Window Cleaning
Drifting
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 1,601
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From: Jefferson City MO
I'll probably take some grief for this, but what about plain, cheap wax?
I use a buffer to take car of the paint, but turn it on high with a little wax, and the windows come out like new. A side effect is that you never need to use your wipers!
I use a buffer to take car of the paint, but turn it on high with a little wax, and the windows come out like new. A side effect is that you never need to use your wipers!
5th Gear
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 5
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From: Brownsville Oregon
Window Cleaning
The Ultimate Towel from Southern Car Parts is the only way to go!
Wet it, wipe it and you're done! You can run it through the washer, bleach it, it's still good as new! $6 each..you can't beat it!
Wet it, wipe it and you're done! You can run it through the washer, bleach it, it's still good as new! $6 each..you can't beat it!
Burning Brakes
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 805
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From: Waco TX
I just use Armor All brand autoglass cleaner. Works great. Normal Windex has amonia in it and I believe that is what leaves that streaky film behind.
If you are talking about those hard mineral deposits that are stuck/baked onto the windshield, you need to get something slightly abbrasive to remove them like Bon Ami. But, I have NEVER found Bon Ami ANYWHERE in Waco, TX, so I just used a stovetop cleaner I got at Target and it worked great. I wouldn't let that stuff touch your paint though.
If you are talking about those hard mineral deposits that are stuck/baked onto the windshield, you need to get something slightly abbrasive to remove them like Bon Ami. But, I have NEVER found Bon Ami ANYWHERE in Waco, TX, so I just used a stovetop cleaner I got at Target and it worked great. I wouldn't let that stuff touch your paint though.
Supporting Vendor
Joined: Jun 2005
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From: Marietta Georgia
St. Jude Donor '06-'07, '13, '15
A supporting member was selling these little white paper towel like rags to clean your windows with here a while back. You just wet them and wipe. They work like magic. Top notch product. No gimmicks. Here it is:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...hlight=ordered
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...hlight=ordered
Pro
Joined: Nov 2006
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window cleaner
Every spring for the last 40 years I "sos" my outside glass to remove film grit tar whatever.Inside I use plain brown paper towels like you find in a bathroom dispenser.White paper towel is the WORST!!!! EVERYTHING else has crap in it that just streaks like crazy.Forget windex,use a commercial cleaner from auto parts store.
Yah I know SOS ???But it doesn't scratch glass and man does it brighten the glass.I also wax all the glass outside except windshield.
Like I say in 40years I've competed in Concours de elegance and never lost points for bad glass.
Yah I know SOS ???But it doesn't scratch glass and man does it brighten the glass.I also wax all the glass outside except windshield.
Like I say in 40years I've competed in Concours de elegance and never lost points for bad glass.
Last edited by kenmack; Oct 27, 2008 at 11:32 PM.
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Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Holbrook NY
Instructor
Joined: Aug 2007
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From: Auburn MA
Ive tried several different things and this is what i use. Invisible glass, wipe first, then flip the microfiber over and wipe it dry. Makes your glass perfect
Team Owner
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From: Fort Knox, KY
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Best thing I've used to date is Stoner's Invisible Glass in the aerosol can and newspapers. Problem is, my wife is always using it for the mirrors in the house, too.
Yup, it's that good!
Yup, it's that good!
Safety Car
Joined: Jul 2004
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...as far as the outside goes, "barkeepers friend" or "bon-ami" cleanser will remove all the crap and will not scratch the glass...it is the only think that the manufacturers of rain-x say that will remove their product...
Drifting
Joined: May 2008
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From: Denver, NC
8th Gear
Joined: Apr 2008
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Best Window Cleaner around.
Ok guy/gals...put your check books away and think of what your mother use to use. OK OK...that is if you are older than dirt.
I purchased my 92 vet last year and the windows looked great. That is until I drove it home and that is from Texas to Nebraska in which I ended up driving in rain and nite. The windshield really had a lot of glare in these conditions. After I got home I washed it and cleaned it up after the trip. I tried everything to clean windows on the inside. They kept getting more and more streaks. Finally I remembered what my Mother always said....Vinegar...just good old fashion White Vinegar and newspapers. They cleaned them so good they looked like new and NO GLARE at nite.
So put those high priced cleaners away in hidden closet and go out and spend about 2 bucks....and presto....clean windows.
I purchased my 92 vet last year and the windows looked great. That is until I drove it home and that is from Texas to Nebraska in which I ended up driving in rain and nite. The windshield really had a lot of glare in these conditions. After I got home I washed it and cleaned it up after the trip. I tried everything to clean windows on the inside. They kept getting more and more streaks. Finally I remembered what my Mother always said....Vinegar...just good old fashion White Vinegar and newspapers. They cleaned them so good they looked like new and NO GLARE at nite.
So put those high priced cleaners away in hidden closet and go out and spend about 2 bucks....and presto....clean windows.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 3,110
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From: Red Sox Nation! RI
Bon Ami used to be available in any supermarket and now I can't find it anywhere either. I used to use it detailing cars all the time. The Bon Ami "Polishing Cleanser" you see in stores is not recommended for glass. The right one is Bon Ami "Original" and the only place I've found it is online.
Safety Car
Joined: Aug 2004
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From: Southwest Kansas
2022 Corvette of the Year Finalist -- Unmodified
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Has anyone tried the Corsa Cloth? I toured their plant this summer and at the end our tour guide (son of the CEO) talked about their new Corsa Cloth and how good it is. BTW he is right, very easy to use, inexpensive, and reusable. I used to use Stoners Invisible Glass, now I use my Corsa cloth.
http://www.corsaperformance.com/CorsaCloth.aspx
http://www.corsaperformance.com/CorsaCloth.aspx
Melting Slicks
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From: West Chester PA
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