New window cleaner
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Le Mans Master
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New window cleaner
Go to a garden store and but a bottle of 20% vinegar. Grocery store vinegar is 5%. The 20% is used for weed killer, but it will absolutely clean your windshield. Will get rid of water/mineral stains on the rear window also. Discovered its use accidentally when deciding to clean some house windows that got water spots from sprinkler system. Nothing really worked until I hit it with 20% vinegar. Tried on windshield and now really clean, spotless and no streaks.
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For a household cleaner I know ammonia is also very good...hadn't heard about vinegar but if it works great....you just have to get over the smell of either one.
This is the best stuff I've ever used for cleaning glass. My wife tried around the house and now I buy it by the case.
http://www.invisibleglass.com/index.htm
This is the best stuff I've ever used for cleaning glass. My wife tried around the house and now I buy it by the case.
http://www.invisibleglass.com/index.htm
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Keep in mind that 20% vinegar is highly acidic so after you wash your windows you may want to wash your windows.
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How about Bar Keepers Friend? My son the chef swears by it. He used it on his Silverado windshield that was pitted and stained. Looked perfectly clear when I saw it months later. I plan on trying it on house windows, then my wife's old Honda...then MAYBE on the vette's windows.
http://barkeepersfriend.com/car-care
http://barkeepersfriend.com/car-care
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It's not as foolish as it sounds Larry, but not by penetrating....
Yup...I've had that happen to household mirrors, but never determined what caused it, although I figured it was something that was used for the cleaning
Yup...I've had that happen to household mirrors, but never determined what caused it, although I figured it was something that was used for the cleaning
Melting Slicks
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This is the best stuff I've ever used for cleaning glass. My wife tried around the house and now I buy it by the case.
http://www.invisibleglass.com/index.htm
http://www.invisibleglass.com/index.htm
Fantastic stuff! Same thing happened to me. Wife tried it in the house and won't use anything else now. No streaks at all.
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From: Texas
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Le Mans Master
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From: Texas
How about Bar Keepers Friend? My son the chef swears by it. He used it on his Silverado windshield that was pitted and stained. Looked perfectly clear when I saw it months later. I plan on trying it on house windows, then my wife's old Honda...then MAYBE on the vette's windows.
http://barkeepersfriend.com/car-care
http://barkeepersfriend.com/car-care
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Le Mans Master
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Never thought it was foolish. Wondered how it happened. Now I know. Amazing how a simply worded sentence is misconstrued as something else. Even thank him for the advice.
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Slang - pronounced (grah-doo) - probably Cajun in origin.
Gradoux - the worst kind of dirty, filth, or grime.
or
Gradeau - anything nasty that is small and slimy on you or anything else, ie., eye slime from a dog or mucous of any sort
or
Gradeaux - similar to 'crud'. anything gross, dirty, dried-up stickiness, or nasty stuff that has become attached to something else.
Gradoux - the worst kind of dirty, filth, or grime.
or
Gradeau - anything nasty that is small and slimy on you or anything else, ie., eye slime from a dog or mucous of any sort
or
Gradeaux - similar to 'crud'. anything gross, dirty, dried-up stickiness, or nasty stuff that has become attached to something else.
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Drifting
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I use a 50/50% solution of white distilled vinegar and tap water, but the real kicker is to use newspaper, instead of a cloth, or paper towel. Paper towels are the worst thing you can use. They contain all sorts of chemicals to keep them soft.
M2C Steve
M2C Steve