Coupe hatch glass
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Coupe hatch glass
The rear hatch glass on my coupe always has a film on it inside. Anyone else have this problem, is it from the leather? I've only had this car a little over a month and it's very hard to keep the rear glass clean. May have been from the dealer prepping the car?
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You didn't mention the year or age of your car. I'm assuming that it's a new car since you mentioned dealer prep. I've heard that the vinyl and plastic interior trim parts will outgas and contribute to this film. I had tried all kinds of products trying to remove it and keep it gone but everything I used would streak or the film would come back quickly. I had the best success with some Isopropyl alcohol on a microfiber towel. It is now the cleanest it's ever been and seems to be staying that way longer.
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plastics (plus chemicals you may use in the car) emit fumes which will deposit.........I just use a good glass cleaner regularly and the cool parts of the year pretty well end the issue until it gets warmer again
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Originally Posted by yelloyello
I use Stoners and that triangle window cleaner thing from t.v. Seems to work out fine so far.
Stoners makes great stuff. Love the glass cleaner
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Originally Posted by dbirdhouse1
plastics (plus chemicals you may use in the car) emit fumes which will deposit.........I just use a good glass cleaner regularly and the cool parts of the year pretty well end the issue until it gets warmer again
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I use Stoner's and a microfiber towel on all my glass and the smoked top too!
That Stoner's is the best stuff on the planet! BTW, their tire treatment is darned good too!
That Stoner's is the best stuff on the planet! BTW, their tire treatment is darned good too!
And use a microfiber towel. 
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The whole interior just "gasses" for a while. Mines an '03 and especially in the summer it is quite bad. Spot-on comment about a non-smoker and the film. Seems like it just happens overnight!
Keep everything clean and just deal wih it for a while. I tried leaving the windows down in the garage and that seemed to help a bit....but the new smell goes away as well.
Just part of it!
Keep everything clean and just deal wih it for a while. I tried leaving the windows down in the garage and that seemed to help a bit....but the new smell goes away as well.
Just part of it!
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Originally Posted by yelloyello
I use Stoners and that triangle window cleaner thing from t.v. Seems to work out fine so far.
