Chemical Stain on Glass

[3Fitty]

Hey guys... long time since I've posted, but I'm still not 100% finished my move up north but I'm getting close to getting settled in and had a non-car question.

My mother put some "soap scum" type cleaner on a clear shower door tempered glass, walked away and forgot about it. It left some pretty nasty stains (almost like water spots) on the glass. Sorry no pics but the stains won't come out with a conventional glass cleaner and I'm about to hit it with something else and figured I ask for your input.

I've got a lot of options, including things like ScratchX, PlastX, #80, #83, #151. I guess I could even try vinegar/water or something like the Mr. Clean sponge. If the early stuff doesn't work, I'll run the gamut, but figured I'd take some suggestions first.

Also, do you think I should work by hand or use my DA Polisher?

Thanks and Merry Christmas.

[CAShine]

Re: Chemical Stain on Glass

I would try mr clean eraser and dish detergent by hand.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Chemical Stain on Glass

Have you tried Comet? It's a pretty common household cleaner and works on some staining on glass, might already be under the kitchen sink.

After that M04 Heavy Cut Cleaner has been used for removing topical stains and gunk off glass for decades. It has a fairly chunky diminishing abrasive in it and the chunkiness helps to cut-up and remove anything sitting on top of the glass and because it's diminishing in nature it won't instill scratches at the same time.

M105 and M95 work also but I personally have not used these on lots of glass while I've used M04 on glass since the early 1990's with proven success.

I have used M105 with a wool pad on a rotary buffer to remove some of the worst mineral deposits I've ever seen on auto glass but don't discount the power brought to the table by a wool pad spinning at 1500 RPM on a rotary buffer, this by itself has cutting power.

[J. A. Michaels]

Re: Chemical Stain on Glass

My suggestion would have been #4. I have removed some pretty nasty hard water stains with it.

Glad to see you back.

[asim_296]

Re: Chemical Stain on Glass

Yea It's good to see you again. Good luck