Clean Lime Scale and Hard Water Stains on Glass - No Harsh Chemicals!

[@mrs.medeiros7090]

Thank you for making a SHORT video! People be making 10-minute videos to give 30 seconds worth of instructions.

[@dianeschuller]

Yes, that's exactly what I was going to say too. Good info in a short film.

[@Juli-n-David]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@brianifitness3656]

For real

[@RicJ84]

People love hearing themselves talk. They probably watch their own videos.

[@samvvize]

I've watched multiple videos on removing hard water stains and this video is the first that actually worked. THANK YOU!

[@John-vw7wf]

Mine were pretty bad mostly towards the bottom of 3 sections of glass. I can confirm this worked very well for me. I noticed almost immediately after rinsing off each piece of glass. Thank you!

[@monkeyman8265]

That music makes me feel like were planning a jewel heist.

[@jerijoanshutz9659]

LOL

[@briannenewell8587]

With the Pink Panther!

[@soulessvalleys8404]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@christopherestrada2474]

😮😂

[@disgustedbyyourstupidity9895]

😂 ​@@briannenewell8587

[@sc0tt500]

I found another video on youtube where a guy uses a razor blade scraper (think of a paint scraper that has a razor blade) and it scraped off the majority of the soap scum (it flaked off like thin paint!). I was worried it might scratch the glass but it didn't. I then used your method afterwards to remove the last thin layer of soap scum. My shower looks brand new with next to no scrubbing. Highly recommend both methods for the quickest/best result. Thanks for sharing.

[@mannishwatah948]

This works so well. Acid + base. I bought all kinds of commercial stuff over the years and they worked very little. Thank you so much.

[@jenina7357]

Thank you so much for sharing this! My partners shower door hasn’t been cleaned properly for 7+ years, so you can imagine the hard water stain and this method worked wonders!! But I was so tired after cleaning ONE door lol.

[@nuothe11th]

Note that this will not work for hard water ETCHING. If you try this method, and it doesn't work, you have hard water etching. The only solution I've found for hard water etching is to use a UV Clear Coat such as 4EverClear. This will fill the pits in the glass and remove light refraction restoring the appearance of unpitted glass - but it's only temporary, after a few months it'll wear off. The #1 sure fire way to restore etched glass is to replace the glass entirely.

[@davidlaforet-sj6gl]

what’s the difference between etching and normal?

[@nuothe11th]

@@davidlaforet-sj6gl "etching" is when glass has been physically eaten away/removed from the pane, leaving "pits" of removed material, and resulting in the pane not having a smooth mirror-finish. "Normal" is when deposits/debris/soap scum/dirt is on top of the physical surface of the glass, giving it a dirty appearance. To the naked eye, the two conditions look identical. If the hazy condition remains after using reasonable effort with cleaning products, more than likely the glass is etched and needs to be either replaced or filled with a UV clear coat.

[@littlemindsdehradunformerl6583]

This is truly awesome! Very easy, super affordable amd works wonders. Tried this after suffering from professional cleaners who made more mess than clean the glass. Now it is ✨️

[@inderbirkaur4464]

The best one I have found after watching several videos. Thank you

[@veritykinamon5292]

This works like a charm! I have a tortoise and there was a lot of built up water deposits on her terrarium so I used this and it worked amazingly! And I love that it’s all safe for animals 👍

[@dee468]

🧡🧡🧡 this worked so well!!! Thank you I didn’t even use the baking soda. Just dish soap and vinegar!

[@sharoonaapineda319]

OMG😱surprising effective! the one of my problem. how to remove stains in my mirror. almost a month im thinking how to clean that now solved Thank you for sharing.😘

[@MoiNokaOi]

The stains in your mirror... is it the backing deteriorated from the use if common window cleaner? That problem can't be fixed. Only not progressed any more by stop using windex and instead use ammonia free glass cleaner.

