Gransnet forums

Chat

Showering

(68 Posts)
BlueBelle Thu 17-Oct-19 23:10:27

I have the shower in my bath with a curtain, so no glass cleaning .....perfect

SirChenjin Thu 17-Oct-19 23:09:14

Apparently - according to my fellow Hinchers blush - Viakal is the stuff you need for the shower screen and limescale.

If anyone is on social media and looking for amazing cleaning tips and a whole world out there you didn’t know existed check out Mrs Hinch - there’s an entire community of ‘Hinchers’ who have a solution to every cleaning problem in the world.

merlotgran Thu 17-Oct-19 23:01:11

Anyone know how best to use a squeegee on a curved quadrant shower screen?

MissAdventure Thu 17-Oct-19 22:42:28

Is Method the best of those types of sprays?
I haven't got a shower but have hard water too, and want to keep everything free of limescale.

Hetty58 Thu 17-Oct-19 22:41:47

Gonegirl, thanks! I have a window vac that (strangely) I only use for the windows (don't clean them very often, though)!

It 'lives' (recharging) in the garage. I think a move to near the shower room is in order!

MiniMoon Thu 17-Oct-19 22:39:24

I use the Method Daily Shower spray.
Before that, I used dilute bleach in a spray bottle to very good effect.

DoraMarr Thu 17-Oct-19 22:37:22

I clean one wall each day-three tiled walls, and one wall which is two sliding glass doors. I use ecover or similar.

Hetty58 Thu 17-Oct-19 22:26:03

Vonners, yes, in my next house there will be no glass in the shower room! Either a wet room or a simple shower curtain will be far more convenient.

Another thing I won't have is anything stainless steel in the kitchen. I'm fed up to the back teeth with cleaning the cooker hood, dishwasher and drawer fronts - they show every little fingerprint and speck of dust!

Gonegirl Thu 17-Oct-19 22:24:32

I gave daughter one of these when she had her new bathroom fitted. Even her teenage boys use it.

MawB Thu 17-Oct-19 22:23:34

I squirt Method daily shower shine on all the surfaces before I leave the shower.
We too have hard water and this works a treat.

Purpledaffodil Thu 17-Oct-19 22:21:35

Have very hard water. Use a squeegee which hangs on a hook inside and once a week I use a nylon body scrub with shampoo or whatever is around and then hose off with shower. Squeegee if I’m being keen. Thorough cleaning with vinegar about every 6 months. Shower is supposed to have scale resistant glass and I don’t want to ruin it with chemicals. Been installed for around 5 years and still looks fine.

Welshwife Thu 17-Oct-19 22:16:59

I use a couple of E cloths to wipe the glass panels etc and asort of flat mop on an extendable pole to wipe the tiles each time I have a shower. About once a week while the bathroom walls are still damp I wipe down all the walls - fully tiled shower room. Bathroom always sparkling and no big job.
Occasionally the tray starts to get signs of mould in the corners so I use a spray from Lakeland which is sprayed on and left for 20 mins and rinsed off - works well.

Hetty58 Thu 17-Oct-19 21:38:33

Dry it with a squeegee after you shower:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdQ3kK1x1tc

Greyduster Thu 17-Oct-19 21:35:26

We have a walk in shower with a large glass panel and all I do is take off the excess water off the tiles and glass with a squeegee and then dry all with a microfibre cloth. No spray required. Takes minutes. Comes up a treat.

tanith Thu 17-Oct-19 21:34:22

I use a large window cleaning blade, a quick wipe down the glass panels takes all the water off and I only have to clean it once a month or so with a cleaning product. It takes a minute before I step out of the shower. My shower stays sparkly clean.

Vonners Thu 17-Oct-19 21:14:08

I hate it too. Enjoy a lovely shower and then have to do cleaning :-(
I have friends who use a spray after each shower but I really don't want to use chemicals daily nor buy a single use plastic spray bottle.
Currently I use a squeegee after each shower and a steam cleaner now and again.
We are about to refit a bathroom and I'm tempted to go back to a shower curtain which can be thrown in the wash.
Very interested to read what other say.

aggie Thu 17-Oct-19 21:09:58

We have one of those things you wipe down windows with and use it to take the water off the shower panels

watermeadow Thu 17-Oct-19 21:06:10

I recently had a shower installed and asked for tips. I expected to be laughed at but people were helpful and now I have another query.
I am hating cleaning the shower cubicle. It’s even worse than cleaning the bath. My water is very hard so I’m giving the inside a quick wipe when I get out then cleaning thoroughly once a week, using dilute vinegar.
It feels like hard work and when it’s all clean and shiny I’m reluctant to shower and splash the evil hard water all over it again.
Have I got this advanced technology right?