Saturday, April 18, 2009

Shower Doors: Care and Maintenance

Shower glass requires just a little effort to keep clean. Staying on top of soap and mineral build-up could be a daily chore. The use of a "squeegee" helps to keep shower glass free of hard water spots. Drying off the glass with the use of your body towel after each use is also useful in keeping glass beautiful.

Rain-X and other wax products found at the large home improvement stores can be applied to the interior of the glass. By applying one of these products, you can help repel the water, so as to not "leach" on and create the hard water stains that are so hard to get rid of with any ease.

Never use abrasive cleaners such as scouring powders or pads, steel wool, scrapers, sandpaper or anything else that could scratch or dull the surface of your shower glass. Instead, use warm water and liquid detergents, especially those bathroom cleaners recommended for cleaning fiberglass, such as Top Job All-Purpose; Ajax All-purpose; Mr. Clean All-Purpose; Boraxo Bathroom; Fantastik Bathroom; Lysol Bathroom; Woolworth Bathroom; Kroger Bright Basin, Tub & Tile; Bath; chlorine bleach; Easy-Off Mildew Stain Remover; X-14 Mildew Stain Remover; Lime-A-Way Bathroom/Kitchen; Liquid Spic & Span or similar materials.

Some tips to help you better maintain your shower glass:

- Avoid abrasive cleaners (such as Ajax, Comet, rouge, cerium oxide).

- Hydrofluoric and phosphoric acid are corrosive to the coating and glass surfaces and should not be used.

- Do not use abrasive brushes, razor blades or other sharp objects which may scratch the coating or glass.

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Saturday, April 11, 2009

Frameless Shower Enclosures

One of the popular choices of the today are frameless shower doors. If you need a spacious look for your bathroom, then frameless shower doors are the right choice. Frameless shower doors give you a smooth and well furnished look that will enhance the value of your home. You can choose hardware for frameless shower doors with many different finishes to offer a stylish new look to your bathroom.

Frameless shower doors are easy to clean and you can easily make them shine using good glass cleaner. Cleaning your frameless shower doors with a squeegee is essential. There is no problem of rusting and mildew growth, as in case of framed shower doors. However, the initial cost of the frameless shower doors is more, but they are durable and have long life as compared to the framed doors. If you view the appearance of frameless shower doors, they appear as new as the day you purchased it.

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