Question for Accy.

[Accy cyclist]

Some people just don't get it. You need to be keeping stuff off the glass,not putting it on. Why put ink from newspapers onto the glass? The glass is non porous. it'll be as clean and shiny as the day it was made if you get everything off it,

 

[tribanjules]

Newsprint doesnt come off nowadays.
proved its superiority by comparing patio doors with one done by mixxus with mr muscle stuff and kitchen roll

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I'd go with the washing up liquid too but I put a splash of vinegar in there as well.

That's the way me mam taught me. Vinegar in the water and dry off with newspaper.

 

[Accy cyclist]

That's the way me mam taught me. Vinegar in the water and dry off with newspaper.

Oh ffs! I give up.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Oh ffs! I give up.

Good, me mam is always right

 

[raleighnut]

That's the way me mam taught me. Vinegar in the water and dry off with newspaper.

No need to 'dry off' a decent 'squeegee' blade leaves the glass absolutely dry and in a soft water area (like Lancashire) there's no need for vinegar, it's only use is to counteract the limestone in 'hard' water areas.

 

[Accy cyclist]

How about vinegar and brown paper? Or is that for when you bump your head?

 

[screenman]

Marmalade and honey, then wiped off with a damp squid. Failing that I use accies method, although on inside car glass I use deionised water and a microfibre, followed by the Dail Star. OK forget the Daily Star bit.

 

[Yellow Saddle]

No need to 'dry off' a decent 'squeegee' blade leaves the glass absolutely dry and in a soft water area (like Lancashire) there's no need for vinegar, it's only use is to counteract the limestone in 'hard' water areas.

Technically no. A squeegee blade cannot get rid of the boundary layer of water on the glass. However, that evaporates within seconds.
I treat all my water with a dram of whiskey. Then I don't care if it is hard or soft.

 

[Yellow Saddle]

Vinegar and newspaper

That's good for chips.

 

[raleighnut]

Technically no. A squeegee blade cannot get rid of the boundary layer of water on the glass. However, that evaporates within seconds.
I treat all my water with a dram of whiskey. Then I don't care if it is hard or soft.

Well if you've got whiskey the best thing to do is use it to clean windows, whisky is a different matter.

 

[ufkacbln]

Bird poo can contain bits of bone, make sure it is very soft and wet before removing, or it can seriously mark the glass or paintwork, as in the case of the car I am playing with at this very moment.

Put dietary notes onto bird table, to ensure the soft and wet bit?

 

[screenman]

Put dietary notes onto bird table, to ensure the soft and wet bit?

If it is on expensive paintwork I will leave a wet sponge on it for a good while before attempting to remove. It is not nice stuff as this photo shows the damage it can do, that is stripped back to metal.

 

[perplexed]

Has not @Drago got a solution to the problem which involves a small quantity of old engine oil?

 

[Julia9054]

Well if you've got whiskey the best thing to do is use it to clean windows, whisky is a different matter.

Drink the whisky. Then you don't care if the windows are dirty