Shower enclosure maintenance is crucial if you want to keep your bathroom looking sparkling and bright. There's simply no point spending a few hundred pounds on a shower if it then ends up with spots and stains all over its glass doors. Make maintenance part of your daily routine and enjoy a fabulous looking shower for longer. These tips should help:
Give yourself a head start by buying a shower enclosure coated in special substances to help cleaning. These go by different brand names but if you ask the showroom salespeople, they will be able to tell you if the enclosure of your choice is coated or not.
Avoid using conventional chemical soaps in the shower, as these are the main cause of soap scum build-up. Switch to a natural brand, or a shower gel to eliminate the problem.
The alkaline in water is guilty of causing those unsightly spots that gather on glass shower doors and make it look dirty or cloudy within a matter of weeks. Keep your shower enclosure looking new by wiping it down after every shower without fail, or spritzing it with a special shower cleaning spray. To wash off the spots, use a formula of white vinegar and water, which will shine it up in no time.
To prevent alkaline spots forming, apply a thin layer of clear car wax to your shower enclosure. This will seal the porous surface and prevent water from drying on it, thus creating the marks.
Be gentle with the doors of the shower enclosure, whether they are sliding or folding. Too much over-use or rough handling could cause them to either run off their rails or become sticky or jammed. If they do develop a problem, don't yank them about. Instead use a lubricant like WD40 or ask a professional to fix them. Being gentle should prevent any problems in the first place.
If your shower enclosure has a metal frame or chrome door handle, keep it nice and shiny with a special polish. Use a soft cloth to buff up a lovely shine every few weeks. If you have a white frame, use a cloth with a natural cleaning product like Ecover to scrub it up to its original colour.
The top tip for shower enclosure maintenance is to keep them as dry as possible, wiping them down after every use. It might seem like a hassle at first, but it will be worth the effort when your shower is looking as good as new a year after you bought it.
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