Random Rants

[Matt]

Are you saying the hard water is leaving spots that don’t get clean or you just want to keep them from forming as the glass dries?

[endo]

Scraping with a squeegee after every shower is annoying, but better than constantly cleaning with glass cleaner.

[ZackB]

@endo I try to dry mine with a towel after I shower and keep telling myself it’s easier in the long run.

[sabergirl]

@endo said in Random Rants:

Scraping with a squeegee after every shower is annoying, but better than constantly cleaning with glass cleaner.

This is the way.

[goosehd]

I used a scrubbing sponge with bar keeper’s friend to remove most of the spots. I have a few stubborn areas where the build up was a bit worse than the rest that I’m still struggling to remove. Going to keep working at it…

Yes, squeegee is the way and neglect leads to spending afternoons swearing…

[goosehd]

@Matt …don’t get clean and trying to remove them for spot free glass.

[Tago Mago]

@goosehd What hardness is your water? Have you considered a water softening system?

[goosehd]

@Tago-Mago We put in a water softener because of water spots. When we first built the house, we went a few years before installing one and got build up on the shower glass. We have scrubbed the glass numerous times with different methods trying to get rid of the last of the spots to no avail. While we have gotten the glass almost back to new, we still haven’t been able to remove all of them.

At this point, I think that the glass is permanently etched. I’m going to try a few more times and may call in a professional to see what they can do.

[Danimal506]

@goosehd Have you tried using a glass polishing compound? In a prior job installing windows, we would do a polish with a glass sanding pad and varying levels of grit to get spots out.

[goosehd]

@Danimal506 I have not. Recommendations are gladly appreciated!!

[SKT]

@goosehd vinegar will remove them I think

[Matt]

We always keep a vinegar based spray around the house. Katie makes it with white vinegar and essential oils.

Keeping a shower squeegee in there would help keep them from forming

[SKT]

Yep we do both. Squeegee after every shower. Vinegar deep clean when spots become noticeable

[goosehd]

We’ve tried vinegar, CLR, and an assortment of other fixes over the years. Sadly, none of the have worked.

[SKT]

@goosehd must be that Canadian water

[Mizmazzle]

We use the squeegee method post shower and for cleaning use Lime-a-way. Works pretty ok. We have insanely hard water. We need to install a house wide softener system. Also, the tap water in our city is so disgusting. Can’t be far behind Flint’s water quality.

[Giles]

I would try fine wet and dry

[goosehd]

@Giles Seriously considering that. See people have decent results with 0000 Steel wool. Laura is a little hesitant though…

I may try a corner when she’s not looking

[goosehd]

Oh, and when the directions say wear gloves, you probably should…gave myself a slight chemical peel…

Edit: fully accept that sometimes I’m a dumbarse

[Walery Smirnoff]

Funny! Hard water is also hard abroad!))) My wife and I, when we built our house, immediately installed a salt column. Plus mud filters. The deposits on the shower glass are minimal. And of course a scraper after the shower. We have water from a well. The water contains a lot of calcium, iron and manganese.