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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Cleaning windows
From: jgi...@comcast.net
When I got my first car '66 Dodge Charger I used a product called glass
wax.
I bought it at a grocery store. The same thing is being sold as Gel Gloss.
http://gel-gloss.com/index.php?pageId=354
Looks like good
On Nov 29, 2011, at 10:34 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
Cleaning the windows with the squeegee and solution
did not change things.
Any suggestions on how to solve this problem, short of replacing the
windows? I never heard of glass not cleaning up before.
Marshall recommended
Craig wrote:
Cleaning the windows with the squeegee and solution
did not change things.
Rick Knoble wrote:
Marshall recommended Bonami cleanser and I concur. It works
great on auto windows. Rick
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I used toothpaste once. I was many, many miles from home when
the
Try a product called Soft Scrub... should find it where you buy
dishwashing soap and such things.. apply with a green scrub pad / sponge
like you wash dishes with by hand.
It will not scratch your windshield but will remove things like tree sap,
city crud [don't know what else to call it] salt
With old cars, the only thing I've found that really works is this:
http://www.autopia-carcare.com/ag-4325.html
Its worth the money.
Jaime
On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 11:34 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
Our '82 240D/3.0 hasn't had its windows cleaned in a long while, so
Shirley
I've Coca-Cola and Pepsi to clear a windshield very nicely in rain.
Wilton
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Cleaning windows
Craig wrote:
Cleaning
Martha will step in here:
Autoglym is good stuff, but if you can find it, there used to be a product
called Nothin's Better or something like that sold specifically for hand
polishing windshields.
Jay O'Brien from the MBCA list turned me on to this stuff when I was visiting
his ranch in CA
My problem with cleaning windows has not been the outside, which you can
experiment on with plenty of room, but with the inside, which is concave and at
an angle that does not lend itself well to a squeegee.
Then the hard part - that lower area where you have difficulty maneuvering
because
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Subject: [MBZ] Cleaning windows
My problem with cleaning windows has not been the outside, which you can
experiment on with plenty of room, but with the inside, which is concave
and at an angle that does not lend itself well to a squeegee
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Soft Scrub on a sponge/green scrubber is your answer. It will cling to the
glass or the sponge until you wipe it off with clean water and paper
towel... How you reach the hard to reach areas . hmmm ... Yoga classes?
Try rigging up a sponge on a stick arrangement, perhaps.. a bath squeege
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Cleaning windows
Try a product called Soft Scrub... should find it where you buy
dishwashing soap and such things.. apply with a green scrub pad / sponge
like you wash dishes with by hand.
It will not scratch your windshield but will remove things like
Jerry Herrman jer...@san.rr.com writes:
My problem with cleaning windows has not been the outside, which you
can experiment on with plenty of room, but with the inside, which is
concave and at an angle that does not lend itself well to a squeegee.
I use Windex and newspaper. About as close
I second the Windex and newspaper - works great.
On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 8:07 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote:
Jerry Herrman jer...@san.rr.com writes:
My problem with cleaning windows has not been the outside, which you
can experiment on with plenty of room, but with the
From: jgi...@comcast.net
When I got my first car '66 Dodge Charger I used a product called glass wax.
I bought it at a grocery store. The same thing is being sold as Gel Gloss.
http://gel-gloss.com/index.php?pageId=354
Looks like good stuff. Did you ever rid your computer/email of that
Thank you for reminding me about the newspaper trick. It must be one of the
most effective ways to clean a window.
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On Nov 30, 2011, at 10:20 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
I second the Windex and newspaper - works great.
On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 8:07 PM, Allan Streib
How about scraping with a single-edge razor blade?
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Cleaning windows
Soft Scrub
Our '82 240D/3.0 hasn't had its windows cleaned in a long while, so
Shirley decided to have at it. She reports that a strong ammonia solution
did NOT clean the windows, that they are still visibly dirty. I noticed
that when I fueled up the car Sunday afternoon. The area on the
windshield where the
Is it water marks? Some things I've heard work well for cleaning glass,
not tried any of these so do some testing before you go whole hog:
- Mr. Clean Magic Eraser
- Jet Dry (the rinse aid you use in your dishwasher)
- Vinegar
- Lime-Away
Allan
Craig diese...@pisquared.net writes:
Our
Did you have some paint work done to the car recently? It could be overspray
which can be removed with clay bar or super fine steel wool. Or perhaps your
windshield is pitted?
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On Nov 29, 2011, at 11:34 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
Our '82 240D/3.0 hasn't had its
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