. That’s easy enough and will save you time and energy later! An alternative is to keep a squeegee in the bathroom for cleaning shower doors.

- To make cleaning showers doors effortless, wipe the doors with a dryer sheet once a week. This will prevent hard water and soap scum from building up in the first place. This also provides a protective finish to your shower doors.

Step Two: Cleaning Shower Doors:

- Cleaning shower doors is a breeze using common household white vinegar. Fill a spray bottle with white vinegar and keep in your bathroom. Spray shower door with vinegar, let sit a few seconds, and wipe clean with paper towel or old cotton pillow case. Your shower doors will sparkle and the vinegar will prevent the growth of mold and mildew.

Step Three: Trouble Shooting Problem Areas

You may have already inherited shower doors with hard water deposits, soap scum, mold and mildew. With these tips, cleaning shower doors with these problem areas should not be difficult.

- Soap scum and hard water deposits on the shower door can easily be removed by mixing ½ cup salt, 1/2 cup baking soda and enough water to form a paste. Using a sponge, apply the paste in a circular motion. Allow to sit for a few minutes and rinse with water. If hard water deposits are extreme, rub with lemon oil (available where the furniture polish is in the cleaning aisle of the grocery store) before applying the paste mixture. Then rinse well with water. This also leaves a great fresh scent!

- For cleaning shower doors of mold and mildew growth, mix 1/2 cup household bleach with 24 ounces of warm water. Spray directly on mold and mildew growth. Let stand for 5 minutes and rinse well with water. Avoid spraying mixture on any other surface.

We all can use time, energy, and money saving tips. These three steps make cleaning shower doors easy, inexpensive and safe.