Anyone Use a Sealant to Treat Glass Shower Doors?

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PA762

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We bought a new house with a brand new shower door. Water is super hard here in Central Texxas. Was thinking about maybe applying some sort of sealant to keep the buildup at bay. Even with regular cleanings the house we live in glass looks like anus.

What would you guys recommend? I see Rain-X has something specifically made for that purpose but I was thinking more along the lines of some Opti-Seal or the like.

Anyone tried it with good luck?

Thanks!
 
Congrats on getting a new house !
If its a glass shower surround, how about something made for glass like this - Optimum Opti-Glass Coating
I have never tried a paint sealant on glass - never had the need to, but perhaps someone else has and can share their experience..
Good Luck -
Dan F
 
I`d use a Pinnacle Glass Coat Sealant. Best bang for the buck. It`s cheap enough to be used around the house and yet far more effective than a rain-x :)
 
rookiez said:
I`d use a Pinnacle Glass Coat Sealant. Best bang for the buck. It`s cheap enough to be used around the house and yet far more effective than a rain-x :)
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Does the hardness of the water effect how often I`d need to reapply? Would I need to do any kind of removal of the old coat before a fresh coat or just clean and reapply?

I`ve never used the stuff. Looks good though!

Thanks!
 
Opti-Glass is overkill, formulated to deal with wiper abrasion. I use Opti-Seal on my shower and jacuzzi with great results - protects against scum build up and cleans easily.
 
I used some old Meguiars paste wax I had laying around one time. Worked pretty good for the first week or two. The problem I ran into is that it seems the soap and water gunk sort of built up on the wax and then when I tried to clean the shower door it was like a trying to clean wet glue or something. So IME stay away from carnubas.

In hindsight I should have known that before I even started but I was on a waxing binge.
 
I use The mckees water spot remover to get the water stains off then synthetic sealant 2.0. I thought I was crazy :crazy2:
 
PA762 said:
Does the hardness of the water effect how often I`d need to reapply? Would I need to do any kind of removal of the old coat before a fresh coat or just clean and reapply?

I`ve never used the stuff. Looks good though!

Thanks!
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That is a good question! I only used it through rain, however, it lasts 2-3 months in Seattle weather where it rains a lot, though it hasn`t been lately. I`d do a IPA wipe off on that shower door and apply the Pinnacle Glass Coat Sealant whenever I`m cleaning the bathroom since it`s just so easy. IPA wipe-off, put 3-4 drops (That`s all I usually need for the whole windshield) of the sealant on a foam applicator, wipe it on the glass, wipe it off after 15 minutes. They`re some of the cheapest product I have here :) You can then get their windshield booster and make your own glass cleaner with it. It has a sealant booster included the booster. It has a nice glass sealant system and comes at a great price for the whole system!!
 
Atthelake said:
Opti-Glass is overkill, formulated to deal with wiper abrasion. I use Opti-Seal on my shower and jacuzzi with great results - protects against scum build up and cleans easily.
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Why do you think its overkill ???

If a couple of people take a couple showers every day, and after each shower squeegee down the glass, and there is a lot of glass, isn`t that almost like wiper abrasion??

Wouldn`t Opti-Glass last alot longer than Opti-Seal ?? I am sure it would, so there you have less maintenance, and hopefully the Opti-Glass will go a lot longer, right ???
Dan F
 
Atthelake said:
Opti-Glass is overkill, formulated to deal with wiper abrasion. I use Opti-Seal on my shower and jacuzzi with great results - protects against scum build up and cleans easily.
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You use the Opti-Seal on shower walls or doors? Opti-Seal was my first instinct too. lol
 
Polished glass with blue pad and 205, wiped it down with IPA 15%

Applied Optimum Glass and its been at least 2 years and it is still perfect.

Also purchased a product called 511 impregnator at Home Depot. After new tiles and grout, applied to grout and its perfect as well. Seals out all the dirt and makes cleaning a breeze. Only works on new or perfectly cleaned surface or it will lock in the dirt.
 
JSFM35X said:
Polished glass with blue pad and 205, wiped it down with IPA 15%

Applied Optimum Glass and its been at least 2 years and it is still perfect.

Also purchased a product called 511 impregnator at Home Depot. After new tiles and grout, applied to grout and its perfect as well. Seals out all the dirt and makes cleaning a breeze. Only works on new or perfectly cleaned surface or it will lock in the dirt.
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Now THAT`S what I`m talking about ! :) Thank You, Amigo !
Do you really want to be monkeying around the shower all the time, or do it right the first time and leave it alone for a few years??
Especially on new glass that has not been etched with soap junk...

On another side of this, I recently switched all soaps out to pure cold-processed soaps made only with pure oils from plants and the natural glycerin derived from the cold processing...
What a difference !!!!!!!!

I use 1 soap bar, wash everything and it leaves my skin and hair looking and feeling like nothing I have ever experienced before !!!
I have 2 favorites right now - Cedar Sage with French Green Clay, and Frankincense and Myrrh - wow I will never go back to the hard, heat processed, full of bad chemicals soap again...

Another + - this soap rinses OFF completely very easily and leaves little to NO soap scum in the shower.... Yeah, that is a big deal, no ??

And what the laundry version of Frankincense and Myrrh pure liquid soap does to clothes-------- Nothing beats this either !!!

Everything comes out incredibly clean, no extra spray this spray that, all clothing is very, very soft, - no stupid dryer sheets depositing their nastiness into your clothing and making your dryer drum and towels useless forever, and that sickening chemical downy, etc., smell...

Want to know more about this let me know..
Dan F
 
Overkill based on cost of product. Opti-Glass will have superior durability. FYI, Gloss-Coat/Opti-Coat Pro have been successfully applied to granite counter tops for protection...just another "automotive" product with multiple uses!
 
The Pearl Nano guys market their coatings for glass shower protection. It would be a good sideline for detailers that are mobile or don`t get much work in cold or rainy climates.
 
rlmccarty2000 said:
The Pearl Nano guys market their coatings for glass shower protection. It would be a good sideline for detailers that are mobile or don`t get much work in cold or rainy climates.
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Great Idea !!!

Just have to perfect getting all the soap scummed, stained, etched, etc., gunk off the glass - especially in hard water areas, and put the coating on, and those people will be thrilled !!! Oh, and teach them how to use a small rubber edged squeegee inside the shower to get all standing water off the glass - well, I do the whole thing anyway - and then the glass will stay really clean much longer..
Dan F
 
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