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Another tip from experinece.....
When choosing a glass polish, if the company that makes or offers the glass polish also makes or offers a specific pad for their polish, then go with it.
Mixing and matching different glass polishes with other companies glass specific pads can lead to scratching glass.
Again.... don't ask me how I know....
:)
Thanks for that perspective, Mike, and I understand you presenting the product as Griot's recommends. Would there be any reason to dedicate a foam or microfiber (or wool) pad to glass polishing after using this product? Or would it be alright to go back to paint after a thorough cleaning?
Mike Pennington, the Director of Traiing at Meguiar's, the guy in charge of the official Meguiar's message as it relates to products once told me,Quote:
Originally Posted by Setec Astronomy
"The hardest part of my job is keeping everyone on message"
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Great question.
Definitely dediated the pad for glass polishing only. If for no other reason,
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
:)
Thanks again, Mike.
Great write up Mike! As always! I never thought of leaving the glass polish residue on the paint and cleaning it during the wash step. It makes perfect sense. 5 years later and I'm still learning here :) Thank you
Mike I recently purchased a new to me truck and the windows have a streaking that will not come off. Would the Griots work to remove this? It almost appears as if the previous owner let soap dry on the windows.
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Thanks for the help.
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Yikes! I did a few cars (all mine) with Wolfgang glass polish and a Lake Country white pad. When that didn't work well enough I moved to an Orange pad. Thinking I got lucky.Quote:
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Polishing the glass made huge difference in outside appearance and visibility from inside the car. I coated as well. Very helpful on a rear window with no wiper. Pretty marginal everywhere else. I think Rain Repel or something similar is about as effective but just needs to be applied fairly often.
I'm confused on abrasive polish on glass. How are you not thinning out or ruining the thin plastic coating that coats all windshields to protect it from spraying thousands of little glass squares all over the place when it's impacted?
And what ever happened to "Glass Scrub"? I can't find it anywhere. :(
Also, for cars that live in the states that use sand instead of salt for to combat road ice, are there windshields more abraded typically than other states do you think? I ask because I have massive scratching on my windshield on a car I bought from Indiana. It's as if someone put the harshest rubbing compound on the windshield wipers and turned them on and left it. Never seen this before.
The thin plastic film is laminated inside the glass (think like an oreo). I would think glass condition (as far as scratching) is largely impacted by the previous owner's care regardless of location. If someone's driving around with worn out dirty wiper blades, those'll be harder on the glass than someone who keeps theirs in good condition. I see cars come in to the shop where the thin part of the wiper blade that's supposed to do the cleaning has just plain torn off and they're oblivious to it.Quote:
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Thanks for the feedback Ray.
This is also something I teach in all my car detailing classes.
It's about doing professional level work but also saving time and saving steps.
Detailing cars in Oregon with all the rain taught me a lot of valuable lessons that I'm still passing on to this day.
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