Starphire Vs Regular Shower Door

During the manufacturing process the green hue is removed.

Starphire vs regular shower door.

Low iron might be considered for any frameless glass applications like shower enclosures tabletops and glass doors. Low iron glass vs starphire glass. This allows it to transmit 91 of light compared to 83 for regular glass. We knew we wanted a frameless upgraded door but wondering if the extra 600 is worth it for this type of glass.

The discriminating client knows that for a true frameless shower enclosure she must have clips to achieve the look. The reason you will hear the terms low iron and starphire sometimes used together is because starphire is a brand name of the glass and low iron is the process used to remove the green tint. I took these photos and the difference is extreme but that is also since it is touching the tile. Starphire is an upgrade of shower glass that is virtually clear.

Prlog press release jun. The shower door will be 3 feet away so maybe won t be noticeable. This helps to minimize the greening effect typically found in thick glass panels of glass. I wonder if anyone has had any experience with this type of glass apparently it is lower lead and has less of a green tint than regular glass door.

The fixed panel in your shower enclosure will need to be attached to the wall somehow. Starphire glass is an ultra clear glass that contains as little as 10 of the iron that is found in regular glass. Tempered glass has a slight green hue that to be honest i never noticed until the salesman told me about it. Also if the glass is a quarter inch thick or more you will really start to see the green.

They are the same type of glass. The result is an ultra clear view through your shower door to the beautiful tile inside. We had planned to use a tall 1 2 thick clear glass door that i happened to have in stock and order the fixed panels custom to match. 18 2014 trenton n j.

Low iron glass works exactly the same as standard glass. When my sister decided she would like to replace her old framed shower enclosure with a new frameless one i looked at her white tile and knew it would look green if i used standard clear glass. Sometimes called low iron glass because it contains only ten percent of the iron regular glass contains starphire is ultra clear and brilliant in a way regular glass is not.