Window cleaning frustration
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I am having frustration getting my windows clean ...
Hi! Well my car is looking great since I joined the group.
I am having frustration getting my windows clean without streaks.
I use stoners glass cleaner with glass microfiber towels.
I use one towel to clean, another to dry!
I haven't washed the towles yet. They all are brand new.
I have been washing windows every two week.
I assume I need to wash glass towels from the other towels.
Any suggestions? I am getting really frustrated.
I just bought some Megs window cleaner concentrate
I am thinking of using vinegar and water.
Please help!
I get mad when I take the car out and I see streaks when the windows are exposed to sunlight
Thanks for the help
I have been using the vinegar and water and it works much better cheaper but can still be frustrating at times. Glass is definitely an area where I need some improvement. I've had more luck with the "less is more" theory than with any product changes.
I've gone through the same frustrations as you are having. After many trial and error trys over the years I've found the best results using these products and processes:
I use the same 2 towel method as you, but use Surgical Huck Towels (Google it). They are no lint cotton with a heavier weave towel with more substance than MF.
Tried many products and now use either Surf City Garage Clearly Better Glass Cleaner or 3D 50:1 concentrate mixed with Distilled Water. Both perform the same(but the 3D is much less expensive)--with the first wipe they leave a film on the glass that is removed by the second wipe--very easy to feel where you have wiped or not so it's very effective in removing any smear or streaks even in bad light--you know they are all removed when the whole window is slick like paint with a newly applied LSP.
I've gone through the same frustrations as you are having. After many trial and error trys over the years I've found the best results using these products and processes:
I use the same 2 towel method as you, but use Surgical Huck Towels (Google it). They are no lint cotton with a heavier weave towel with more substance than MF.
Tried many products and now use either Surf City Garage Clearly Better Glass Cleaner or 3D 50:1 concentrate mixed with Distilled Water. Both perform the same(but the 3D is much less expensive)--with the first wipe they leave a film on the glass that is removed by the second wipe--very easy to feel where you have wiped or not so it's very effective in removing any smear or streaks even in bad light--you know they are all removed when the whole window is slick like paint with a newly applied LSP.
BTW--always wash any new towel before using.
Where do you get your Huck surgical towels from? I have always read that this is the way to go but for some reason I am still struggling without them. I need to stop screwing around and just order some. Thanks for the tip.
Try using one towel to clean, then leave that window and go to the next. Then grab a dry towel and buff the first window.
This is what I do. Works great and no streaks. I use two microfiber rags...same as you. Maybe you have a little something extra on the windows that won't quite come off with the stoners?
I have the same thing. I have used stoners arasol can. I use it after I wash the entire car. The windows are just hard to get a clear finish. The first tine it was great, but since then its harder and harder. I use clean MF towels one for cleaning and one to polish. I drive many miles a day, and it builds up quick, seems more sticky then glass plus.
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