Clear vs Frosted shower glass

rhodeguy

15 years ago

Hi Everyone,

Can anyone tell me if the clear glass stays clean for awhile or you wish you had put in frosted?

I know the clear shows off the tilework.

Thanks

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yadax3
15 years ago
I've never had a clear shower door - only obscured but my guess is it depends on how much you want to wipe it down or squeegee it.

When I was choosing between clear versus frosted/matte glass tile for my shower, I sprayed a sample of each with water and the dried droplets were far more noticable on the clear glass.

Someone may have a special method for keeping the glass spot-free though (e.g. Rain-X).
kimkitchy
15 years ago
I've had a clear glass shower door for years. It is used every day. Our process is that after a shower you grab a small squeege from the bottom drawer of the vanity, use it on the door and put it back in the drawer. Squeegeing helps the door stay clear for a long time. When I need to clean it, it's pretty easy, sometimes I use a little baking soda to scrub the mineral or vinegar to disolve a tough spot, but mostly I don't need to.
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Our shower doesn't have a door, and that side faces our vanity and mirror above. I've never really thought about it when I'm taking a shower. I certainly see myself after I get out but by then I have a towel wrapped around me so it's not as scary. And yes, the mirror gets fogged up if I'm in there long enough. Rereading your post I will say that we also have a pony wall next to the shower opening and that wall has glass above and that glass gets fogged up a lot faster than the mirror. So I would think that would happen to your glass shower door as well.
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heimert
15 years ago
We have clear, but I don't think there's a right answer.

(btw, by frosted I assume not that dated 70s rippley stuff, but a nice smooth frost on normal glass).

We have a squeegee with a little rubber suction cup that keeps it next to the shower door. Last one out in the morning does it--30 seconds. It's fine--no water spots yet.

I think the better argument for frosted glass is the need for privacy (depending on who uses bathroom).

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