Auto Glass cleaning -- HELP ME

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Auto Glass cleaning -- HELP ME

IIRC, Kevin Brown uses terry cloths. I tried it with NXT glass cleaner and it works marvelous! I bought some Meguiar's terry cloths and those are the bomb! No lint to boot!

And the key is to use enough glass cleaner to get the gunk off the window first, then go back with a very, very light mist of product and a dry area of the towel. Like many others, I used to fight streaks all the time, but this method has solved the problem completely. Turns out I was just using too much product.

[MUGEN SI]

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I just tried the NXT glass cleaner the other night and it is awesome! It smells good also!

[smithbell81]

Re: Auto Glass cleaning -- HELP ME

I just got installed windshield at my office window but the birds from outside always manage to spread dirt on it and now it looks ugly. I have asked for auto glass cleaner company to clean it but they are charging much more than as I expected. I want to know if there is any way or material I can use to clean it which made my windshield glasses like brand new one.

Auto Glass

[JonH]

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Invisible Glass or Spray Away, both excellent. I disagree with the microfiber, they do pick up dust and dirt like nothing else, but not liquid very well. Put some liquid on a table and try and wipe it up with a microfiber and then try a cotton towel, not one that is part synthetic but pure cotton. You will find a good absorbant cotton towel will pick liquid up quickly with no residue. JMO.

[Murr1525]

Re: Auto Glass cleaning -- HELP ME

I just got installed windshield at my office window but the birds from outside always manage to spread dirt on it and now it looks ugly. I have asked for auto glass cleaner company to clean it but they are charging much more than as I expected. I want to know if there is any way or material I can use to clean it which made my windshield glasses like brand new one.

Just have to clean it. Yo ucan use a good glass cleaner like Nxt. You can use clay. You may also want to use something like RainX, or even just UQD/UQW to get a little coating on the glass.

[smithbell81]

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thanks murr

[MirandaAutoSpa]

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Not sure if this was mentioned but I think cleaning really nasty glass also has to do with technique. I use Meg's Detailer Glass Cleaner with MF towels. I use one MF to clean and get the film of nasty off then a new MF with a light mist of cleaner to buff as fast as my arm can go (hard to do on the rear windows sometimes) and it will dry and eventually become streak free. My wife will be my spotter on the outside to make sure when the sun hits it, there is no holograming or filminess. When the sun hits the glass you can see if the film is gone or not, if not I keep buffing with a new MF lightly misted with cleaner. Also I use distilled water to mix my cleaner.

[zbestwun2001]

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I realized that the hard water stains I have are just above the radius of where my windshield wiper goes. It's because I didn't use WW Cleaner Fluid but tap water. It's hard water...
So what's the most current Maguiar's product that will remove this?

[coopstah]

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How good is "Sprayway " window cleaner, i just bought two cans today , i'm actually really curious because lord knows i have tried EVERYTHING under the sun glass cleaners and its getting old, i bought a brand new car a few weeks ago and would like to keep it clean if i could ! !


Any other window cleanng tips i'm all for it, thanks in advance....

[zbestwun2001]

Re: Auto Glass cleaning -- HELP ME

How good is "Sprayway " window cleaner, i just bought two cans today , i'm actually really curious because lord knows i have tried EVERYTHING under the sun glass cleaners and its getting old, i bought a brand new car a few weeks ago and would like to keep it clean if i could ! !


Any other window cleanng tips i'm all for it, thanks in advance....

I have used it in the past with great sucess.

[coopstah]

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I have used it in the past with great sucess. .

Thats all i needed to hear, thank you kindly for the encouraging words, you're the best

[Michael Stoops]

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The Sprayway is actually pretty good stuff, but no glass cleaner is going to do the job all by itself. If you over use anything - Sprayway, Stoner's, our own Perfect Clarity, etc - it will self dry on the glass. If that happens and you've got a fair bit of road film mixed in with the product, any product, it's going to streak - period.

As stated above, use enough glass cleaner to get the gunk off the window first, then go back with a very, very light mist of product and a dry area of the towel. In fact, having a second, dry towel for your final wipe really helps.

[coopstah]

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Michael Stoops - I'm actually pretty anal ( can i say that on here ) when it comes to keeping my windows clean, especially my windshield / back window therefore gunk has no time to build up, however you're absolutely right, if you use to much product it will dry and then of course streak.

[theamcguy]

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One other thing about cleaning glass is all too often glass gets cleaned using overhead light and it looks great, then at night or at dawn and dusk with low angle light it looks all streaky. You have to either clean or check your glass using low angle light if you want to get the streaks out. If you are using over head lights in a shop or midday/afternoon sun it may look clean but as soon as you get low angle sunlight or on-coming headlights the streaks will be there.

[coopstah]

Re: Auto Glass cleaning -- HELP ME

One other thing about cleaning glass is all too often glass gets cleaned using overhead light and it looks great, then at night or at dawn and dusk with low angle light it looks all streaky. You have to either clean or check your glass using low angle light if you want to get the streaks out. If you are using over head lights in a shop or midday/afternoon sun it may look clean but as soon as you get low angle sunlight or on-coming headlights the streaks will be there.

Ufortunately i use what i have and thats the outdoors / sun so im basically up the creek ,is there another way i can clean them without having to count on low angle lighting, if not,then oh well i have no choice ,i'll have to deal with it ! !