[@karenroy9045]

Thank you for presenting this. My shower doors need this bad. I always clean but hard to get the soap scum out. I am going to try it since you had positive reviews.

[@writersarang]

This works wonders. I had tried all kinds of soaps and liquids on my mirror, but couldn't get off even a tiny stain. I could barely see myself in it. I was about to change the mirror when I thought to see if there's a simple trick and came here. It's as clean as new now. Thanks a lot. :)

[@cyang731]

thanks for sharing this video. it worked very well for me, my glass door was no longer dull. i tried using this method for the bathroom tiles, and it worked too. instead of a scrubber, i used a brush. and managed to get rid of most of the stains.

[@aaronpobst4792]

Did you use apple cider vinegar or white?

[@webherring]

Baking soda neutralizes vinegar and makes it less effective. The bubbling looks impressive but you might as well be using soda water. If you want to remove limescale, mix equal parts vinegar with dish detergent. The vinegar is acid and dissolves the limescale. The dish detergent is just to make it thicker and sticky, so that the vinegar stays on the surface long enough to dissolve the limescale.

[@bobjohnson8447]

baking soda was applied 30 minutes later. Pretty sure it's just used as a glass-safe abrasive to scrub the lime off.

[@Nona-ri4bd]

I've tried so many things, none of them have worked. Will be trying this.

[@sarahkuczkowski4067]

THANK YOU 🙏🏻 i am tired of scraping water stains off with a blade. might stop into my work to try this tomorrow :)

[@judebarnes9209]

I've had good luck just using a brillo pad and warm vinegar. I may try this next time and see if it saves any time or effort.

[@khanfiroz740]

Worked like Magic... super clean mirror .. Thank You !!

[@maribelmorales5254]

For mirrors work well But glass door ,try 3 times, don't work at all, maybe less but still stains is there.. I'm getting crazy about it🤪

[@nancykaufmann3993]

WHYYYY did I not see this years ago (well, probably because KZbin didn't exist)? Back then, I even used SOS pads to try to scrub the white scale on my shower doors and it didn't work. But this method? I just used it on the glass on my "waterwall fountain" and it totally worked!!

[@Asphaltsquadron]

Why do people let their shower doors get that funky in the 1st place? Keep a squeegee in the shower, takes less than a minute after you dry off. Clean it once a month easily with a little vinegar/water and it looks like new again. Also, it will work without the baking soda as shown here. Mix 75 vinegar 25 water.

[@cat14666]

What I’m noticing as I tend to rent it’s that people don’t tend to care that or they are lazy…even if they arent lazy they hardly plan enough time to do more then a five minute shower and get to work then back home to sleep…so things like home maintenance tends to get neglected

[@patriciahale6575]

OH WOW.....This works!!!! Have company coming and needed something effective and quick....I was very surprised this worked.......yes you need to scrub.....but works!!!..Thank you

[@kimagate4000]

Yes! Thanks for keeping it short and I liked the music you chose too!

[@staciehillhouse8522]

Mine looks like that until it dries then back to square one.

[@belasosa7791]

Me too!!!!! So frustrated

[@maxdoubt5219]

Do not use the scrubber side of a sponge/scrubber pad unless it's specifically glass safe.

[@zoeyshoots]

I'll give it a shot... Using on an old aquarium I'm trying to set back up..

[@zoeyshoots]

@C M nope!

[@sadiafarooqui9719]

Thank you! It worked for my bathroom mirror.

[@jj20230]

Thanks a ton , this technique worked so well 💯💯

[@Beloved1vy]

Hi, i tried your formula and it sort of worked. Sprayed and scrubbed twice in an hour. Stubborn streaks still remained albeit lighter. Any other suggestions as to how to remove the last bit?

[@kunwarshailendrasingh5110]

It really works. Thanks very much. My jeep's windshield is crystal clear.😊😊😊

[@jazminedixey108]

Does this work just as well on taps? We've just got a house and the limescale is horrendous especially on the taps. It's hard to turn them on!...

