So you've had a shower and need to wipe down the glass, and possibly the tiles, to keep it looking pristine. A cloth is OK but how about this as an alternative?
A while back the front windscreen wipers on the car were replaced as one was falling to bits. The broken wiper was thrown away and the good one was retained.
So if a wiper is good enough for clearing muck off a windscreen why not the inside of a shower cubicle? A few wipes backwards and forwards and most of the condensation etc clinging to the cubicle is heading for the drain.
A weird idea perhaps but it makes one of lifes tedious jobs a bit easier.
Nigel
Quote from: Buzzard on April 29, 2015, 09:16:56 AM
So you've had a shower and need to wipe down the glass, and possibly the tiles, to keep it looking pristine. A cloth is OK but how about this as an alternative?
A while back the front windscreen wipers on the car were replaced as one was falling to bits. The broken wiper was thrown away and the good one was retained.
So if a wiper is good enough for clearing muck off a windscreen why not the inside of a shower cubicle? A few wipes backwards and forwards and most of the condensation etc clinging to the cubicle is heading for the drain.
A weird idea perhaps but it makes one of lifes tedious jobs a bit easier.
Nigel
That's why I keep a window squeegee in the shower, as you say it makes my life easier!
Good idea of yours and a lot cheaper! Thankyou.
Peter.
I too use a window squeegee in the shower and use it after every shower. No water marks or limescale deposits
Ditto, but one of the window ones that comes with a pole, as I'm far too lazy to actually bend down while cleaning the shower glass 8)
Quote from: EtchedPixels on April 29, 2015, 10:31:44 AM
Ditto, but one of the window ones that comes with a pole, as I'm far too lazy to actually bend down while cleaning the shower glass 8)
Sounds like you have a monster shower, Alan :goggleeyes:
Quote from: newportnobby on April 29, 2015, 10:46:50 AM
Quote from: EtchedPixels on April 29, 2015, 10:31:44 AM
Ditto, but one of the window ones that comes with a pole, as I'm far too lazy to actually bend down while cleaning the shower glass 8)
Sounds like you have a monster shower, Alan :goggleeyes:
No but the glass bit goes down to floor level on one side so it involves bending over otherwise.
Ok, even though I'm on me tablet thingy and it's gettin' late here, I'm gonna hoe into this.
Mrs Bealman is currently on my back about one shower screen sheet of glass that just won't come clean.
It is almost like the soap scum has driven itself into pores in the glass, and no amount of scrubbing, squidgeeing, or solvents under the Aussie sun will get it off or out.
She's making noises about a new glass panel.
Ideas welcome!
Vinegar?
Quote from: FeelixTC on April 29, 2015, 11:56:25 AM
Vinegar?
Have you tried any of that IPA you've got lying about near your layout? Just a thought.
Now I have a question. How do you get rid of that ugly black mould that attacks the tile grouting?
:doh:
I find CIF cream cleaner is good for that kind of dirt with a green type pan scourer, may need a couple of goes...
M
Quote from: Bealman on April 29, 2015, 11:53:22 AM
Ok, even though I'm on me tablet thingy and it's gettin' late here, I'm gonna hoe into this.
Mrs Bealman is currently on my back about one shower screen sheet of glass that just won't come clean.
It is almost like the soap scum has driven itself into pores in the glass, and no amount of scrubbing, squidgeeing, or solvents under the Aussie sun will get it off or out.
She's making noises about a new glass panel.
Ideas welcome!
Have you tried one of them steam cleaner doodahs?
Quote from: austinbob on April 29, 2015, 12:12:24 PM
Now I have a question. How do you get rid of that ugly black mould that attacks the tile grouting?
I find bleach or a bleach based spray gun cleaner useful for getting rid of this.
Quote from: Luke Piewalker on April 29, 2015, 01:19:13 PM
Have you tried one of them steam cleaner doodahs?
Yes but doesn't help a lot.
:thankyousign:
Quote from: Bealman on April 29, 2015, 11:53:22 AM
It is almost like the soap scum has driven itself into pores in the glass, and no amount of scrubbing, squidgeeing, or solvents under the Aussie sun will get it off or out.
Cillit Bang Limescale and Shine works well for us. According to Wikipedia it's sold under the Easy-Off BAM label in Oz.
Quote from: Buzzard on April 29, 2015, 01:28:38 PM
Quote from: Bealman on April 29, 2015, 11:53:22 AM
It is almost like the soap scum has driven itself into pores in the glass, and no amount of scrubbing, squidgeeing, or solvents under the Aussie sun will get it off or out.
