cleaning the windshield

[clint316]

hey all i have this problem that i need help trying to figure out.it's my windshield no matter what i use i can not keep from getting streaks.i have used water vinegar and rubbing alcohol mix(streaks)also used window cleaner with amonia(streaks)i have fried regular paper towls and glass towls still same out come i have also tried my squeege and still get same results.dont know if this will make a difference but both my wife and i smoke in the car....PLEASE HELP

[cleanmycorolla]

hey all i have this problem that i need help trying to figure out.it's my windshield no matter what i use i can not keep from getting streaks.i have used water vinegar and rubbing alcohol mix(streaks)also used window cleaner with amonia(streaks)i have fried regular paper towls and glass towls still same out come i have also tried my squeege and still get same results.dont know if this will make a difference but both my wife and i smoke in the car....PLEASE HELP

You're answer is the smoking, plain and simple. You know how much crap comes off cigarettes, just leaves a nasty film. If you want streak free windows, quit smoking, good motivation.

[lyodbraun]

Quit smoking and get a new windshield...
Problem solved

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[Detailing by M]

Your doing something wrong.
Smoke doesn't add to the streaking.

Make sure your using clean Micro Fiber Towels, very little product, spray the towel and not the window.
Wipe with one and dry with another.
I love Meg's new Clarity Glass Cleanner. Never get streaks, no matter what car I'm working on.
You'll just have to figure this out. Windows are tricky.

[Calendyr]

Car Windows are hard to clean, you will need to practice until you get it right.

First, I usually clean the Windows twice.

Here are the steps I take:

Use a glass cleaning microfiber towel (they are the ones with no plush). I fold it in 4 and spray one side with product.

I then spray the window directly unless it's the interior of the windshield. For that part I only spray the towel.

Wipe the window up and down then left and right several times.

Use a second microfiber towel folded in 4 to dry the window.

Repeat making sure you flip your second microfiber towel to a dry side before doing the final wipedown.

I think products matter little. 50% water/vinegar should work fine. If you use a dedicated commercial glass cleaner it should work fine also. It's really a matter of technique.

If you smoke you Windows are simply gonna be extra dirty and you might have to clean them more often and it will take a little longer to clean them. But you should be able to achieve a streakfree result with the proper technique.

[Calendyr]

Watch this video, the end part is about cleaning the Inside. I think this will help you a lot.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVUtdlzrktI]Car Glass: Cleaning and Polishing -- /DRIVE CLEAN - YouTube[/video]

[Iron400]

One easy thing to overlook are gloves. If you don't wear nitrile/latex gloves, then when you flip the towel, then your hand contaminates (oil, dirt, sweat) are now being used to wipe dry the glass.

[craz0boy]

Watch this video, the end part is about cleaning the Inside. I think this will help you a lot.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVUtdlzrktI]Car Glass: Cleaning and Polishing -- /DRIVE CLEAN - YouTube[/video]

+1 First thing that popped in my mind was this video

[FUNX650]

I find the below glass-cleaning article by AGO's Mike Phillips, Director of Training, to be highly enlightening,
educational, and evermore eruditional...Moreso than any "outsider's-ammunition" could ever hope to be!!

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/...ning-tips.html




Bob

[Iron400]

I find the below glass-cleaning article by AGO's Mike Phillips, Director of Training, to be highly enlightening,
educational, and evermore eruditional...Moreso than any "outsider's-ammunition" could ever hope to be!!

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/...ning-tips.html




Bob

That's a great write up...thanks!