Re: [MBZ] cleaning glass

2005-08-03 Thread Don
I mixed up the recipe given to me by some mirror installer's at my parents' condo -- spray bottle full of distilled water and one drop of baby shampoo -- and attacked the 240D's windows. Magic. And my favorite sort of magic, cheap [I mean inexpensive]. Spray and a cotton towel, absolutely no strea

Re: [MBZ] cleaning glass

2005-08-03 Thread andrew strasfogel
ED]> wrote: > > >Message: 9 > > >Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 10:00:58 -0400 > > >From: andrew strasfogel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Subject: Re: [MBZ] cleaning glass > > >To: Mercedes mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Message-ID: <

Re: [MBZ] cleaning glass

2005-08-03 Thread andrew strasfogel
ndrew strasfogel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: [MBZ] cleaning glass > >To: Mercedes mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > > >I like the official Mercedes glass cleaner

Re: [MBZ] cleaning glass

2005-08-03 Thread Schisler, Gary
Mais non. Je ne parle pas francais. Merci Beacoup, though. Besides, you have a problem with attempting to land in the face of a severe thunderstorm and windshear? Wimpy aXX pilots!. ;>) Gary Gary, Will you be sending a resume to Air France? My guess is that they might have at least one

Re: [MBZ] cleaning glass

2005-08-03 Thread Don
Gary, Will you be sending a resume to Air France? My guess is that they might have at least one opening for a Captain due to early retirement. Don

Re: [MBZ] cleaning glass

2005-08-03 Thread Schisler, Gary
PM To: Mercedes mailing list Subject: Re: [MBZ] cleaning glass Oh, dear. Is it "My sister once bit a moose" day? Mac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i like to smoke a couple of joints before i do any glass

Re: [MBZ] cleaning glass

2005-08-03 Thread Steve MacSween
Oh, dear. Is it "My sister once bit a moose" day? Mac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i like to smoke a couple of joints before i do any glass Alex Chamberlain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Laugh all you want, but the only thing I use to clean car windows is Dr. Bronner's peppermint/hemp-oil soap (availa

Re: [MBZ] cleaning glass

2005-08-03 Thread Gabriel S.
i like to smoke a couple of joints before i do any glass Alex Chamberlain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Laugh all you want, but the only thing I use to clean car windows is Dr. Bronner's peppermint/hemp-oil soap (available at health food stores). It cuts the film on the insides of windows really w

Re: [MBZ] cleaning glass

2005-08-03 Thread meadedillon
>Message: 9 >Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 10:00:58 -0400 >From: andrew strasfogel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [MBZ] cleaning glass >To: Mercedes mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-

Re: [MBZ] cleaning glass

2005-08-03 Thread andrew strasfogel
I like the official Mercedes glass cleaner in the little dark blue squeegie bottle. It smells potent. You wipe it on, let it dry, then wipe off the white film. It would probably satisfy the anal-retentive in me, if I were a cleanliness freak. On 8/3/05, Bob DuPuy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On

Re: [MBZ] cleaning glass

2005-08-03 Thread Bob DuPuy
On the outside, I use regular glass cleaner and a razor blade. Hold it at an acute angle and stroke back and forth like a mine squegee. Then follow up with a little more cleaner and news print. Bob DuPuy Parrish, FL

Re: [MBZ] cleaning glass

2005-08-03 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
yep OK Don wrote: Windex and news print. SPray it on, wipe off with crumpled newspaper - works great. -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK '87 300SDL '81 240D '78 450SLC ___ For used part

Re: [MBZ] cleaning glass

2005-08-03 Thread OK Don
Windex and news print. SPray it on, wipe off with crumpled newspaper - works great. -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK '87 300SDL '81 240D '78 450SLC

Re: [MBZ] Cleaning Glass

2005-08-02 Thread Bill Aston
I've always used the cheap way: weak ammonia mixture with tap water. Good for glass top tables, too. Use yesterday's newspaper to rub and dry. Bill Aston 33 yrs in USN! -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.9.8/61 -

Re: [MBZ] cleaning glass

2005-08-02 Thread Don
Really? I will have to throw a CD into the tray and look. On 8/2/05, Richard Hattaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think that's covered in the service manual. > > Richard > -- Some folks march to the beat of a different drummer. I don't even need the drum. - LT Don 1977 Mer

Re: [MBZ] cleaning glass

2005-08-02 Thread Richard Hattaway
I think that's covered in the service manual. Richard One thing I do is wipe horizontally on the outside and vertically on the inside. Once everything dries it's easy to see which side isn't clean by the direction of the streaks. Dan

Re: [MBZ] cleaning glass

2005-08-02 Thread Don
Noticed the same thing you did but let it pass w/out comment -- rare for me. On 8/2/05, Rich Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Stoner glass cleaner and hemp-oil soap. There seems to be a theme here. > > --R > -- Some folks march to the beat of a different drummer. I don't even need th

Re: [MBZ] cleaning glass

2005-08-02 Thread BenzBarn
One thing I do is wipe horizontally on the outside and vertically on the inside. Once everything dries it's easy to see which side isn't clean by the direction of the streaks. Dan

Re: [MBZ] cleaning glass

2005-08-02 Thread Rich Thomas
Stoner glass cleaner and hemp-oil soap. There seems to be a theme here. --R Alex Chamberlain wrote: Laugh all you want, but the only thing I use to clean car windows is Dr. Bronner's peppermint/hemp-oil soap (available at health food stores). It cuts the film on the insides of windows reall

Re: [MBZ] cleaning glass

2005-08-02 Thread Alex Chamberlain
Laugh all you want, but the only thing I use to clean car windows is Dr. Bronner's peppermint/hemp-oil soap (available at health food stores). It cuts the film on the insides of windows really well, doesn't leave streaks, and smells nice too. I use two buckets, one with soap solution, one with

Re: [MBZ] cleaning glass

2005-08-02 Thread J.B. Hebert
I have had good luck with Stoner Invisible Glass. It cleans very well, and seems to leave the glass more resistant to film buildup. It does not contain soaps, which are the primary cause of streaking. I get it at Walmart. Good luck. J.B. At 11:43 AM 8/2/2005, you wrote: Any of your folks

[MBZ] cleaning glass

2005-08-02 Thread Don
Any of your folks have any tips on what to use to clean car windows? I am particularly interested in a deep cleaning on the interior side of the windshield (plastic dash = dirty window) and the rear window. Once upon a time I used a spray bottle with distilled water with a drop of baby shampoo but