Steel Wool On Glass Shower Doors

Their abrasive action may scratch the glass or dull the finish of the metal.

Steel wool on glass shower doors.

This works really well along the edges. Green scrubbing pads are made from polyester which is even softer. Rub the glass with the steel wool. They ll be too.

Use the finest grade of steel wool that you can find. Therefore these scrubbing pads in theory will not scratch glass either. Take one teaspoon of detergent and add it to a cup of hot water. Make sure the steel wool is in good condition since the presence of any rust or other imperfections could scratch the glass when you attempt to buff it.

Test a corner of your glass door to make sure that the steel wool doesn t scratch it. Surprisingly it does not scratch the glass. Using the most fine steel wool you can find pull off a small piece. Be careful if you have etched glass in your shower doors.

The steel wool pad will likely scratch the finish of the tub leaving black and gray marks you should also avoid using them on your tub or shower if it s made of fiberglass. White scotchbrite 1200 grit it has no abrasive gray scotchbrite about 400 600 maroon scotchbrite about 220 280 green scotchbrite about 150 180. Now this was interesting to me since the finest grade steel wool was an extremely aggressive 400 grit and i discovered it can easily scratch glass and still not clean off the hard water deposits. Then just gently rub the steel wool over the glass and rinse.

Steel receives a lower rating of between 4 and 4 5. As feared the steel wool does not conduce to scratches on the glass doors. Small circular motion large circular motion up and down just scrub. Scrub and rinse the door.

On the moh s scale glass receives a rating of 5 5. Therefore steel wool in theory will not scratch glass. Use this moist sponge to apply the baking soda salt mixture on the doors. Dunk the steel wool into this solution and start scrubbing the shower door.

2 0 steel wool 180 grit 2 0 steel wool 120 grit. Wet the glass doors paying special attention to the edges. That s all there is to it. Use your hand to rub the paste over a section of the glass shower door and using a 0000 super fine steel wool pad start scrubbing.

Tip 2 fine steel wool. For some this may be the case after one application. You can pick it up at the grocery store walmart or a hardware building supply store.