Two easy questions......
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Burning Brakes
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From: Goose Creek SC
Two easy questions......
First one: what can you polish the rear window with in a coupe, to clean it and make it clearer?
Second one: where can i find that clay like material that was put in between the t-top trim and framing?
Second one: where can i find that clay like material that was put in between the t-top trim and framing?
Burning Brakes
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1. Try a 50/50 mix of vinegar and water rubbed on and buffed dry with newspaper to clean and polish that glass.
2. That clay like material is pretty much identical to plumbers putty. Available at any hardware store.
2. That clay like material is pretty much identical to plumbers putty. Available at any hardware store.
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Go to one of your better autoparts stores. 3M makes some stuff called strip caulk. It's the same putty that you are referring to. It comes in a rectangular box about 12"X3". It doesn't harden like some of the household window glazing putties.
Eastwood sells some windshield polishing stuff if the newspaper and vinegar doesn't work. Incidently, I found a vinegar/ammonia mix diluted with distilled water makes for an awesome glass cleaning brew. Use it with a rubber squeegee and it's better than Windex or just about anything you can buy at the store for glass cleaning.
Eastwood sells some windshield polishing stuff if the newspaper and vinegar doesn't work. Incidently, I found a vinegar/ammonia mix diluted with distilled water makes for an awesome glass cleaning brew. Use it with a rubber squeegee and it's better than Windex or just about anything you can buy at the store for glass cleaning.
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Micro fiber towels form Walmart will elminate the need for any type window cleaner. Just dampen one towel...wipe down the window, use the other to dry. No streaks ever. Reusable/washable, cost about 6 bucks for 6 wash cloth style towels.
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Originally Posted by Hvymtlc5
Micro fiber towels form Walmart will elminate the need for any type window cleaner. Just dampen one towel...wipe down the window, use the other to dry. No streaks ever. Reusable/washable, cost about 6 bucks for 6 wash cloth style towels.
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Burning Brakes
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thanks for all the info. i think i will try the micro fiber from wally world. i assume that rear window is not actually glass but some sort of high impact plastic and i was afraid it might scratch pretty easy. i have used some plastic polishing compound to super clean lenses but i thought that might cloud the rear window. thanks again to all. this is a very helpful site, glad i found it 
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