Limescale..how to remove it from a shower screen???

[warmfuzzies]

So PH collective, aside from my other difficulties, I'm trying to remove some limescale from my shower.
Trouble is I had in the past treated it with Daryl shower protector, a liquid product that makes it easier to clean etc....
I'm now sure that the limescale has got underneath this stuff, and I can't shift it, I've tried the usual household limescale removers, and as recomended by Daryl T-Cut and other cleaners, but I can't get back to bare glass..

Any ideas?????

kevin

[dilbert]

Reckon you need some of that "Sonic Boom" stuff. Whassit called now.......

Cillit, cillit, cillit, cillit bang, bang, bang, BANG!


And the dirt is gone!

[Ace-T]

I find that lberally covering the door with that cream cleaner (the cheap one from supermarkets that is a bit gritty) leaving it for about 15 mins then scrubbing with a pan scrubber (the green scourer one side and the sponge the other) does the job. Cheap too as you are not paying ridiculous amounts for named products. Doesn't wreck your glass either.

Ace-T

[charlie sprout]

I use ordinary (not malted) vinegar in a plant sprayer bottle to clean our shower - works reallt well and is a LOT cheaper than de-scaler products.

[puggit]

dilbert said:

Reckon you need some of that "Sonic Boom" stuff. Whassit called now....... Cillit, cillit, cillit, cillit bang, bang, bang, BANG! And the dirt is gone!

Dammit, beaten to it

[dilbert]

puggit said:

dilbert said: Reckon you need some of that "Sonic Boom" stuff. Whassit called now....... Cillit, cillit, cillit, cillit bang, bang, bang, BANG! And the dirt is gone! Dammit, beaten to it

Bang..... and the humor's out!

[FunkyNige]

charlie sprout said:

I use ordinary (not malted) vinegar in a plant sprayer bottle to clean our shower - works reallt well and is a LOT cheaper than de-scaler products.

That's the best way

[Prof Beard]

The absolutely best limescale remover I've ever found is Hagesan Blue - seems expensive but a bottle lasts for years. The reason it is so effective is that it is mostly phosphoric acid. As well as bathroom stuff I've used it to get limescale streaks off the outside of fishtanks - no marks to glass or damage to silicon.

Prof Beard

[warmfuzzies]

Cheers guys,

I've tried the vinegar before, its not up to the job, but Phosphoric acid....hmmm Autoglym wheel cleaner contains that, I wonder if that will work..

thanks.

kevin

[D_Mike]

any acid will do. Don't go overboard with aqua regia or anything... be careful with spraying acid on metal taps/fittings and any granite or limestone you have... it will corrode the rock.

[IvIark]

So talking about showers, has anyone got any tips for the best thing to use to get rid of hair blocking the pipe? The shower keeps overflowing!

[Prof Beard]

IvIark said:

So talking about showers, has anyone got any tips for the best thing to use to get rid of hair blocking the pipe? The shower keeps overflowing!

Best thing is to stop the hair getting down there in the first place by using one of those hair trap thingies over the drain-hole!

Prof Beard (Prone to moulting!)

[Roop]

I used Wonder Wheels to great effect

[speedychrissie]

if you are able to get over to france then pop into a supermarket. you can get industrial strength hydrochloric acid in most places there.

but you cant bring it back into the uk so you will have to take your shower out with you

chris

[theexcession]

puggit said:

dilbert said: Reckon you need some of that "Sonic Boom" stuff. Whassit called now....... Cillit, cillit, cillit, cillit bang, bang, bang, BANG! And the dirt is gone! Dammit, beaten to it

double damnit - I so wanted t ocrack the Sonic Boom joke.

[DJFish]

Turn up the sound and click: www.luckykazoo.com/media/2005/03/cillit-bang-remix.html

[theexcession]

DJFish said:

Turn up the sound and click: www.luckykazoo.com/media/2005/03/cillit-bang-remix.html

that's funny

[Wacky Racer]

[warmfuzzies]

Thanks for the heads up Prof, I've ordered some Hagesan Blue for about a fiver delivered for 500ml.

kevin

[Prof Beard]

warmfuzzies said:

Thanks for the heads up Prof, I've ordered some Hagesan Blue for about a fiver delivered for 500ml. kevin

Hope it does the job for you. Following my message I was inspired to go and do the taps/sinks/baths in our bathrooms again - I applied it neat using a toothbrush, went an watched a bit of box, rinsed and scrubbed a bit, repeated the cycle and both basins and baths now look like new.

Prof Beard