Window Cleaning
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Heel & Toe
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Window Cleaning
I need help! I just can't get my windows clean without streaks. I have tried numerous brands of window cleaners but almost every single time I get streaks. I normally use Bounty paper towels for wipe down. Any help / ideas will be appreciated.
Thanks to all for your comments and suggestions. I appreciate the info.
Thanks to all for your comments and suggestions. I appreciate the info.
Last edited by kr51; Nov 11, 2010 at 02:46 PM. Reason: Update
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Melting Slicks
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I purchased a window cleaning tool from Autogeek. It has a handle and makes reaching the entire windshield easy. The 'head' has a removeable cloth that can be washed. You simply wet the cloth, wring it our until it is just damp and then use it. There is nothing left to streak.
This is the only thing I have found that I can use and get consistent results.
This is the only thing I have found that I can use and get consistent results.
Team Owner
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Stop by your GM dealer's parts dept and pick up a spray can of GM's glass cleaner(foam). I use that with an old(40+ years) towel. The newer towels, even though they are 100% cotton, are treated with some chemical that affects their ability to absorb like the old towels that were not treated. I use a new towel, I get streaks. I use a 40 year old towel and it's streak free.
Heel & Toe
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Stop by your GM dealer's parts dept and pick up a spray can of GM's glass cleaner(foam). I use that with an old(40+ years) towel. The newer towels, even though they are 100% cotton, are treated with some chemical that affects their ability to absorb like the old towels that were not treated. I use a new towel, I get streaks. I use a 40 year old towel and it's streak free.
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The BIGGEST difference I have found is not the cleaner but the towel. Use a good quality microfiber and 99%+ of your issues will go away. They are even better than newspaper.
Drifting
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From: TX
I've found many window cleaners actually can make the problem worse by leaving residue on the windows.
A good microfiber towel and just a little water is in my opinion the best way to clean them. Don't use any cleaners on them at all, especially on the inside.
A good microfiber towel and just a little water is in my opinion the best way to clean them. Don't use any cleaners on them at all, especially on the inside.
Instructor
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From: Anaheim CA
I used to own a window cleaning business and I use a spray bottle with a little dish soap and ammonia. Spray on and squeegee off. For the inside of the windshield I use a smaller squeegee and make sure I have a towel covering the leather dash.
Good luck.
Good luck.
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From: South Florida
http://www.autogeek.net/stoninglas.html
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http://www.autogeek.net/ww1627.html
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http://www.autogeek.net/glass-master-pro.html
New MF Waffle Weave towels will help more than paper towels and leave less lint. I have found Stoners and Sprayway to offer the best glass cleaners. Use the aerosol version as it seems to cut thru the coating glass gets as plastics outgas. Use the towel in 4th's and spray/wipe/flip and rebuff.
The glass tool is great for corners and areas around the HUDs too.
Never clean glass when hot or in direct sunlight for best results.
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http://www.autogeek.net/ww1627.html
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http://www.autogeek.net/glass-master-pro.html
New MF Waffle Weave towels will help more than paper towels and leave less lint. I have found Stoners and Sprayway to offer the best glass cleaners. Use the aerosol version as it seems to cut thru the coating glass gets as plastics outgas. Use the towel in 4th's and spray/wipe/flip and rebuff.
The glass tool is great for corners and areas around the HUDs too.
Never clean glass when hot or in direct sunlight for best results.
Last edited by Killrwheels@Autogeek; Nov 11, 2010 at 11:10 AM.
Team Owner
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The trick is to have a clean and completely dry micro fiber or cotton As soon as you clean it and dry it, buff it with a separate dry towel and haze/streaks will be gone...
Use a full size towel folded into a square to buff and the effort will be less and it is also easier to get all the window.
Use a full size towel folded into a square to buff and the effort will be less and it is also easier to get all the window.
Melting Slicks
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From: Jupiter Florida
I found newspaper works best...problem with microfiber towels (or any towel of any type) is you have to wash and the depending on chem comp of the water and the nature of the soap used there is a residual left on the newly cleaned towel and that contributes to haze and streaking....just IMO.
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