Installation of neo-angle shower...need pointers

Rather than replace the glass, you should try some CLR and 4/0 steel wool to really clean the glass of soap scum etc. JMHO

I hate the pattern on the glass. I've always hated it, which is why I'm happy to have this opportunity to swap it out. If it was a question of it just having calcium deposits on it, yes...I would save the $200 and just clean it.

Many people are now choosing to install a neo angle shower kit instead. Aside from being more durable than a shower curtain, a neo angle shower enclosure could give a more organized look.

That's what I have in there now. Neo-angle. I'm taking it apart to deep clean it and reassembling it. Just not sure about how to apply the silicone.

Do the two tracks that hold the glass have anything inside them like a rubber or plastic fill strip? What I would do, lacking a sealing strip in the metal tracks would be to load the track with Mortite. If the dimension of the track is only 1/16" bigger than the glass on both sides and top, you can use some silicone to seal it. In the latter, just fill the track and push the glass into it. If you can, allow some of the silicone to sit on the top and bottom edge of the glass. This is to prevent impact breakage.

Yes! There's some kind of strip in there that seems to have neater edges than silicone. Similar feel and texture as dried silicone but I've been trying to figure out what that is. The glass is 1/8" and the gap is at least 1/4". When I got the cap off I could pull that strip out of the gap pretty easily. Any idea where you get it? I'll try to find some youtube videos.

Learning curve...

Thanks!

If you saved the fill strip inside the track, reinstall it. I've never seen it offered as an aftermarket item, I think the strips are installed at the factory.

Another way of doing this is to place a bead of sealant inside the track, tool it to a small dimension (the dimension of the original fill strip), and let it dry to harden. Then, when you install the glass, place more sealant in the track to seal the glass to the track.

You may have to make your own apparatus for tooling the silicone if you're following the above method. I've used a tuck pointing trowel for this type of operation, they come in very narrow blade widths. Tape a stick or piece of metal to the blade of the trowel, set to the depth that allows for the dimension of the fill. Drag it through the fresh silicone and wipe blade occasionally. The trick is to put enough sealant in the track and not so much that you fill the sides of the track. You don't want too much silicone in the track so that the glass won't fit.