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Do you have shower glass older than 2 years?

9 years ago

last modified: 9 years ago

If so, what do you do to keep it looking good? Did you get any type of treatment applied (Enduroshield, etc)? One local glass place said they had bad experiences with Showerguard not performing well, switched to ClearShield which performed well but it "was harsh" for the workers at the manufacaturing plant so they switched to Enduroshield. They have been selling it for a year and customers like it.

To me, one year is not enough to know if it is worth it. So I hope you long term glass shower door people will provide some feedback. Thanks!

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cat_mom

9 years ago

The shower glass in our guest bathroom our (only bathroom with glass BTW) has ClearShield on it. We used that shower for about 5 months while our upstairs bathrooms were being reno'd. Otherwise, the shower is only used for a week at a time, one-three times/year, so I'm not sure if that really provides the feedback you want. I will say that the glass is squeegee'd after showering and is sometimes sprayed Mrs. Meyer's Shower Spray (discontinued) before using the squeegee.

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kjo_tx
9 years ago
We've had frameless glass showers for years in all the bathrooms and in my new house have had mine for two years. As far as care, it's not hard to keep looking good - I just squeegee it after a shower to get the majority of the water off it and from getting water spots everywhere.

For cleaning, I spray it with 409 about once every week or two while showering and then spray it off with the handheld shower head. No scrubbing required :)

Just FYI - We've never had any treatment or coating applied to any of our showers and they are just standard tempered glass, not frosted or textured.
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kudzu9
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Inspired Home Ideas
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I moved into a new house 12 months ago that had 3 x glass sides showers. We spent $900 ($300 x 3) on getting the glass protected against the problems of having it be marked. One of the showers hardly gets any use, the other 2 are constantly used, and if you asked me whether or not I think the treatment worked or is working, I would doubt it. The showers still show soap marks, and all the typical use signs that you get with glass shower doors and walls, and even with intense physical cleaning, they dont ever seem to appear the way they were when they were brand new.
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sas95
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We have had ours 4 years. We squeegee it after use, and our cleaning person cleans it every other week. No glass treatment or special cleaning. It looks good. But we don't have hard water here.
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LE
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Ours is untreated, installed 7 years ago, still looks great. Liquid soap doesn't leave scum, a few seconds of squeegeeing after each shower keeps it pretty sparkling. Regular glass cleaner once in a great while.

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