SHOWER DOOR GLASS RESTORATION
Your Shower Glass Is Not Dirty. It Is Etched.
You clean it, you scrub it, you try every product on the shelf — and it still looks cloudy. That is because the problem is no longer on the glass. It is in it.
Los Angeles has hard water. Every shower leaves behind dissolved minerals. Over months they bond to the surface and slowly etch into it.
At that point cleaning cannot work: there is nothing left to wipe off. The damage is physical.
It also does not stop on its own. Etched glass holds more water, which deposits more minerals, which etches deeper. Left alone long enough, it does become permanent.
We restore the glass itself — removing the mineral etching and polishing the surface back to clear.
It is a fraction of the cost of a new enclosure, done in place, usually in a few hours. Frameless, framed, textured and coated glass all included.
Not ready to book anyone? Our DIY restoration kit handles light spotting yourself.
If the etching is deep, a kit will not reach it — send us a photo and we will tell you which one you are dealing with.
Not sure if yours is spotting or etching? Text us a photo of the panel — shot at an angle, with the light on it — and we will tell you which one it is, and whether a kit will reach it.
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Spotting or etching — and why it matters
Spotting sits on top of the glass.
It is mineral residue, and the right product still lifts it. Etching is damage in the glass: the minerals have eaten into the surface, and there is nothing left to wipe off.
The test is simple — if the panel still looks cloudy right after you have cleaned and dried it, you are looking at etching.
Etching does not hold still. A rough surface traps more water, more water leaves more minerals, and the etching goes deeper. Caught early it polishes out.
Left for years it can reach the point where the panel really does have to be replaced.
Restoring versus replacing the enclosure
New shower glass costs several times more than restoring the panel you already have, before hardware, before labour, and before the wait for the order.
Restoration happens in place, with your existing frame, hinges and seals untouched — nothing is removed, nothing has to match.
Doing it yourself
Light spotting is a job you can do. Our DIY restoration kit is the same pad system our crews use, and it handles surface mineral deposits and light haze.
Deep etching is different: a kit will not reach it, and pushing harder on the machine does not fix that.
Send a photo first — we will tell you honestly which of the two you have, even when the answer is “you do not need us”.
How the visit works
- You text photos of the panels — one wide, one close-up at an angle so the light catches the surface.
- We tell you what it is and what can realistically be brought back.
- You get a written estimate before anyone comes out. The estimate is the price. If it turns out to be more work than the photos showed, you hear it before we touch the glass, and you decide.
- We work on site. Frameless, framed, textured and coated glass all included.
Questions we get asked
I have already tried every cleaner. Why would this work?
Because cleaners work on what sits on the glass. Once the minerals have etched into it, cleaning has nothing to remove. We take down the damaged surface itself and polish it back to clear.
Will it come back?
Hard water is still hard water. The glass comes back clear, and how long it stays that way depends on how the panel is dried and how heavily the shower is used. We will tell you what we saw on your glass rather than sell you a guarantee about your water.
Could it end up worse?
We work on a best-effort basis and we say upfront what we can and cannot fix. Where damage sits right against the frame or a coating there is always some risk, and you will hear that before we start, not after.
My glass has a factory coating. Is that a problem?
Tell us before we start — coated glass behaves differently, and it changes what we recommend. It is one of the first things we look for in your photos.
Do you do one panel or the whole enclosure?
Either. Most people start with the worst panel and see the difference against the others.