# What can I use to clean a shower door and bathroom mirror **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 20, 2005, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-use-to-clean-a-shower-door-and-bathroom-mirror/322621 "2005-09-20T23:31:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RickQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@RickQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickQ)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-use-to-clean-a-shower-door-and-bathroom-mirror/322621/1 "2005-09-20T23:31:24Z")
I have tried using a store brand Windex (which, by the way, stinks. What ever happened to making this stuff smell nice like hand soap or the frolicking-near-a-mountain-stream-running-past-sweet-smelling-flowers scent of laundry detergents) but that did not really get everything off the shower door. I have hear that using newspaper to wipe of a cleaning product does a good job on mirrors, but I have never tried it. Does anyone have any tried and tested methods to clean glass-type surfaces? ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-use-to-clean-a-shower-door-and-bathroom-mirror/322621/2 "2005-09-20T23:40:39Z")
Well, once it is cleaned by whatever method you find, then invest in a squeegee…ever since we got one, and use it after every shower, there is no more soapcrud build up on the glass whatsoever. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2005, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-use-to-clean-a-shower-door-and-bathroom-mirror/322621/3 "2005-09-21T00:24:14Z")
If you have a lot of buildup, I’ve heard a lot of people reccommend those Mr. Clean Magic Eraser things. I have not tried them on a shower door, but for every other reccommended use they are amazing and fabulous. When it comes to cleaning glass, like mirrors, that doesn’t have a bunch of hard water buildup or whatever, I use a microfiber cloth, get it wet, wring it dry, and just wipe the thing down. No nasty smell, no streaks, no spots, no nothin’. Just clean glass. ---
**Author:** ![LVgeogeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b19c9b/32.png) [@LVgeogeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVgeogeek)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2005, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-use-to-clean-a-shower-door-and-bathroom-mirror/322621/4 "2005-09-21T02:00:35Z")
I have (and dont laugh) a scunci steam cleaner that I got at bed bath and beyond. I use that to “soften” the scum on the pebbled glass shower door and use a mr clean eraser to finish the job. It makes cleaning the bathroom a lot easier. I use the squeegie attachment on the cleaner to clean the mirrors. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2005, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-use-to-clean-a-shower-door-and-bathroom-mirror/322621/5 "2005-09-21T02:14:12Z")
Plain white vinegar works on the hard-water deposits on my sink and chrome. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2005, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-use-to-clean-a-shower-door-and-bathroom-mirror/322621/6 "2005-09-21T02:47:39Z")
I second the suggestion of a dilute weak acid like vinegar. Unless you want to try using perchloric acid and see if you can blow the door off. (Not actual advice.) If that doesn’t work, try CLR. ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2005, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-use-to-clean-a-shower-door-and-bathroom-mirror/322621/7 "2005-09-21T04:04:33Z")
I use one of those germ resistant sponges. They don’t seem to leave streaks. ---
**Author:** ![Xixox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/13edae/32.png) [@Xixox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xixox)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2005, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-use-to-clean-a-shower-door-and-bathroom-mirror/322621/8 "2005-09-21T04:16:08Z")
I saw on some reality-type housecleaning show (“How Clean Is Your House,” I think) that they used shaving cream to clean a bathroom mirror. I gave it a try, and I ended up rather impressed. It foams up and scrubs out any crud buildup, and it leaves an invisible layer of somethingoranother that keeps the mirror from fogging up the next time you shower. ---
**Author:** ![Cemetery\_Savior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@Cemetery\_Savior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cemetery_Savior)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2005, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-use-to-clean-a-shower-door-and-bathroom-mirror/322621/9 "2005-09-21T18:20:28Z")
Any ZEP-brand product from Home Depot works well for me. Spray it on an wait for 2-3 minutes, and then scrub in a ventilated area. It seems stronger to me, and makes me woozy sometimes. -Cem