water stains...

butwhosetoblame · #1 (**permalink**) 01-01-2009, 11:05 AM

does anybody know a good way to get waterstains off of the glass?
if so id appreciate it if you shared it!please and thank you

dart_king · #2 (**permalink**) 01-01-2009, 01:06 PM

If it is glass- take a new blade from an exacto knife and scrape the glass with it, you could also try cleaning it with a sponge and vinegar/ lemon juice.

If it is acrylic- you could also try cleaning it with a sponge and vinegar/ lemon juice. (note use the soft side not the rough side, and be gentle)

hope that helps

ryan,

JohnEDove · #3 (**permalink**) 01-01-2009, 01:07 PM

CLR, vinegar, Lemon Juice, and ammonia all work well.
Of course if you are attempting to clean a tank while it is still set up with animals etc you do not want to use any of those.

dart_king · #4 (**permalink**) 01-01-2009, 01:09 PM

if there is animals in the tank, then i would suggest the blade method, if it is a glass tank...

butwhosetoblame · #5 (**permalink**) 01-01-2009, 01:09 PM

okay thank you...itis glass

seritchey · #6 (**permalink**) 01-01-2009, 03:00 PM

Are you talking about like hard water deposits? Razor blade or(you'll think I'm crazy but I assure you I've done it tons of times) in the automotive business we use 000 Steel Wool to get water spots off windows

JohnEDove · #7 (**permalink**) 01-01-2009, 03:47 PM

Does the 000 not scratch the glass?

harrywitmore · #8 (**permalink**) 01-02-2009, 08:40 AM

Steel wool works better than anything I have used and it does not scratch the glass.

froggsong · #9 (**permalink**) 02-01-2009, 01:54 AM

How does it not scratch the glass? I'm not saying you are wrong or anything, I just can't get my head around that one!

harrywitmore · #10 (**permalink**) 02-01-2009, 07:15 AM

Glass is much harder than the steel so it just removes the stains on the surface and does nothing to the glass. Back when cars had allot of chrome and it would get light surface rust, we used it on the chrome the same way. Polished it and looked great.