# Clear Glass Shower Doors **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 1, 2009, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-glass-shower-doors/498411 "2009-06-01T21:04:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-glass-shower-doors/498411/41 "2009-06-03T20:37:10Z")
> [@BubbaDog](#): > > I used very fine steel wool and Windex. I’m not sure whether it was good for the glass or not but the mineral deposits came off pretty good. > > I don’t recommend this method as I suspect that the tiny scratches left on the glass may just exacerbate the buildup problem. Well, you _could_ use the steel wool/Windex to _get_ the doors clean, and then use one of those “spray on every day” things to _keep_ them that way. I still like Mr. Clean Magic Eraser to get the soap scum off. In fact, there’s very little I’ve tried to remove with them that has failed. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-glass-shower-doors/498411/42 "2009-06-03T22:14:41Z")
> [@emmaliminal](#): > > How funny! I went looking for unsmelly shower-door-scum-remover tips earlier today. One I found and tried that mostly worked: take a **dryer sheet** , get it slightly wet, and rub it (fairly hard, like you would for crud on a mirror) over the soap scum. No idea what’s in there that works. One sheet got about 90% of our visible scum off, in less than five minutes. Someone just told me to soak pots with stuck-on ick and then use a dryer sheets to scrub them out. What’s in there!? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-glass-shower-doors/498411/43 "2009-06-03T23:43:48Z")
> [@HelenGawn](#): > > [hijack] > > **LouisB,** I just love reading your posts, especially for the way you write about your darling Marcie. She’s a lucky woman. Thank you for posting this; I have just this past minute brought my Darling Marcie into our office to read your post. I will print it and use a magnet to hang it on our refrigerator, just in case she forgets. I do appreciate the compliment but I think the luck was all mine when she agreed to marry me. ---
**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-glass-shower-doors/498411/44 "2009-06-04T01:01:04Z")
Squeegee and Tilex. Every time you take a shower. ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-glass-shower-doors/498411/45 "2009-06-04T01:16:48Z")
> [@LouisB](#): > > Well, my Darling Marcie put the lemon/salt combo to the test, following a full scale shower and the clear glass shower doors just sparkled. My Darling Marcie sparkled very nicely, too. The view through the sparkling clean clear glass shower doors was unimpeded and I would be there yet except that my Darling Marcie isn’t in the shower any more. I wonder what else one could do with lemon and salt? Tequila comes to mind, but there just has to be something more. I’ll sleep on it, perchance to dream or whatever. > > Thanks. I’ll try some other suggestions later. I’ve tried darn near everything including the abrasive chemicals, the dryer sheet, vinegar, different chemicals, other chemicals. I’d never heard of lemon and salt. I gave it a try. For the first time in twelve years I have clean shower doors. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-glass-shower-doors/498411/46 "2009-06-04T03:10:34Z")
I have to agree, **Louis**. I wish I was someone’s Darling Marcie. Only I’d like to keep my real name, if I could. StG ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-glass-shower-doors/498411/47 "2009-06-04T06:28:52Z")
> [@LouisB](#): > > I wonder what else one could do with lemon and salt? Tequila comes to mind, but there just has to be something more. I’ll sleep on it, perchance to dream or whatever. > > Thanks. I’ll try some other suggestions later. The lemon and salt work wonders as a copper cleaner too! (although a tasty adult beverage would be a nice reward for all of your hard work 😛 ) ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-glass-shower-doors/498411/48 "2009-06-04T14:50:04Z")
> [@ratatoskK](#): > > Squeegee and Tilex. Every time you take a shower. You’re breathing in Tilex every day? And your lungs aren’t shredded?! ---
**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-glass-shower-doors/498411/49 "2009-06-04T16:39:25Z")
I spray it fast and close the door, I don’t breathe it in. ---
**Author:** ![Solfy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Solfy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Solfy)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-glass-shower-doors/498411/50 "2009-06-04T20:48:25Z")
> [@norinew](#): > > Well, you _could_ use the steel wool/Windex to _get_ the doors clean, and then use one of those “spray on every day” things to _keep_ them that way. > > I still like Mr. Clean Magic Eraser to get the soap scum off. > > In fact, there’s very little I’ve tried to remove with them that has failed. Just keep in mind that the magic erasers are a fine abrasive, also. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-glass-shower-doors/498411/51 "2009-06-04T21:45:34Z")
> [@ratatoskK](#): > > I spray it fast and close the door, I don’t breathe it in. When I use that stuff it lingers in my house for days! ---
**Author:** ![Unix\_Geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unix_geek/32/19368_2.png) [@Unix\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unix_Geek)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-glass-shower-doors/498411/52 "2009-06-04T21:55:37Z")
Another vote for vinegar. I cut it half and half with water in a spray bottle. Use it after the last shower every morning. And before you turn off the shower, spray water across all the glass surfaces to reduce the soap scum that is left to dry before you use your squeegee. ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-glass-shower-doors/498411/53 "2009-06-05T02:14:13Z")
> [@StGermain](#): > > I have to agree, **Louis**. I wish I was someone’s Darling Marcie. Only I’d like to keep my real name, if I could. > > StG You may keep your own name----my Darling Marcie did. Just think of yourself as “myDarlingStGermain.” And insist your SO use that name when he/she speaks to you. ---
**Author:** ![crazyjoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-glass-shower-doors/498411/54 "2009-06-05T16:10:07Z")
> [@Solfy](#): > > There are anti-fog treatments you can buy for glass that’s usefull for things like bathroom mirrors. It works in the opposite way that Rain-X does. > Rain-X makes a hydrophobic (water hating) surface on the glass so that the water droplets converge and roll off. Anti-fog treatments make the glass hydrophillic (water loving) so that the fog disperses more readily instead of forming tiny beads that occlude vision. > > If you don’t like the idea of monthly Rain-X treatments, find yourself some Aquapel. It costs a little more than Rain-X, but it last three times as long. Ok, but either way I have a problem in that I am going to have to squeegee off the excess, right? And doesn’t squeegee-ing very quickly remove the aquapel/anti-fog? ---
**Author:** ![Solfy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Solfy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Solfy)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-glass-shower-doors/498411/55 "2009-06-05T17:03:34Z")
> [@crazyjoe](#): > > Ok, but either way I have a problem in that I am going to have to squeegee off the excess, right? And doesn’t squeegee-ing very quickly remove the aquapel/anti-fog? The idea behind the rain clearing treaments is that the bulk of the water should sheet off spontaneously with no squeegee-ing necessary. Windshield wipers don’t remove Aquapel for months; should you choose to squeegee, it will still stick around for quite a while. I have less direct experience with anti-fog. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-glass-shower-doors/498411.md?page=2)