Cillit Bang Limescale and Shine works well for us. According to Wikipedia it's sold under the Easy-Off BAM label in Oz.
I agree we use it on our walk in shower gets rid of the black mould as well just squirt it on and leave for 10 minutes wash off, we are just trying a new shower spray, you have your shower then with switched off spray the glass seems to work quite well but will probably have to clean thoroughly once a month
Graham
Quote from: EtchedPixels on April 29, 2015, 10:31:44 AM
Ditto, but one of the window ones that comes with a pole
Never mind the glass, chaps. How do I get this Polish bloke out of my shower? :help:
Quote from: newportnobby on April 29, 2015, 01:43:27 PM
Quote from: EtchedPixels on April 29, 2015, 10:31:44 AM
Ditto, but one of the window ones that comes with a pole
Never mind the glass, chaps. How do I get this Polish bloke out of my shower? :help:
Turn the show on cold, full blast..
Quote from: newportnobby on April 29, 2015, 01:43:27 PM
Quote from: EtchedPixels on April 29, 2015, 10:31:44 AM
Ditto, but one of the window ones that comes with a pole
Never mind the glass, chaps. How do I get this Polish bloke out of my shower? :help:
Leave him in there; chances are, he's mending it.
Quote from: Bealman on April 29, 2015, 11:53:22 AM
Ok, even though I'm on me tablet thingy and it's gettin' late here, I'm gonna hoe into this.
Mrs Bealman is currently on my back about one shower screen sheet of glass that just won't come clean.
It is almost like the soap scum has driven itself into pores in the glass, and no amount of scrubbing, squidgeeing, or solvents under the Aussie sun will get it off or out.
She's making noises about a new glass panel.
Ideas welcome!
Cut a Lemon in half and go over it with that AND if you combine it with vinegar as already suggested it should shift it?
Peter.
Quote from: petercharlesfagg on April 29, 2015, 03:16:00 PM
Quote from: Bealman on April 29, 2015, 11:53:22 AM
Ok, even though I'm on me tablet thingy and it's gettin' late here, I'm gonna hoe into this.
Mrs Bealman is currently on my back about one shower screen sheet of glass that just won't come clean.
It is almost like the soap scum has driven itself into pores in the glass, and no amount of scrubbing, squidgeeing, or solvents under the Aussie sun will get it off or out.
She's making noises about a new glass panel.
Ideas welcome!
Cut a Lemon in half
Don't tempt me, Peter. That bloke's been on my :poop: list ever since he first appeared :veryangry:
Thanks for all the suggestions, folks! I've only just got up, but I'll give them a try - if they work, great - if not, well at least SWMBO will see me having a go at it, and that's probably more important than getting it clean :D
I've already tried bleach and IPA, both without success, by the way.
On the subject of squeegees in showers, I've never regretted buying a Bodyflick - the human squeegee. Use it on yourself - the water goes down the plughole rather than onto the floor or your towels.
The mind just boggles :goggleeyes:
Isn't that what hands were made for? ;)
What the heck is a Bodyflick? I had visions of having to clean the shower with me :moony: but it won't go up that high :D
Quote from: Bealman on April 30, 2015, 03:21:10 AM
What the heck is a Bodyflick? I had visions of having to clean the shower with me :moony: but it won't go up that high :D
:laughabovepost: :smiley-laughing:
Quote from: Bealman on April 30, 2015, 03:21:10 AM
What the heck is a Bodyflick? I had visions of having to clean the shower with me :moony: but it won't go up that high :D
http://www.bodyflick.co.uk/thebodyflik.htm (http://www.bodyflick.co.uk/thebodyflik.htm)
cheers John.
Thanks, John.... I think :uneasy:
We have a shower with a large area of glass, the crooks who put in said it had special water repellant glass that didn't need cleaning (No such luck) I left it without cleaning for quite a long time believing their story and it developed lime stains.
I managed to get most of the stains off by using half a lemon as a scrubbing brush. After that I treated the glass with some of that liquid you put onto windscreens to repel water.
Glass shower cubicles look really nice but are a lot of work to keep clean.
:laugh: It does a much better job than your hand or any other part of your anatomy, NPN! It has different radii for your different bumpy bits and you could always use it for marking out transition curves to avoid derailments.
Quote from: austinbob on April 29, 2015, 01:25:12 PM
Quote from: Luke Piewalker on April 29, 2015, 01:19:13 PM
Have you tried one of them steam cleaner doodahs?
