windshield smudges. help!

[dinosaur1]

No on the dish soap

[dinosaur1]

Not sure if this is a good pic or not but the mark/blob is in the middle.

[Murr1525]

Re: windshield smudges. help!

Not sure it would do much if the other attempts havent, but some dish soap and a terry cloth (not brillo pad or anything) is something to try.

[dinosaur1]

I will try this.
If not ill pick up some UC. How should I apply it?

[Murr1525]

Re: windshield smudges. help!

A smooth foam pad or terry cloth would be good to apply it with. Work it in pretty good, then remove. You would need a glass cleaner after to remove any UC residue completly. But hopefully can tell if it is working as you go, and then just the glass cleaner at the end.

[dinosaur1]

After the glass cleaner can I use uqw ? I will never use rain x again. I mainly use microfiber towels for just about everything.

[dinosaur1]

What would be the right way to try dish soap. Put a few drops in a small bucket and fill with warm water? Wipe with cloth and dry?

[Murr1525]

Re: windshield smudges. help!

You could use MF, though terry may have more bite to it. Try both, up to you...

As for FYI, an old white gym sock turned inside out is terry, if you didnt have any old towels around.

And yes, UQW could certainly be used. Some people like coatings, some dont...

[Murr1525]

Re: windshield smudges. help!

Could try a wet cloth, and just put a few drops right onto the cloth/area you are working on...

Not really a right or wrong way with the dishoap, just something to try out.

[dinosaur1]

Thanks! I'll let you know what happens. I have the feeling that I'll have to pick up some UC. Should I stay away from trying isopropyl alcohol?

[STRIFE]

Re: windshield smudges. help!

for glass I often use terry cloth first and finish off with a MF

[Murr1525]

Re: windshield smudges. help!

The IPA wont hurt either... It wont leave anything behind that would affect the other products.

One of these things has to work right?

[GoZoner]

Re: windshield smudges. help!

I recently cleaned all my windows with NXT Glass Cleaner. I now have sparkles all over my windows, inside and out. I can describe them as looking like diamond dust. I used a glass cleaning microfiber. I have since tried to get those off, but I can't. What are they and how can I fix my windshield? Help!

The exact same happens to me. When the light hits at just the right angle, hundreds of teeny, tiny specks of light. I wash the car including windows, and then dry. I apply a few squirts of NXT Glass Cleaner and then wipe with Meguiar's microfiber towels. I flip the towel over for a final wipe to dry. Looks good from the outside but from the inside with the sun at the right angle, all sorts of specks.

I'll get a picture next time I see it.

Perhaps I shouldn't wipe until the cleaner is dry? Let it evaporate?

[littleblackcar]

Re: windshield smudges. help!

The exact same happens to me. When the light hits at just the right angle, hundreds of teeny, tiny specks of light. I wash the car including windows, and then dry. I apply a few squirts of NXT Glass Cleaner and then wipe with Meguiar's microfiber towels. I flip the towel over for a final wipe to dry. Looks good from the outside but from the inside with the sun at the right angle, all sorts of specks.

I'll get a picture next time I see it.

Perhaps I shouldn't wipe until the cleaner is dry? Let it evaporate?

I wonder if maybe the windshield is so clean now that every single little microscopic ding shows up? Have you gotten any feedback on this? I still have the problem....

[GoZoner]

Re: windshield smudges. help!

Brand new car. (2011 Honda CR-Z, White, )