I finally admitted defeat and hired someone to clean my glass shower enclosure. This is how it looks now, above, and before, below. In my defense, I squeegeed (but not enough), and I had a white shower curtain hanging over the glass so I didn't realize how bad it was getting.
It was really awful. I tried spraying with vinegar and all kinds of non-toxic mixtures, but nothing worked.
So I hired The Handy Family, a wonderful family (whose last name is not Handy), and they got it sparkling in no time! I had them pose behind the glass before they left. They also got my bathroom fixtures clean from hard water buildup and totally transformed my shower floor.
I'm too embarrassed to show you the before picture of the shower floor, but the after picture is below. Again, I scrubbed and rubbed with non-toxic cleaners and the Magic Eraser, but nothing worked. After they finished it was amazing! They used a machine to scrub it clean then recolored and sealed the grout and put four coats of a sealer on the whole floor to make future cleaning a breeze.
Here's what they used on the glass, rubbing it with very fine steel wool. But I won't have to use this if I just squeegee after EVERY shower.
And this is what I can use to keep the shower clean. They said to spray it on the floor and walls about once a month, walk away while it works, and then just rinse with water. No more scrubbing. If it was in my budget I'd have them clean the whole house!
Thanks, Leana and Steven!
Have a colorful day
4 comments:
WOW! Looks brand new. Do you have a water softener system? The one I put salt pellets in gave up last year and I can't settle on a replacement. Which I must do soon as there is starting to be build-up on my faucets. Don't think our water is as hard as yours. I have copied the product names and will give them a try. Does the Handy family have a satellite office in Orange County? LOL. A month of not cleaning really shows, but the brace is off and I started hand therapy today so maybe I can catch up in the coming weeks. Be safe. Keep well. Find joy. Del & KoKo
I'm definitely not a fan of these clear glass shower enclosures, and even less so after reading about and seeing what you've had to go through. However, I think we are both at an age when it is well worth the money to hire professionals to do certain things around the house. That process that not only cleaned but sealed the tile and grout is amazing!
Wow, amazing! Good people are to be prized when they can do such good work!
Del, I don't have a water softener and our water is REALLY hard.
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