We just installed our in our DIY master bath project. We bought a product called Enduroshield at Home Depot and hubs put it on our door and panel. It helps the water bead up so that it can be squeegeed off easily. But we go another step and we keep a spray bottle of distilled water in the shower and hubs sprays it after showering, then squeegees it. We have hard water here and everything spots. So far so good, we have been pleased with the results. There are other products you can use. A friend who also has a glass door and panel nust uses her towel after drying and wipes hers down. I don't know if she had the glass treated or not.

We have glass without any special coating, but we do have a water treatment system that is supposed to be taking everything out but the water. Personally, I don't think the contraption works very well, but that's another story.

We had scale on the glass and I recently discovered that Bar Keeper's Friend did a great job of removing it. It took a little elbow grease, but it looks and feels great now. I will do it on a more regular basis from now on. (This was the first time since the bath was remodeled 4 years ago.)

Donna

We had Showerguard (I think that;s what pippabean is describing) on the glass in our previous house. We never squeegeed, but the glass was cleaned bi-weekly. There was no buildup and they always looked clean.

Our frameless enclosure was installed in 2006. We have no spotting, but we do squeegee after every shower. I did resist at first, but it's now so ingrained and the last person to shower does it without thinking! We bought a larger window squeegee at the hardware store which makes it much easier than the little 6 in bathroom ones that they sell at Bed Bath and Beyond. We wipe up the corners and any errant streaks afterwards with our bath towel. It's important to leave room at the top of the shower for the steam to escape. It's also important to wipe off the plumbing fixtures. Everything looks almost new. A hand shower is a good way to keep the steam and spotting to a minimum if you have the room to install one of them in addition to the normal showerhead.

I believe the glass company can apply a sheeting coating that will help retard water spots for about a year. We did that later in two other bathrooms, but they get almost no use as we're now empty nesters.

I use my used towel to wipe down the glass...30 seconds max!

I double checked on the Showerguard website and products with acid can be used on their glass. A mixture of 50/50 water and vinegar is just one of many and there were a bunch listed on there. Maybe Pippa is referring to something else.

I've been using our shower for about 9 months. Used twice a day by two users. Very hard water. One user uses bar soap, one uses clear gel. Bypass doors with Showerguard. Squeegeed by both users each time.

My recommendation is if you don't absolutely love the look especially if you have hard water, get something else. I do love it so the upkeep is worth it. Besides the sqeegeeing I clean it with a foaming product about once a week with extra attention paid to a slight haze that forms on the bottom 8 inches or so on the first panel (nearest the showerrhead). Seems like it's from the splash from the water. Maybe the soap is contributing, but there's a little bit at the top of the glass and I know soap doesn't get up there. The whole shower including the glass takes about 15-20 min extra a week.

The glass has about 12" open space above it and I have a good ventilation system in there that's used with each shower.

Hope this helps- Lisa

Showerguard is baked into the glass while it's forming, so it has a lifetime guarantee. A wide variety of cleaning products can be used on it, unlike many after market products which are applied to the surface (and wear off over time).

I will concur with jewelisfabulous as teh Showerguard is the way to go.