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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
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You need a microfibre cloth. I have microfibre drying cloth's for the car's surface. After drying car, with the cloth just damp (wring out any excess) I just wipe the inside of the windows. No smears and nothing more than water. If you are getting smears, I'd use something like autoglym window cleaner (car specific) and a microfibre cloth.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Armor-All-...5b72aeaeb1ca3d53d&qid=1759484897&sr=8-32&th=1
I've a six pack of these. Always keep one in the car to wipe dash/windscreen if needed. Good dusters.
I've a six pack of these. Always keep one in the car to wipe dash/windscreen if needed. Good dusters.
sevenfourate
Devotee of OCD
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- Lowestoft, Suffolk
Angelwax Vision Superior Automotive Glass Cleaner + A "Fishscale" cloth.
Use as normal via kitchen rol etc (VERY strong ammonia smell.....but amazing product. Then finish with a fishscale cloth if required.
I'm a serious and avid Detailer. Through much experience over the years this is about the best money can buy and gives an amazing smear-free finish. Thank me later.
Use as normal via kitchen rol etc (VERY strong ammonia smell.....but amazing product. Then finish with a fishscale cloth if required.
I'm a serious and avid Detailer. Through much experience over the years this is about the best money can buy and gives an amazing smear-free finish. Thank me later.
Drago
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- Suburban Poshshire
Newish car have plastic that excrete fumes, that new car smell, thet deposit on the inside of the glass. A wipe with a damp microfibre and a polish with a dry one afterwards sorts it.
I just use warm soapy cloth to clean the screen, then a couple of dry clothes to wipe off the soap residue. Find it does as good a job as anything specifically sold to clean. Its road pollution thats the main cause coming through the vents. You could drive with recirculation on and aircon all the time, but watch out for mould smells if you dont dry the condenser inside before parking up
I just lick mine.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
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- South Manchester
What you need to do is clean the windscreen first of all with isopropyl alcohol then use a glass cleaner. What happens is cars get hot in the sun and any plastic on dashboard etc gives off fumes which causes smearing on the inside glass. This film needs to be removed before using a glass cleaner.
Have a search on YouTube as there are videos there which I've follwed in the past and it works.
Have a search on YouTube as there are videos there which I've follwed in the past and it works.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
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- South Manchester
The plasticiser affects all cars if left long enough. Try your existing cloths first before going down the rabbit holes.
Yellow Saddle
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I don't get this microfibre cloth thing. It seems to me that folk nowadays cant just say "cloth" it is always "microfibre" cloth.
I have frequently compared the performance of a microfibre cloth to a standard old cotton cloth (Drago will tell yo where to source those) on my bathroom mirror and, the latter outperforms the polyester cloth significantly. Cotton is more absorbent, glides better over clean glass and performs better on the final polish.
What am I missing on this microfibre trend?
Oh yes, to stay on topic. I found a gadget somewhere that helps you reach everywhere on the inside of a windscreen, which is an awkward place to work on. It looks like one of those boy scout foldable camping spades of yesteryear but the head is mounted on a hinge. The head is covered with a microfibre cloth sock (now cotton on mine) and you can then wipe around in the corners, around the mirror and even reach the passenger side from the driver's seat.
My go-to poison is methylated spirits dissolved in water.
I have frequently compared the performance of a microfibre cloth to a standard old cotton cloth (Drago will tell yo where to source those) on my bathroom mirror and, the latter outperforms the polyester cloth significantly. Cotton is more absorbent, glides better over clean glass and performs better on the final polish.
What am I missing on this microfibre trend?
Oh yes, to stay on topic. I found a gadget somewhere that helps you reach everywhere on the inside of a windscreen, which is an awkward place to work on. It looks like one of those boy scout foldable camping spades of yesteryear but the head is mounted on a hinge. The head is covered with a microfibre cloth sock (now cotton on mine) and you can then wipe around in the corners, around the mirror and even reach the passenger side from the driver's seat.
My go-to poison is methylated spirits dissolved in water.
Clean, lint-free cloths and isopropanol in a spray bottle - either straight or mixed at anything up to maybe 70/30 with water will do.
Spray screen and wipe with cloth; note that while not detectable to the touch, some areas require a reasonable buffing to remove stuff present on the surface that manifests as obviously "different" to other areas.
If there's a lot of dust you may wish to vacuum or dry-brush first to remove this.
Equally if the glass is heavily soiled keep using clean cloths and more IPA until it looks clean.
Finally once everything has flashed off / dried give it a good buff with a clean, dry cloth - this is the secret to getting the smears out.
I use this on all large bits of glass and it's faultless; the only thing I'd add is that on exterior glass it's washed with warm soapy water first to remove airbourne grit / anything large.
Spray screen and wipe with cloth; note that while not detectable to the touch, some areas require a reasonable buffing to remove stuff present on the surface that manifests as obviously "different" to other areas.
If there's a lot of dust you may wish to vacuum or dry-brush first to remove this.
Equally if the glass is heavily soiled keep using clean cloths and more IPA until it looks clean.
Finally once everything has flashed off / dried give it a good buff with a clean, dry cloth - this is the secret to getting the smears out.
I use this on all large bits of glass and it's faultless; the only thing I'd add is that on exterior glass it's washed with warm soapy water first to remove airbourne grit / anything large.
I'd suggest greater capacity to carry dirt due to the greater surface area of the loops, the fact that they tend to capture and retain stray particles (especially fibres) and that they don't shed fibres themselves.
While an avid devotee to recycling every knackered piece of clothing into a cleaning cloth, for some jobs (where a spotless finish is required such as glass or bathroom ceramics) some microfibre cloths are on the shopping list.
The old T-shirts and boxers will be kept for less-critical general jobs..