home contact faq cleaning glossary glasswork
The Bathroom Enclosure Manufacturers' Association was founded in 1992 and represents industry manufacturers, suppliers and dealers in the United States and Canada. No other trade association in North America is dedicated to consumers' and the bath enclosure industry's needs. BEMA promotes the purchase, installation and maintenance of high-quality bath enclosures as the best choice for containing shower water in today's bathrooms.
Your enclosure can provide years of service and beauty with a minimum of care and maintenance. Cleaning your enclosure safely and effectively takes the right cleaner. With minimum maintenance and the right cleaner your bath enclosure should provide you with years of beautiful service. BEMA conducted studies on a number of products that do a good job cleaning and are also gentle on the enclosure surface. After testing some of the most popular cleaners, BEMA found that Comet Non-Abrasive Bathroom Cleaner was the most effective. Therefore, BEMA endorses the use of Comet for glass and metal enclosures.

Comet Heavy Duty Bathroom Cleaner dissolves soap scum and hard water film on contact and disinfects as it cleans. BEMA has determined that for any type of bath enclosure you choose, Comet makes cleaning easy and helps keep your bath enclosure looking like new.

The key is to understand what types of cleaners to use and to avoid. Many cleaners labeled for use in bathrooms can damage the metal finish or scratch the glass of an enclosure.

A short list of cleaning agents that should be avoided because they either damage the metal or scratch the enclosure surface includes:

Vinegar or vinegar based products
Abrasive or soft abrasive powders and liquids
Bleach or bleach based cleaners
Steel or Teflon pads
Acid based cleaners