[@paulettestates9620]

This looks good and helped a little. But after doing the whole process 3 times I still have cloudy water stained shower doors.

[@mic01]

you have to squeegee after you shower my shower doors look brand new just taking 20 seconds after you shower to squeegee the water off.

[@nayanathakkar8812]

Really nice formula..

[@BethieLuvsArt]

Do you have to scrub hard? I'm a residential cleaner and my hands will cramp up if I need to put too much pressure

[@monaperera7360]

My water stains are pretty old. The vinegar and dishsoap does not work Thanks to my daughter neglecting the glass cubicle. My advice is to maintain, maintain maintain regularly. Saves you all the anguish 😢

[@MsCMRolando]

I just tried it, it totally works! Thank you!

[@Tanouuuu]

wow, impressive

[@nlcsmvp96]

I don't understand how the vinegar solution doesn't just all immediately drip downward. It seems like it'd need to sit and soak for a while. Also how long did you have to scrub to get these results?

[@itsalwayshalloweenexceptwh5118]

You can buy limescale removing foam sprays (like the AntiKal brand in the netherlands) intended for bathroom cleaning that stick to the surface. But these products are quite a lot more expensive than simple vinegar so using them to clean surfaces with severe limescale tends to be much more expensive than using cleaning vinegar. I recommend using cleaning vinegar and applying that with a cloth, then soak rags or paper towels in the vinegar and hang them on the glass wall (make sure they are smoothly stuck to the surface, no air bubbles), and it can help to spray more vinegar over them. You can even leave these for a few hours, just make sure to remove before they dry out. Then when the surface has been soaking in vinegar for a while, remove rags/paper and start scrubbing. Then rinse and dry the surface immediately. This is recommended for glass shower doors that haven't been cleaned in ages. Repeat the process as necessary. When I moved into my current apartment the toilet hadn't been descaled in ages, it was brown with limescale residue and people were telling me to just replace the toilet. I dumped half a bottle of cleaning vinegar into the toilet every night, let it soak overnight, and then first thing in the morning I would scrub the limescale. It took me 5 times to completely clean the toilet but it looked like new.

[@HeavenleeBunnie]

Thank you just did this today it worked perfectly

[@Carlosmanzano-t7o]

where to buy vinegar and baking soda powder

[@tabithaevans387]

Are use this method, but so far it has not worked for me. There is years of build up on the store. Every time some thing looks promising and I scrub it away and then I rinse it. Still cloudy. I’m not sure what else I can do doesn’t seem to be making a dent.

[@open2unlearn]

Tried it and it works. Thank you 🙏

[@steve_the_springtails]

thanks this will help me greatly in cleaning some old fish tanks stuff gifted to me.

[@resillagovender6363]

Amazing short video no nonsense thank you

[@RadhikaGargom]

Tried just now....great...

[@xk3ll3yx]

I hope this works for my nasty outside windows 🤞🏼

[@patriciahill6278]

Thank you sooooo much!!!. This worked perfectly.

[@patriciaa8263]

I hev got this stain for 4years..tried it, I can see it removed a little bit, may need to do it couple of time..or maybe everyday to see the good result

[@jayne.2555]

Do you need wash after or just wipe?

[@davidtreadway2816]

Awesome! Now I know what to do! Thanks very much!

[@WorldAquariumSingapore]

cheers any one else had tried this method?

[@mohammadhumayunkabir3975]

It worked ,but it was not clear as your glass.it was gone 80% but not 100% like yours🥶

[@NeoHomoSapien]

I only use vinegar spray for stains, and amezing it remove all

[@danieldiaz187]

Does the water have to be hot water?

[@raopsepol]

does it work for car windshield?

[@_shibbywibby]

Did absolutely nothing to my windows. Still covered in all the hard water spots as usual. Any other ideas?

