Something weird going on. The inside glass in a matter of a couple of days after cleaning gets a smoke like film on all the inside glass. Now of course no one is smoking inside the car, but the glass gets a film just the same. It also seems to occur when the car isn't driven. I get the same amount on the windsheild as I do on the back glass. Anyone notice this. It's not antifreeze and I don't smell oil or exhaust. Could the interior plastic, body sealant or vinyl treatment be de-gassing?

 

It's caused by plasticizers in the interior plastic parts. I thought they had improved this problem since the sixties. What color is your interior?

 

Caused by the chemicals/oil used on interior plastic

 

Holy smokes, I thought it was just me!

I thought it was caused by driving with the top down.

It's very, very difficult to keep the interior windows clean.

 

The good news is that it gets better over time.

 

Mine's almost a year old. Windows always look like I smoke stogies while I drive.

 

The above replies are correct. All cars do it to some degree. But some are MUCH worse than others. I have owned some much worse than the Corvette. Heat inside the car is the biggest contributor if a car is prone to it. If your car sits out in the sun on a hot day, it will be worse. If you can, crack the windows, cover the car, or at least put one of those ugly things inside the windshield. This will not stop the problem but will minimize it.

I have always wondered if treating the plastic with some products like a 303 Protectant, or (as I do anyway) a leather conditioner would help. But I have not seen any significant effect. They either do it or they don't.

 

My car sits outside all day, but under a carport. Have not seen this problem. Ninety deg. temps here just about every day for the last 2 months. Of course, my car is also 8 months old with 5000 miles on it.

 

I bet the smaller cabin has a lot to do with it too. My Suburban never has had a problem like my Vert does. Plus the angle of the windshield makes it stand out that much more too.

 

Since most are not having this problem and it is airconditioning season -
are you using recycle interior air mode?

Rich

 

My black interior is one year old and hazes the windows evey few days. Vinager and water take it off, and waded up news paper leaves the glass streak free, but twice a week is getting old.

 

Wow! Do I feel Better............I wash the vette once a week and have detail person wash it once a week...thought both he and I were doing lousy job on inside of windows ( even complained to to him).. so periodically went to carwash and paid them $10.00 "just to wash inside of windows". Now that understand problem need to decide whether or not to let him know its not his lack of effort....Naw, I wont tell him.

P.S. Hope he's not reading this !

 

 

Thanks all for the responses. I have a black interior, for some one that asked. I live in Houston and keep the car garaged but the garage temp is still 90 deg. every day. I had thought about leaving the windows down but the neighbor's cat has occasionally got trapped in the garage and I'd hate to think what could happen there. Based on the posts, I guess the best thing I could do is leave the windows down an inch and try to air it out. A very small annoyance for the pleasure of owning and driving the bitchest car on the block.

 

FYI Using stuff like Armor All makes the window deposits worse.

 

 

Agree with above replies. The problem is probably worse on the C6 than the C5 because the C6 uses more "soft" plastics like the "cast skin" stuff on the dash top and door sills. These plastics are made softer by the use of "aromatics" - petrochemicals which add flexibility and prevent the dash from cracking. The aromatics are also most susceptible to out-gassing. I am not sure whether this is caused by UV rays and heat or just heat. I think it's both. Protecting the dash with a shield definitely helps.

The good news: when they are gone, you can stop cleaning the windows.

The bad news: when they are gone, the dash wil start cracking.

 

My 57 Chevy does not do this!

I suspect you meant to say "All new cars do this to some degree"; and I suspect that a Ferrari F430 would not since there is almost no visible plastic inside the passenger compartment. However, 99.99% of the time, your statement is correct.