Windscreen cleaning - Page 2

RogerHeinz57 · 16th July 2015, 19:19

Not sure if your car has leather interior or not, but the cheap valet type workers tend to polish the leather items with stuff called Pazzaz. This Autosmart product and copies of it has a migration habit, thus it can get everywhere. This would also get used on plastics including the dash panel right below the screen.
Leather also breaths so if products have been used to polish up the seats, you will get loads of bloom on the inside of the screen.
To remove pazzaz style dressings, I have used a light detergent in luke warm water, and rubbed the rubbish off, then dried. After this, use sparingly some brake cleaner on kitchen towelling and spread in one direction only, note all doors should be wide open, and if you suffer from asthma, get a friend to do it for you.
This has worked for me in the past, but not expecting everybody to agree, also maybe worth doing an air con sanitisation exercise too!

Hope this helps.

Alan123 · 21st July 2015, 07:39

Try metholated spirits.
Smells a bit but you won't find better cleaner for glass

jonc3725 · 3rd November 2015, 21:12

A bit of an update. After cleaning the screen with panel wipe and cleaning the aircon system just in case it could have been that i have not had any smearing inside. Long may it continue

Thanks to everyone for their advice

breakfastinsmethwick · 3rd August 2016, 20:18

I note this post is last years but never mind.

I have just tried a mix of bicarbonate of soda, Eco freindly washing liquid and warm water (didn't record the proportions sorry) to clean my car glass.

It worked brilliantly. When dried it left a white layer (as you might expect) like a 'proper' polish, which when buffed off left the glass as clean as I have ever seen.

However I await the sun in the morning to see if I can claim total success!

I will post the result.
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In the low sun of the morning I could see some swirls, but not too bad and better than cheapie glass cleaners.

A bit cheaper than glass polish.

klarzy · 3rd August 2016, 20:20

vinegar and scrunched newspaper...

Astraeus · 7th August 2016, 16:10

I was just away to say newspaper.

Beaten to it. It works very well on house windows and glass doors.

Chris

klarzy · 7th August 2016, 16:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Astraeus

I was just away to say newspaper.

Beaten to it.
Chris

just by four days...

pipped at the post as they say..

3rd November 2015, 21:12	#13
jonc3725 Posted a thing or two MG ZT 190 + and MKIV Supra Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Plymouth Posts: 1,551 Thanks: 224 Thanked 493 Times in 359 Posts	A bit of an update. After cleaning the screen with panel wipe and cleaning the aircon system just in case it could have been that i have not had any smearing inside. Long may it continue Thanks to everyone for their advice __________________ Jon C Living the dream MK IV VVTI Tiptronic TT Toyota Supra MG ZT 190+ BornTuesday, 10th July 2001 @ 09:01:10 259th ZT to run off the production line, out of 18,894 252nd ZT 190 + to be made out of 4,023 101st ZT in Solar Red (code: CEU) to be made out of 1,888

3rd August 2016, 20:18	#14
breakfastinsmethwick Gets stuck in Maintainer of sons ZT M47r Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Shropshire Posts: 624 Thanks: 609 Thanked 124 Times in 100 Posts	I note this post is last years but never mind. I have just tried a mix of bicarbonate of soda, Eco freindly washing liquid and warm water (didn't record the proportions sorry) to clean my car glass. It worked brilliantly. When dried it left a white layer (as you might expect) like a 'proper' polish, which when buffed off left the glass as clean as I have ever seen. However I await the sun in the morning to see if I can claim total success! I will post the result. -------------------------- In the low sun of the morning I could see some swirls, but not too bad and better than cheapie glass cleaners. A bit cheaper than glass polish. Last edited by breakfastinsmethwick; 5th August 2016 at 16:24..

3rd August 2016, 20:20	#15
klarzy This is my second home none but not gone Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: March, Cambs Posts: 16,437 Thanks: 894 Thanked 4,247 Times in 3,025 Posts	vinegar and scrunched newspaper... __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]….All praise Bananaswan….

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Astraeus Regional Secretary North Scotland MG ZS Exclusive 1.0T Auto 2022 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tayport Posts: 5,754 Thanks: 1,676 Thanked 1,855 Times in 1,058 Posts	Newspaper I was just away to say newspaper. Beaten to it. It works very well on house windows and glass doors. Chris

16th July 2015, 19:19	#11
RogerHeinz57 I really should get out more....... A Reasonably Priced Car Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Burton Latimer Posts: 2,530 Thanks: 408 Thanked 1,064 Times in 712 Posts	Not sure if your car has leather interior or not, but the cheap valet type workers tend to polish the leather items with stuff called Pazzaz. This Autosmart product and copies of it has a migration habit, thus it can get everywhere. This would also get used on plastics including the dash panel right below the screen. Leather also breaths so if products have been used to polish up the seats, you will get loads of bloom on the inside of the screen. To remove pazzaz style dressings, I have used a light detergent in luke warm water, and rubbed the rubbish off, then dried. After this, use sparingly some brake cleaner on kitchen towelling and spread in one direction only, note all doors should be wide open, and if you suffer from asthma, get a friend to do it for you. This has worked for me in the past, but not expecting everybody to agree, also maybe worth doing an air con sanitisation exercise too! Hope this helps.

21st July 2015, 07:39	#12
Alan123 Posted a thing or two Rover 75 saloon Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Darlaston Posts: 1,897 Thanks: 484 Thanked 325 Times in 261 Posts	Try metholated spirits. Smells a bit but you won't find better cleaner for glass