When it comes to cleaning your bathroom, the shower track should not be on your mind. This often forgotten fixture is an important part of your shower. It prevents water from leaking everywhere every time you take a soak.
Shower tracks that get wet from baths or showers can accumulate hard water stains, soap scum, mold, and mildew due to constant moisture exposure. The tracks' ridges don't drain water away so water can stagnate in the fixture's nooks and crevices.
This guide will show you how to clean your shower tracks. You can have a clean, spotless bathroom ready for bath time.
How to Clean the Shower Door Tracks
Although it is not difficult to clean shower door tracks, it can be time-consuming and tedious due to the difficulty of reaching the ridges. Although chemical cleaners are effective in cleaning different surfaces around the bathroom's walls, DIY is often just as efficient and cost-effective as commercial products.
Chrome and Aluminium Shower Door Tracks to Clean
How to clean chrome, stainless steel, and aluminium shower door tracks? These materials are duller than they lack in a stain. Although aluminium, steel, and chrome tracks are not able to hold stains well mineral deposits around the fixture can make the surface look duller and darker.
Instead of using harsh chemicals that could dissolve the protective coating on your shower door tracks' track, use distilled white vinegar. Apply a layer of distilled vinegar to the tracks to clean them. Spray bottles are best for this application. Allow the vinegar to sit for 10 minutes to dissolve any minerals.
Use a sponge, old toothbrush, or scrub brush to remove any loose grime. Be sure to reach the corners and crevices on the tracks of your shower doors. You can either rinse off the vinegar or dry it with a soft cloth. A spray bottle of vinegar is handy for general cleaning.
Use Baking Soda and Lemon to Cleanse Shower Door Tracks
Lemon juice, like vinegar, has strong acidic qualities that dissolve soap scum and mineral deposits. Mixing baking soda with lemon juice will create a mildly abrasive cleaner that will prevent mold growth, polish your door tracks and leave a pleasant lemony smell in your bathroom. The lemon rind can also be used as a scrubber.
Sprinkle some baking soda on the door tracks. Make sure to get into all the crevices. Use half of a lemon to squeeze the juice over the baking soda-covered shower doors tracks. Allow the mixture to react and make a fizz. Then use the lemon rind for removing soap scum and minerals. Cut the lemon into a wedge to reach those difficult-to-reach corners
Use a steam cleaner to clean the shower door tracks
Steam cleaners and hot water can be used to deodorize, disinfect and loosen gunk on most surfaces. For fixtures such as the shower door track with multiple ridges or hard-to-reach areas, steam cleaning might be the best option.
Make sure you are familiar with the operation of your steam cleaner before you use it. Before you start any type of cleaning, make sure to read the instructions. Double-check with surrounding tiles if they are able to handle steam. While most tiles can handle steam, some grout might become brittle after prolonged heat and steam exposure.
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To remove dirt, move the shower doors aside and place the steam cleaner on the tracks. Use an old toothbrush to scrub away any loose grime. For stubborn spots, you can apply steam again and rinse the grime off with hot water. After steaming, dry the area with a towel. The same process can be used to clean shower doors.
Clean Shower Door Tracks Using Hot Salt Water
Hot water is able to disinfect surfaces and salt has antiseptic properties. Hot water and salt can be combined to clean your shower door tracks. Rock salt is a gentle abrasive that can clean thoroughly your shower door tracks.
Pour hot water on the shower door tracks. Let the water loosen any grime. Use a sponge to scrub the rock salt into the tracks of your shower. You can rinse the shower door and do the same.
Clean Shower Door Tracks Using Dish Soap
Dawn Dish Soap is a dish soap that cleans dishes, pots, and pans. Dish soap's grease-fighting qualities make it ideal for cleaning shower tracks. It removes oils from conditioners, shampoo scum grease, and oil residues.
Use a spray bottle containing dish soap and water to clean your shower doors and tracks. Use a sponge to work the solution into the grime and then scrub away any stained areas. After rinsing, rinse thoroughly with warm or hot water. Dry the area using a towel.
Keep it clean
Scrub your shower tracks often. For best cleanliness, you should clean your shower tracks at least once per month. If you shower several times per day, it is better to do so more frequently.
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