[@FranciscoRZayas]

Ok .. so how often should I do this. I only have a glass door shower and as soon as I used it after cleaning it the water spots return ??? 😮😮

[@skippyjlo2468]

Worked great. Thanks for posting it

[@drmuslim8650]

Does this work on car windows?

[@ForensicNA]

Okay I am going to try this

[@adriansebastian1438]

Any vinegar its okay to use?

[@Seadrifter13]

Does this work on precious ruby glass?

[@kayserlein]

wow! must try!

[@RBDinNC]

Mr. Clean Magic Eraser worked well on my glass shower door.

[@papatyalarim]

Did it work well for lime scale?

[@usmc9543]

Excellent! Thanks for the video.

[@debandmike3380]

pumice powder on a scotchbright pad. nothing will work better. baking soda and vinegar will not get the class crystal clear if you have hardened water stains.

[@charleshines6155]

That stuff may work on lime stains but we sometimes get thick rust stains that seem impossible to remove with vinegar. Never mind bleach, that only stinks up the bathroom and still does nothing to the stains. I have had to use Iron Out or Whink Rust Stain Remover. Iron out is the safer one of the two and just does not work as instantly as the other. Whink might etch glass and even damage tiles so try it on an old tile or one you planned to replace anyhow before you use it on anything not gel coated fiberglass. I have tried all the other things except trying to sand the rust stains away and nothing seemed to work well or at all. It makes me cringe when someone says they tried sanding it away, think what it does to the surface of the tub or shower. It must be horrible.

[@ayushasuvarna.8399]

Worked, thanks mate❤️

[@mrscliquot]

I use Rain-X after cleaning to PREVENT the water stains!

[@sadie1150]

Tried this. Doesn't work.

[@dasham697]

same here

[@TheSPazCORE]

If the deposits have been there long enough (years) they can etch into the glass. It will be almost impossible to get them out.

[@janemills1839]

Ok buy some Dishwasher tablets, bowl of warm water, remove the red thing in the middle of the tablet, rinse glass door with warm water, then rub your tablet over the glass, vigorously if really dirty, rinse off, it works every time, also good for oven glass doors, and sinks, and washing machines, even your loo, fantastic.

[@janemills1839]

Sadie See above 🆘

[@kathywargo3527]

Try car wax. Rub it on glass let the wax dry. Remove with razor blades. Glass is clear .

[@maelso9162]

Work at 70-80%, still some who can’t get off, but work way better than other things I try before, thanks !

[@normagillispie7982]

How long did it take you to clean this door?

[@ranjit1441]

Won't scrubber that she used scratch the glass?

[@murnisyafira784]

It's doesn't work on my glass .. I even polish using the machine

[@sadlife7953]

thank you ❤

[@gopinathcherukuri1008]

Looks easy and effective. Will do it and let you know.

[@pilgrim5355]

How'd it go?

[@gopinathcherukuri1008]

@@pilgrim5355 not yet tried. will let you know soon.

[@JtJt-bg8rn]

How'd it go??

[@tajumochi]

@@JtJt-bg8rn I used this method just now to remove the stains off my aquarium, 100% recommend. Ensuring the stains are kept moist with vinegar for a good amount of time before scrubbing with baking soda PASTE are key. Make sure the soda isn't too runny

[@crisantacamangyan7264]

Ohh i tried nothing happen it didnt work

[@PankajGupta-nn3km]

Thankyou so much

[@CharlesPrithviRaj]

you just replaced the glass with a new one, I don't believe this

[@21stcenturyozman20]

You forgot the important final step: Dry the glass with a squeegee or cloth, else there'll be more spots from the mineralised water when it dries. Prevention is better than cure: After every shower, I squeegee the water off the glass - no residue. When I *do* need to perform such a task, I use 0000 steel wool. It doesn't scratch the glass; I even use it on my car windshield. PS: I wouldn't waste apple cider vinegar on such a job; cheap household white vinegar does the job far more cheaply.