Yes but doesn't help a lot.
:thankyousign:
Bleach, undiluted? I generally find that gets rid of pretty much anything!
Quote from: davidinyork on April 30, 2015, 04:40:25 PM
Quote from: austinbob on April 29, 2015, 01:25:12 PM
Quote from: Luke Piewalker on April 29, 2015, 01:19:13 PM
Have you tried one of them steam cleaner doodahs?
Yes but doesn't help a lot.
:thankyousign:
Bleach, undiluted? I generally find that gets rid of pretty much anything!
Including fingers!!!!
:hmmm:
Quote from: austinbob on April 30, 2015, 06:58:51 PM
Quote from: davidinyork on April 30, 2015, 04:40:25 PM
Quote from: austinbob on April 29, 2015, 01:25:12 PM
Quote from: Luke Piewalker on April 29, 2015, 01:19:13 PM
Have you tried one of them steam cleaner doodahs?
Yes but doesn't help a lot.
:thankyousign:
Bleach, undiluted? I generally find that gets rid of pretty much anything!
Including fingers!!!!
:hmmm:
Well, yes, you need to wear gloves - my tactic is to pour it on straight from the bottle, then wash it off with the shower a few hours later!
If you really want to go nuclear get some strong caustic going... :-X
Actually a local licensed club where I was a director had this stuff the cleaners used which was eventually banned. It was an American product called "Blue Thunder." No wonder the stuff was banned - used it on the shower at the place I was living at the time, and it totally removed the grouting from the tiles.
It even ate through the bottom of the plastic spray bottle I stored it in! Dunno what was in it, but it was evil stuff.
Quote from: Bealman on April 30, 2015, 11:01:29 PM
Actually a local licensed club where I was a director had this stuff the cleaners used which was eventually banned. It was an American product called "Blue Thunder." No wonder the stuff was banned - used it on the shower at the place I was living at the time, and it totally removed the grouting from the tiles.
It even ate through the bottom of the plastic spray bottle I stored it in! Dunno what was in it, but it was evil stuff.
I had a curry like that last night!
SWMBO used to complain about the scum and stuff on the shower walls and tray. One never seems to suffer from stains because it is in a shaded corner, but the other one which caught a lot of sunlight was always a problem. After initial cleaning with the lemon and vinegar it now stays clean and bright using the squeegee.
The shower routine also involves collecting the cold water which runs before the stored hot water arrives at the shower head. The cold water is used for rinsing food debris off plates and dishes before they go into the dishwasher. My neighbour puts all her dishes in with food debris and replaces her dishwasher every four years. Ours achieved 18'years with no problem until the sundial timer lost calibration.
Is this really a railway modelling group?
Is this really a model railway group?
We can do recipes next :D
Recipes for white glue/water mixes, how to make wet water, how to mix ballast and foliage colours etc. :D
:laughabovepost: :laughabovepost:
Sometimes I wonder!
Quote from: scotsoft on April 30, 2015, 03:31:02 AM
Quote from: Bealman on April 30, 2015, 03:21:10 AM
What the heck is a Bodyflick? I had visions of having to clean the shower with me :moony: but it won't go up that high :D
http://www.bodyflick.co.uk/thebodyflik.htm (http://www.bodyflick.co.uk/thebodyflik.htm)
cheers John.
OMG so that so far is one of my few involuntary and genuine laughs this year. I've actually seen it before to be honest. I have the user of my hands so I can just hear Duncan Bannatyne's wrords saying I'm out.
...I find flash bleach spray shifts most in my bathroom. Must admit though some black comes backround the bath -In find alternating between products works very good. It only comes back if I use the same product too long.
Rich
Ok, here we go.... as I sit typing this on me tablet do-dah thingy, I have just sprayed the product suggested by Buzzard (which is indeed called Easy Off here) and am leaving it for 5 mins as per directions. I am not hopeful.
The lemon and vinegar did not work, either. Looks like a new panel will have to be installed :(
Well, after trying the product Buzzard suggested (thank you :thumbsup:), still no joy. Here's a couple of shots of the problem:
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As can be seen in the second photograph, the door on the left is clear, but the panel on the right is covered in gunk. To be honest, I'm starting to think it's a fault in that particular glass panel. It's almost like it is pitted, and the scum has gotten into the glass itself. :hmmm:
A mystery. Also having made a few calls, it seems that it will about the same price to replace the whole screen (door included) as just replacing one sheet of glass! :worried: