Hard Water — What is it? Can Squeegee Pro help?

Left: Before; Right: After Treatment.

Removing hardwater oxidation on window glass or shower doors is not the easiest task in the world. Depending on how long the substances have sat on the glass, it can be nearly impossible to get it off. Squeegee Pro employs several methods of hard water removal.

Removing Hardwater oxidation on glass or shower doors isn’t the easiest thing in the world. Depending on how long the stain has been on the glass it can be near impossible to get it off.

What is Hard Water?

Hard water is water with a high mineral concentration. Hard water is generally water with a lot of calcium and magnesium sulphates as well as chlorides, and sulfates. These minerals dissolve in water, and form cations.

Effects of Hard Water

Hard water can be very annoying. First it affects soaps ability to lather and soap forms soap scum instead. Hard water will also foul glass causing scaling

What is Hard Water?

Hard water is water with a high mineral concentration. Hard water is generally water with a lot of calcium and magnesium sulphates as well as chlorides and sulfates. These minerals dissolve in water, and form calcification on surfaces on which they dry.

Effects of Hard Water

Hard water can be very annoying. It affects the soap’s ability to lather and soap forms scum instead. Hard water will also foul glass, causing scaling. Hard water deposits can eventually physically damage the outer layer of the glass.

Removing Hardwater Deposits

There are many products that claim to remove hardwater deposits, other recommend the use of lemon juice or vinegar. Most of these will give you marginal results. The best method to remove hard water is to use a quality glass buffer, mineral remover compound and polish which will physically buff out the minerals.

If you need hard water removed or glass restored be sure to contact Squeegee Pro at 949-250-1340. While sometimes we cannot remove it all, we generally can greatly reduce its appearance. We service the Los Angeles Metro Area and all of Orange County.