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as always great website and insightful:smile:

I believe a lot of people might have already asked Sorry if I missed those threads looking for specific cleaners.

Attached are current tiles which look very sad :crying:

are there any cleaners which might help cleaning and clearing it off.

several items not sure a single cleaner helps clearing them
20200611_134338.jpg - floor tiles
20200611_134416.jpg - Door has white screen like layer
20200611_134352.jpg - Door caulk area

Thankyou again for all help
 

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These are the results of not cleaning on timely manner, dampness/poor ventilation and neglect.
This didn't happen overnight, and it won't disappear in one day...
Cleaners alone won't get the job done. You need to scrub and scrub, or hire it out.
At some point it would make more sense to replace the sliding door.
 

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These are the results of not cleaning on timely manner, dampness/poor ventilation and neglect.
This didn't happen overnight, and it won't disappear in one day...
Cleaners alone won't get the job done. You need to scrub and scrub, or hire it out.
At some point it would make more sense to replace the sliding door.

Yup understood anything to start cleaning now
 

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As you probably know there are tile / grout cleaners that also will clean the mineral deposits from the glass door. These cleaners are usually an acid of varying % of strength. I only see one in my search that lists the % as 9% for tile and grout.



For mineral water deposits we use a 23% acid cleaner on toilets from a janitorial supply , but not recommended on stainless sinks so we don't use that on porcelain lavatories with a metal drain base. The janitor supply has a lesser acid % cleaner for those. I find those cleaning supply businesses very helpful and knowledgeable. Commercial cleaning entities use those supply houses exclusively and we don't see those professional cleaning folks in box stores or walmart.:wink2:Most of these acid products have a time schedule to remain on the surface and how to keep it activated. I recommend following those instructions closely.


The rusty metal? Sometimes Phosphoric acid is recommended to neutralize the rust then paint. IDK, but i suspect Al duct work tape would look better than the rust.










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As you probably know there are tile / grout cleaners that also will clean the mineral deposits from the glass door. These cleaners are usually an acid of varying % of strength. I only see one in my search that lists the % as 9% for tile and grout.



For mineral water deposits we use a 23% acid cleaner on toilets from a janitorial supply , but not recommended on stainless sinks so we don't use that on porcelain lavatories with a metal drain base. The janitor supply has a lesser acid % cleaner for those. I find those cleaning supply businesses very helpful and knowledgeable. Commercial cleaning entities use those supply houses exclusively and we don't see those professional cleaning folks in box stores or walmart.:wink2:Most of these acid products have a time schedule to remain on the surface and how to keep it activated. I recommend following those instructions closely.


The rusty metal? Sometimes Phosphoric acid is recommended to neutralize the rust then paint. IDK, but i suspect Al duct work tape would look better than the rust.
Thank you SeniorSitizen for suggestions
 
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