Crystal clear widow cleaning hack or a big mistake?

[The Metal Butcher]

Invisible glass is garbage compared to "World's Best Glass Cleaner". That stuff does work and takes off the plastic outgassing from interior glass surfaces.

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[fossil]

Exterior side do the window/windshield due the same but use a .0000 grade steel wool to wipe the Invisible Glass and then go over with the microfiber towel(s)

most people cringe when someone suggests steel wool but used correctly works great on a contaminated windshield and doesn't damage anything. I moved to bronze wool some years back because it doesn't leave any wool hair to rust and can be reused.

 

[Montana]

most people cringe when someone suggests steel wool but used correctly works great on a contaminated windshield and doesn't damage anything. I moved to bronze wool some years back because it doesn't leave any wool hair to rust and can be reused.

Or just use a Teflon safe scrubber.

 

[fossil]

Or just use a Teflon safe scrubber.

every professional window cleaner, wood worker or gun smith knows about bronze wool.

I use 0000 fine only

 

[Montana]

bronze wool

Yea I'm just saying teflon safe because it can be used over and over and even on the paint. No need to go out and buy something specific. You can use it on your pots and pans and your truck lol.

Great for removing hard water spots on plastics etc etc.

 

[fossil]

Yea I'm just saying teflon safe because it can be used over and over and even on the paint. No need to go out and buy something specific. You can use it on your pots and pans and your truck lol.

Great for removing hard water spots on plastics etc etc.

Ah, not going to wash my pans with something I used to remove bird poop from my windshield, but you do you

 

[exsubsailor]

A little Dawn dish liquid in water, a teflon safe scrubber or sponge to apply and rub, and a squeegee and microfiber towel to clean and dry. Dawn is the WD40 of cleaning products, from cleaning dishes to killing spotted lantern flies and everything in between.

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[Edge Haley]

Using the wrong product for a solution can become a disaster. At 19 yrs old bought an old antique 911 Porsche. Rubber around the windshield and other windows was faded and I was told brake fluid would bring back the black. It did! Like a fool, followed the advice. Six months later the rubber was not only falling apart but the paint under the rubber trim was peeling off. Replacement of rubber and repainting the car cost more than what I paid for it.

Be careful with "free" advice from those you don't know.

Edit: Would have never guessed this. A dirty "cabin air filter" can greatly affect the inside of a windshield. I was having to clean up the inside glass at least once a week. Wondered if the cabin filter might help...It was dirty and so changed it and for the next 3 or 4 weeks the inside of the windshield has stayed clear. Manual even says a dirty cabin filter will create additional condensation on the inside of windshield.

 

[ClemsonU88]

My solution is chemical free. I use a Norwex "Enviro" cloth with only water on it and then wipe it down with their "Window" cloth. It leaves the window streak free and crystal clear.

Norwex cloths on Amazon

 

[MavGirl!]

not sure if they still make it, but we the bottle we use lasts quite a while using couple tablespoons at a time, LOL

Where do you find Prell shampoo, nowadays? I haven't seen that around for decades!

 

[Don806]

Where do you find Pearl shampoo, nowadays? I haven't seen that around for decades!

Stores here still carry it, Walmart, Kroger, pharmacies sell it also,

 

[Hockeyfish11]

Nice. I typically rub my windshield with 2000 flushes once a month. Keeps it clean and gives it a blue tint, too.

 

[Hockeyfish11]

Nice. I typically rub my windshield with 2000 flushes once a month. Keeps it clean and gives it a blue tint, too.

You’ll drive chit-faced

 

[Suzukiridr14]

Over the years I have tried every window cleaning product out there in a effort to get the oily film off of the inside of my vehicles windows and the road oil and grime off of the outside. I have tried commercial products as well as multiple home remedies. Nothing has worked. Until now. After spending a few hours unsuccessfully trying to clean my Mavericks windows I finally looked at all of the products in my garage and saw this. I usually use it to get scale out of sinks and toilets, never for cleaning glass. But, what the hell, I gave it a try. The results were almost a miracle. I used rubber gloves and put the product, sparingly, on a paper towel so I wouldn't get any drips. A little bit goes a long way. Once I applied it, with some vigorous rubbing, and several dry paper towels polishing it, the windows came out crystal clear. So, clear it looks like they aren't there. I did get some small smears onto the plastics inside the cab but they wiped right up and did not seem to have any affect (effect?). Question is, will long term use of this product have any potential issues?

Make sure you don't use any sprays that contain alcohol on any window that has a tinting flim on it. Read the label on all window sprays. (Windex etc) Alcohol will react on the film.

 

[ZABSMAV]

THIS.
Safe for aftermarket window film, too. Never use regular Windex® if you have window film.

If you are talking about the "Clindo" brand someone posted a picture of above, NEVER EVER use that on any aftermarket applied tinting film. Anything with ammonia in it will permanently cloud and damage anything plastic. The BEST clearer to use is Sprayway which is available from WalMart or Home Depot. It does NOT contain ammonia and is safe on all plastics.

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