[@never2017]

Thank you si much

[@the_real_hislordship]

Oh my gosh would people stop with the bicarb and vinegar. They just neutralise each other and you end up with salt and vinegar flavour plus water. Google it. Acid plus base gives you? Salt plus water.

[@cherylmoody2479]

it didn't work for me

[@LanaLo0000]

Does this leave any scratches on the glass?

[@JoyAndFun]

Nope! At least not when I did it!

[@LanaLo0000]

@@JoyAndFun thank you!

[@CarlosOrtiz-ht6rn]

Thank you for the tip!

[@kritnattaphatjaturapattara8697]

Thank you, priceless!

[@carlosandrade8127]

My Question is That abrasive sponge and baking soda Does not affect or scratch the glass ??

[@JoyAndFun]

Not that I have noticed, doesn't appear to scratch the glass at all. And I have done this multiple times on the same door, haha.

[@carlosandrade8127]

Thank you so much I will try today :)

[@Sarshie]

So i tried bar keepers friend, then i tried thos method and then i tried the dishwashing tablet as suggested in the comments. My shower glass is still white with calcium. Any other suggestions?

[@TIpa-dz3nz]

If limescale isn't regularly removed, it will etch the glass over time. That's why it's always easier to do maintenance cleaning than go nuts with huge (and often unsuccessful) cleaning efforts. Squeegee or a glass towel is your best friend. After every shower rinse the glass and wipe it dry. It only takes 2 minutes but always looks nice and you'll never need to scrub like a maniac. Simple vinegar spray and wipe down once a month will suffice. It's about creating habits that'll make your life easier and enjoyable.

[@ravishrestha6068]

This is total false information. Trust me I've tried it after the glass start to dry it's the same as usual.

[@jasbirkaurvillaschi8019]

if your glass is still marked after try high grit to polish the glass surface like a 3000 grit with lots of water

[@normagillispie7982]

What is high grit?

[@normagillispie7982]

What is high grit?

[@anlymndz09]

@@normagillispie7982 sand paper.

[@anvu5103]

@@anbazhagankaivalyam7157 how was it? did it leave any scratches?

[@miadoe5104]

It works, but you have to be very skilled not to scratch!

[@andremejia9818]

Does it have to be apple cider vinegar?

[@JoyAndFun]

Nope, pretty sure any kind of vinegar will do

[@afrahasan4529]

Mine didn't work😢😒😭

[@realitylicker]

works so far, but you will never get clear glass again. What happens is the water stains and your body grease plus all shower products actually etch into the lamination of the glass, thus leaving it pitted and rough to touch it's that that the scum grabs into and makes the crappy looking surface.

[@gohawks3571]

That explains a lot. Thank you for helping me understand why nothing works (for real, thank you)

[@realitylicker]

@@gohawks3571 if you have glass shower screens and not the plastic type a good soaking with shower gel or soap and water leave to go tacky then it will come off with a stanley blade but go in one direction and watch the rubber edges where the glass is held in its frame, good luck.

[@juneebennett22]

Do you think that car clay would get rid of h2o deposit?

[@realitylicker]

@@juneebennett22 never tried it, but the razor blade works just go easy ON GLASS ONLY

[@juneebennett22]

@@realitylicker Thanks!

[@tigger126]

And when this doesn’t work?

[@kathywargo3527]

Use car wax. Put it on let it dry. Use razor blades to remove. Perfect.

[@peaksurveillance3690]

Has anyone tried this method on auto glass?

[@andrewbrunner8189]

Thx!

[@MoiNokaOi]

My husband told me to never put baking soda and vinegar down the drain together. The two chemicals will become calcified in the drains and cause a build up that will block up the drains.

[@17Peloton]

Completely didn't work

[@123uniden]

To save you time Use a blade to scrape all calcium

[@iqueyow2260]

huh??