Acrylic is a semi opaque and durable material that is used in the making of shower doors and other items. Shower doors come into frequent contact with soap scum, fingerprints and other elements that can make your shower feel or even look unclean. To clean the doors, you can opt to go for the homemade cleaners from inexpensive elements available in your home or buy cleaning products in the case of disturbing stains.

To make a homemade cleaning solution, then learn the following tips:

1. Pour a half cup vinegar, one squirt dish soap and two cups water into a spray bottle. The reason why you are using dish soap is because it cuts through the ugly soap scum and residue, while your vinegar disinfects and also kills the growth of mildew. Let the mixture settle for some few minutes.

2. To clean the surface of your doors, spray the solution onto the acrylic doors.

3. Scrub this solution into your doors using a nylon scrubber and this should be done in large circular motions.

4. Rinse the doors with clean water to wash the cleaning solution off the surface of the door.

5. Use a clean, dry towel to dry the doors. This towel helps in preventing streaks and water spots from developing on the acrylic surface. It is recommended that you wipe the surface gently until the surface dries up.

Sometimes, it might prove hard to remove stains using the above homemade solution or even when you try to scour them with baking soda on a wet rag, so you might want to go for the over the counter cleaning products for the acrylic surfaces. For example, you can try products like benzene or petroleum ether that work wonders when it comes to removing obstinate stains such as greasy and other disturbing stains from the acrylic surface. You can also use the isopropanol product for this. All you need is to consult our manual before trying a certain cleaning solution on our acrylic doors to give you better results.

At times, you can also find that the acrylic itself is already damaged. In such cases, you might want to treat the surface with polishing. Take time to sand and polish off the scratches as well as other flaws according to your needs. If your acrylic door is pretty badly damaged, we do recommend painting of the acrylic door surface to give it a facelift. Preparation work is essential, especially for old surfaces and although it might take some time, the end result is worth all the trouble. But make sure you find a suitable and reliable provider for this.

A fast look on what to avoid

• Never wipe the acrylic surface while dry. Instead you can use a micro-clean cloth or any other non-fuzzing paper towel which are slightly dampened with water; they have a streak free cleaning effect.

• Avoid ammonia or acid based cleaners on the acrylic surface. They will pit the surface.

• Do not wipe the acrylic surface without the recommended cleaner. It might worsen the look of the surface.

• Avoid dirty cloths when cleaning such surfaces. They might scratch your acrylic surface with those little dirt particles.