CLEANING VEHICLE WINDOWS

HiJohn.

Windex Glass streakfree cleaner!, or Whatever other one takes your fancy"


Butt!!!, You must use a Micro Fibre cloth, You will be astounded at the difference

Cheers Axle

Well at work I spray a citrus cleaner over the windscreen then rub a fine scourer over the windscreen to remove bugs. Hose off then use a squegee to remove excess water then finish off if I have time with newspaper and a similar product to windez. Side windows use a mop, squegee, then paper.
Cheers Pete

Not sure about cleaning the window but to stop it fogging up on the inside we use a dry cake of soap. Rub some onto the window, use a dry cloth to rub the soap all over the window until it is all rubbed in. This will stop the window fogging up on the inside. Reapply when needed. I use velvet soap.

Josh

On outside of windows I use JIF creme, it has no harsh abrazives and the white scourer, do not use green,black, blue, orange, yellow or red scourers as they are abrazive

Do not use Ajax as it has small abrazives in liquid,

Wash off throughly with water.

I use windex and newspaper for inside windows,I wouldn't use any petroleum product on windscreen as its an oil-base which would leave a smear??


The white scourers can be purchased from cleaning outlets and they come in 12'' ----- 300mm circles, used for polishing machines

I find to get absolutely spotless windows that stay cleaner longer,
I wash them just with normal car wash, but I then wax them.

I find a good wax and buff keeps them cleaner longer. the dirt seems to slide off the wax.
It also makes it easier to get bugs etc off when washing.

Brian

I use Rainex silicon treatment on the windscreen and other windows when I think of it.

The main effect is to make water slip off the glass but I have found it also makes bugs much easier to remove as well.

A good glass cleaner is 1/3 metho 1/3 ammonia and 1/3 water mix in a spray bottle and use as required.

The problem is it stinks so I generally just wash with washing up detergent and then rinse with clean water.

I use a commercial windscreen detergent in the windscreen washer.

Windex and newspaper

To shift stuck on bugs etc I use a cheap sponge wrapped in one layer of knitted shadecloth. Itis used wet (water only) and it doesn't scratch.
Cheap but bloody effective.

Disco

Wash the glass first.
Apply silvo cutlery polish and let it mist off.
Polish the powder of the glass.
Apply Rainex as per instructions.
From then on a damp microfibre is all that is needed.
No bugs or dust will stick on to the glass.
I have done this for years and it works.
Stan

Ajax triple action glass cleaner is great . How i used to do it as a glazier for decades was to use half metho and water and newspaper .

The easiest method I have found is called "W.I.F.E."

You can sit back and marvel at a job well done.........

I like Rainex too. It is time consuming to put it on and polish it off properly, but a coating lasts a long time. I use it before the start of an extended trip and agree that it makes cleaning along the way considerably easier.

To clean bug splatter off the windscreen or paintwork, spray with Cloudy Ammonia (Coles or Woolies), let it soak in for a minute, then wipe off with tissues or paper towel.

The alkali breaks down animal protein, but it's mild enough to be safe on skin and paintwork - ignore the smell.

To get rid of the film on the inside of the windscreen, rub with straight vinegar on a paper towel until it wets the windscreen.

The plastics in the car give off fumes which settle as oils on the windscreen.

Do Not use Windex or ammonia based cleaners on after market tinted windows.

You may get away with it for awhile but the tint will start to lift and get messy.

The latest Windex cleaner states No Ammonia, but also states Do Not use on Tinted windows.

Dave