What is the easiest way to remove soap scum from bathroom sliding doo?

Gwen McHugh
by Gwen McHugh
  16 answers
  • Cheryl A Cheryl A on Jun 24, 2021

    I use Mr Clean Magic Erasers and they do a great job

  • Gwen McHugh Gwen McHugh on Jun 24, 2021

    Thanks for the reply! Can’t wait to try your solutions.

  • Kathy Gunter Law Kathy Gunter Law on Jun 24, 2021

    Lysol makes a soap scum formula that is great. It's in a blue bottle and for some reason the trigger spray formula works much better than the aerosol. Spray on and use a scrubbing brush to clean. A powered spinner brush may be worth your investment.


    Other things you can do that involves basically zero work, just a bit of patience, is to use "wet & forget shower". You cannot use it if you have a marble tub or tile but it is hands down the best thing. You spray it once a week as you get out of the shower and let it sit for a day. Then you shower the next day and it rinses off. I tried almost anything you can imagine to clean my shower & doors (non slip tub was horrific). Even scouring stick wouldn't get it clean. I bought this as a last resort and now I won't go without it. I purchased on Amazon.

  • Vimarhonor Vimarhonor on Jun 24, 2021

    Agree Magic Eraser solves a lot of situations on my white tile from hard water or soap. I use the ones from Dollar Tree. Some have suggested using a rain X application to help keep shower doors problem free in the future.

  • Cynthia H Cynthia H on Jun 25, 2021

    Hi! One method sounds counterintuitive, but, it works. Soap up a microfiber cloth with shampoo. Go up and down the doors scrubbing as you go. Rinse well and squeegee your clean glass. In addition, keep dawn dish detergent in a spray bottle works really well to. If you wipe them down with your damp towel, after a shower you will rarely get buildup.

  • Janice Janice on Jun 25, 2021

    To get rid of the soap scum will take a good deal of scrubbing. Many products will work if you use a scrub brush and good old elbow grease. The day-to-tday maintenance is the key to keep the scum from building up so another in-depth cleaning is needed. Get a squeegee and use from up to down motion on the glass after each shower. Magic Erasers & Dawn are wonderful for the big scum removal.

  • Chloe Crabtree Chloe Crabtree on Jun 25, 2021

    In a spray bottle, mix 1 part white vinegar with 1 part grease-fighting dish soap. Spray glass door, and close to allow the solution to set and drip back into the shower. Use a cloth to scrub the surface by hand after about 20-30 minutes, and completely dry it.

  • Em Em on Jun 25, 2021

    I so wish people would read before hitting sendicon

  • Lindsay Aratari Lindsay Aratari on Jun 25, 2021

    I use Young Living's Thieves cleaner

  • Gwen McHugh Gwen McHugh on Jun 25, 2021

    Thanks so much for all of the responses! I’ll have to start trying them.

  • Dee Dee on Jun 25, 2021

    I use a spray bottle filled 1/3 white vinegar, 4 tbls Dawn Platinum, and water. Spray while you are taking a shower, then rinse off and dry. If the doors are really bad you may have to do this a couple of times.

  • Kmdreamer Kmdreamer on Jun 26, 2021

    Vinager and water will work with a scrubby ,or Clorox cleanup and a scrubby after it’s clean when you get out of the shower use a squeegee on the walls and doors it will stay clean longer

  • Sharon Sharon on Jun 27, 2021

    I use Dollar Tree Awesome Orange spray first, then use hot water and a toothbrush.

  • Mix 50/50 vinegar and dish soap in a spray bottle, spray it on, let it sit a few minutes, then give it a light scrub then rinse.