A new shower enclosure defined by your carefully chosen glass and metal immediately gives your bathroom a boost. We’ll go over best practices for maintaining its beauty and keeping it clean and fresh. For starters let’s look at guiding principals for caring for any important installation in your home:

• Choose materials suited to your design preferences AND your lifestyle. Consider factors like accessibility and how much time you can devote to cleaning.
• Whenever possible take preventative measures to stop issues like buildup and corrosion before they start.
• Stick to a cleaning schedule so that the installation always looks nice and never becomes a whole-day cleaning project due to procrastination.

Without further ado, let’s get into the details of glass shower care and cleaning.

 

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Smart Choices in the Design Phase

If you haven’t finalized your new glass shower design, here are some points to consider to make care and cleaning easier and more effective.

• Glass with a permanent protective coating is more expensive, but it’s easier to get clean and stays fresh longer. It is also guarded against corrosion from harsh elements in tap water.
• Finishes like brushed nickel camouflage water spots that would be much more obvious on a darker or glossier finish.
• Smooth glass, like clear and tinted options, can be cleaned with less effort than textured glass like acid-etched, patterned, and sand-blasted.
• However, acid-etched and sand-blasted glass can camouflage spots.
• Simple designs like a hinged door beside a fixed panel attached with clamps have fewer nooks and crannies to clean as opposed to a sliding door system.

 

Preventative Care

There are easy daily steps you can take that will also help the shower stay clean longer. The most important is removing water from the glass and metal right after each shower. Keeping a rubber squeegee inside the shower stall makes it easy to clean the glass in just a couple minutes before exiting the stall. A basket of absorbent towels near the shower is perfect for drying the hardware pieces such as the pull handle or towel bar. This simple practice removes water droplets before minerals and corrosive elements in the water have much time to spot, etch, or otherwise mar the glass and metal on your enclosure. Also, if you don’t have permanently protected glass, purchase and apply an after-market glass sealant to further prevent problems.

 

Cleaning the Glass and Metal

Weekly cleanings work well in most homes. You can start with this schedule and make cleaning days more or less frequent as needed. Harsh chemicals, abrasive cleaning products, and scratchy materials should never be used on either the glass or the hardware as they can leave permanent scratches. Instead, wash the glass with an approved cleaning agent or a half-and-half blend of vinegar and water. Use old newspaper or a microfiber cloth to wipe it down while minimizing or eliminating lint residue. Repeat the process of applying cleaner and buffing until no streaks remain. For the hardware, use a weak blend of water and gentle liquid soap. Rinse thoroughly and dry.|

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If you need to replace a piece of hardware, such as a knob or robe hook or are planning a new glass shower installation, Glass Simple can help. We offer frameless glass shower hardware in many styles and finishes, our team is committed to customer care, and we provide reduced prices for B2B accounts. Call today at (571)707-7760.