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DIY & Home Improvement

Melissa G

(10,170 posts)

13. Probably needs more elbow grease...

Reply to Ruby the Liberal (Reply #7)

Mon Feb 6, 2012, 09:36 AM

Feb 2012

It's magic, but you need to scrub like hell anyway, if the water is really hard.

Pick a half dollar coin size space and the go after it until you feel the ceramic surface become smooth beneath your fingers. That will tell you if it's working. If you got the small area smooth, then yeah, the problem was just elbow grease (effort). If real scrubbing effort in a small space does not get you somewhere, we may need a different product.

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Shower Tile Cleaner? [View all] SHRED Jan 2012 OP

Magic eraser Melissa G Jan 2012 #1

That Magic eraser really IS magic! Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2012 #5

I don't think I am using this right. Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #7

Hmmm. I don't know. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2012 #8

Probably needs more elbow grease... Melissa G Feb 2012 #13

Magic erasers are fantastic! Lugnut Feb 2012 #12

CLR (stands for calcium, lime, rust) will make you shower shine. Scuba Jan 2012 #2

I'll add Bar Keeper's Friend to the list Stinky The Clown Jan 2012 #3

I second this, but didn't know you could use it on tile. Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #6

Bar Keepers Friend is an EXCELLENT product flying_wahini Feb 2012 #14

Yes, this is everybody's friend! mbperrin Mar 2012 #26

once you get it clean by any of the above methods, use Pledge NMDemDist2 Jan 2012 #4

Someone recommended Rainex for our glass tiles. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2012 #15

i tried rainex on the glass in my new steam shower NMDemDist2 Feb 2012 #16

Are you using wood oil Pledge or aerosol? Ruby the Liberal Feb 2012 #17

regular Pledge, just spray it on a wipe NMDemDist2 Feb 2012 #18

Have you tried this on ceramic tile? Ruby the Liberal Feb 2012 #19

yes NMDemDist2 Feb 2012 #20

I love this idea. Ruby the Liberal Feb 2012 #21

Hee, and now our shower will smell lemony! gkhouston Feb 2012 #24

I am using Dawn dish soap to clean soap scum off the walls of my shower. It is working very good jwirr Jan 2012 #9

Scrape gently with a razor blade LiberalEsto Feb 2012 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Feb 2012 #11

fine steel wool works well also n/t NMDemDist2 Feb 2012 #22

Post removed Post removed Feb 2012 #23

White vinegar made into a paste using flour. Apply to tiles, leave overnight. snagglepuss Mar 2012 #25

Huh! Snagglepuss, do you think this would work on a fiberglass shower enclosure? And is the flour Nay Mar 2012 #27

It can't hurt to try. I can't see why it wouldn't work on fiberglass and snagglepuss Mar 2012 #28