Clean Soap Scum Off Shower Door

Keep soap scum mold and mildew away with this daily homemade shower spray.

Clean soap scum off shower door.

Re wet your sponge and scoop up the paste. Spray glass door and close to allow the solution to set and drip back into the shower. If you have discovered really heavy soap scum you can actually use a wet pumice stone to carefully remove the buildup. Remove any remaining soap scum from the door by creating a paste of three parts baking soda and one part plain water in a bowl.

You don t even need to use a squeegee. The vinegar smell will go away after a couple of showers. Never use the stone when it is dry because excessive scratching can occur and never use a pumice stone on a fiberglass tub or shower. Rinse off the vinegar with warm water and you re done.

You can use commercial soap scum removers or a homemade version of baking soda and distilled white vinegar. You want to keep the door covered in wet vinegar for at least 5 minutes. Spritz it on glass shower doors walls and even the tub. The film will melt away.

Using a home based cleaning solution sprinkle across the shower doors. Although it s not designed for cleaning glass shower doors toilet bowl cleaner is occasionally effective at removing soap scum. If you have particularly stubborn soap scum you can try applying boiling vinegar very very carefully. Use a microfiber cloth to dry out the surface of the glass.

Using a damp sponge wipe clean the shower. Give the solution a few minutes to sit and clean. Soak a sponge in hot water then apply a small amount of toilet bowl cleaner to the sponge. Use a cloth to scrub the surface by hand after about 20 30 minutes and completely dry it.

Use a homemade shower cleaner daily. Switch to body wash. As a result they re less likely to create soap scum. Glazed ceramic tile and porcelain tubs are hard finishes that make removing soap scum easier than other finishes.

Go through the same process multiple times if needed. How to clean soap scum with vinegar in a spray bottle mix 1 part white vinegar with 1 part grease fighting dish soap. Wipe the shower door with the sponge to clean off the soap scum then rinse off the residue once you re done. Coat the door and keep applying as the vinegar dries.

Synthetic soaps like body wash don t contain the organic fats that bar soap does.