Hard water spots
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I have tried EVERY THING to get hard water spots off of my shower doors, nothing works. Does anybody have any suggestions?
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You can try citric acid desolved in water. To clean windows you use about 1/2 gallon of water and 2 Tbls citric acid. You might have to up the citric acid to remove hard water. Citric acid is in rinse aids for dishwashers so it is safe to use and environmentally friendly.
Tonia
on May 27, 2015
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You could soak a towel in a vinegar or lemon juice solution and hang it on your doors for a couple of hours. Then see if the deposits will come off easier. The problem with vertical surfaces is that the cleaning solution runs off too soon.
Darla
on May 27, 2015
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Have you tried BarKeeper's Friend? I use it to clean my stainless appliances, glass stove top, tubs,the bottoms of pans, etc. It doesn't scratch my glass stove top, so it should be safe for shower doors. I make a paste, rub it in & just rinse. If it will get burned on scum off the stove, it might work for hard water spots. It is very inexpensive & is the best all around cleaner I have found.
Debi53
on May 27, 2015
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My "Bar Keeper's Friend" product found in most Walmarts or grocery stores. Get the product that is in the can (shaped like "Comet"). I found that if I followed the instructions to a tee, I was able to remove 90+ % of the water stain marks.
Jackie Peruchi
on May 28, 2015
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We have horrible water calcification where I live. I use an SOS steel wool soap pad and a little scrubbing - does a great job. Don't use steel wool on any glass with any surface protectant as it would scratch and I only use the SOS brand.
Barb Shaver
on May 28, 2015
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Soaking the towel in vinegar or hard water cleaner is the right idea BUT use paper towels, dampened with the cleaner and then smoothed on the surface. Spray more cleaner as the paper dries. It'll take a little testing to see how long it takes but should do the trick. Also, when clean consider going over the door with Rain X. (If you can find the old kind for windshields it's the best.)
Katie
on May 28, 2015
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I used a razor blade to get the bulk off, then used the cleaner for glass stove tops on a scotch pad. It took a couple of times with the cleaner, but came out great. Then I put RainX on it to hopefully keep it clean longer.
Shari Allen
on May 28, 2015
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Dma1709611
on May 28, 2015
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Fill a spray bottle about half full of vinegar then add about 1/4 c. lemon juice and finish filling with dish soap of your choice. Shake bottle to mix and then spray on your stains. You can even spray the area first then top with paper towel and respray. Let it sit about 30 mins and then scrub area. Hope that works!
Martha Hinkle
on May 30, 2015
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vinegar and a magic eraser for the natural way or CLR kitchen and bath cleaner for the not so natural way. (its the one in the yellow spray bottle)
Becky
on May 30, 2015
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The 1/2 vinegar/1/2 Dawn dish soap + 1/4 C. lemon juice is magic. You just spray it on, go do a load of laundry or something, have a cup of coffee, come back 10 or 15 minutes later and just rinse it off. S. P. A. R. K. L. I. N. G. !!!!!!!!!!! E. A. S. Y., too!
Joanie1051
on May 30, 2015
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