Comments on: How to Remove Soap Scum From Shower Doors

on 8/8/2006 My three year old helped us discover this one. While playing in our dry shower (don't ask) he rubbed a Brachs butterscotch candy on our shower door. Not thinking much about it at the time, I proceeded to take it away from him thinking he would scratch the glass. Much to my surprise the next morning, when I showered, the soap scum in that area vanished! As an experiment, I took three of the candies, put them in a double boiler, added some water and melted them down. Spreading the concoction with an icing knife on the shower door, then rinsing with super, hot water, I was thrilled to see the door sparkle like new. For less than 45 cents, we have discovered a miracle and now also clean our windows with Brachs butterscotch!

on 8/8/2006 Use a damp, plastic scouring pad sprinkled with baking soda.

on 3/21/2006 During spring cleaning, I completely took off my shower doors to do a good cleaning. After cleaning the crevices, I still had that haze, known as scum.

I came here looking for solutions and one of the readers recommended Goo Gone. It works like magic, for stubborn areas, just apply a second coat -- makes your shower doors look new again.

on 3/29/2006 You guys are incredible! I came here out of desperation on how to clean 5 years of accumulated soap scum from my master bath's two glass shower doors. Let's just say four small kids haven't made sparkling glass shower doors a priority for me the last five years. I saw the post on using shout or any liquid laundry stain remover so I thought what the heck? I grabbed my ZOUT from the laundry room (which is great on stains by the way) and spent the last fifteen minutes spraying and gently scrubbing with an old scrubby sponge from my kitchen. The soap scum basically wiped away! My shower doors are pristine and beautiful again! Thanks so much!

on 3/16/2006 I used 2-3 ounces of Murphy's in a quart of warm water, applied with 0000 steel wool, let dry and finished up with some Kaboom to clear any film off. Worked well on tile, tub, and fixtures, not so good on glass door.

on 1/9/2006 Clean glass and tile with a 0000 steel wool pad soaked in white vinegar. Wear rubber gloves and ventilate room as you work. Rinse and dry when done.

on 11/22/2005 Apply with Tuffy, or simular scrubing pad, full strength.
Rinse off throughly before it dries (1-2 minutes)
Cancel the handyman...you're done!

on 6/11/2007 A friend told me to try Spray & Wash, or any other laundry stain remover. I tried Shout. I sprayed it on the shower doors and let it sit for 15 minutes. I barely had to scrub at all and all of the soap scum that I have been trying to get rid of for years is gone!

on 11/22/2005 I have tried everything that I've read on the internet and every product that claims to remove soap scum and water deposits from the shower doors to no end, I even considered replacing the glass. The other day I purchased Cerama Bryte to clean the glass ceramic cooktop. After reading the instructions carefully, this product claimed to clean glass shower doors (like I haven't seen this before), I figured all I've got to lose is a few more calories cleaning those dang doors again, I'm surprised I haven't actually rubbed a hole into the glass by now. Here is what I did:

1) Cleaned glass shower doors with CLR bathroom & kitchen cleaner.
2) Let dry overnight.
3) Applied Cerama Bryte glass-ceramic cooktop cleaner on to a dry Cerama Bryte cleaning pad and rubbed like heck in circles and let dry to a powder.
4) Wiped the powder off with a clean dry towel.
5) Cleaned with straight vinegar to get the powder haze completely off.

on 11/22/2005 Bar Keepers Friend is absolutely superb at removing stubborn soap scum and hard water deposits. Apply a generous amount of the powder onto a damp cloth and rub in circular motions. As you do, the powder becomes paste-like and gets to work fast! Leave it on a few minutes and then wipe off.

on 11/22/2005 Mix equal parts of vinegar and hot water. Dip a paint roller into this solution. Roll the mix onto the paper, soak the paper completely. You will need to do this at least twice.

on 11/22/2005 I read about using orange oil or TSP (trisodium phosphate). I tried both. Each worked like magic, but I preferred the TSP. In the past, I only knew about the powdered kind sold at home improvement stores (and used for washing walls before painting). Later, I found it in liquid form (at the dollar store), in a yellow bottle marked "TSP ELBOW GREASE." It cost $1, and it is the best cleaner I have ever bought! I used it full strength, and it turned fiberglass yellowed by thick soap scum and body oil white again!

on 11/22/2005 I tried many cleaners on my glass shower door, but nothing gets rid of scum (and keeps it away) like the Goo Gone product.

on 11/22/2005 Clean off any existing soap scum build-up with a clean scubby sponge. Use the plastic scrubber side - it will not scratch glass. Dry it completely and spray it with Rain-X windshield cleaner to prevent future buildup.

on 11/22/2005 Take a sheet of dryer fabric softener (I use Bounce), make it wet and wipe the shower door glass. It works like magic.