Windscreen grime

[dkmech]

Having coped with a moderatly dirty windscreen for a while i decided to treat it to a proper clean. Handilly enough I found a can of Halfords glass-cleaning foam which i used both outside and inside. What a mistaka to maka. While it might've removed the dirt it left an oily/shiny/petroleum coloured residue which doesnt want to be wiped off. It is generally transparent, but when the sunlight falls on it at a certain angle and the road itself is in shade i can't see a thing. This only happens in one or two spots on my daily route but is annoying enough and dangerous too.

What can you recommend for cleaning windows inside and outside(well, i think outside is not too bad now that i have used the screenwash a coupla times), something that will definately evaporate after it finished cleaning and will remove any grime or grease.

[XTR]

Autoglym Glass Polish £4.99 a bottle....

its the daddy!!!!

http://www.coupe-club.co.uk/viewreview.php?id=34

[dkmech]

Ta, I think i'll give that a go.

[Lowe]

Agreed - Autoglym's glass polish is amazing and smells great

Don't use too much though since it dusts easily.

[XTR]

Don't use too much though since it dusts easily.

thats very true quick drive around the block sorts it out though...........

[Grey M@a]

if you are going auto glym, if you have standard glass use the glass polish, if you have tinted windows use fast glass from auto glym

[Tumble]

I use Katun lens and mirror cleaner (basically just isopropynol alchohol) to clean me windows... works lovely and doesn't leave residues... think it's about £7 for a 5 litre tub (least it was when I last had to order some)

[dkmech]

I can borrow some of that alcohol stuff at uni.

And if i drive to london i will probably get blinded and crash before i get there. Plus its on the inside that its worst.

[Tumble]

it's damn good for the inside too... if you can - get some anti-static foam cleaner on it first, then do the alcohol stuff to get rid of the smery mess

[dkmech]

Well, i have the foamy mess there already. What i need now is to remove the smears.

[dkmech]

Right. I tried some isoclene wipes on the inside, didn't seem to do much.

And this morning, going to uni. OMG. Why did i ever try to clean my windscreen? Basically its as if it mists up on the outside. When i spray it it goes away. Then as soon as wipers stop - its back. I had to stop and scrub it as dry as i could get it. Going to a car shop to get some paint and will get something for the screen there. I am really annoyed with it.

[XTR]

Right. I tried some isoclene wipes on the inside, didn't seem to do much.

And this morning, going to uni. OMG. Why did i ever try to clean my windscreen? Basically its as if it mists up on the outside. When i spray it it goes away. Then as soon as wipers stop - its back. I had to stop and scrub it as dry as i could get it. Going to a car shop to get some paint and will get something for the screen there. I am really annoyed with it.

just go and buy some autoglym glass polish

[dkmech]

I bought autoglym "fast glass" spray in the end. Didn't feel safe with "polish". It helped. Need to clean it a second time though as it is still a little grimey.

There is however a new problem. In the morning - the morning due on the windscreen seems to leave tracks and a steamy looking residue. Washing it didn't help, and it only got away after I dried the windscreen or it dried off while driving. Its as if its steaming up on the outside. Maybe cleaning it again will help.

[Tumble]

give yer wipesa a good scrub too.. they'll still have all the muck you've been scraping around your windscreen on em

[Sid Vicious]

Diluted lemon juice is the stuff to use for getting rid of nasty stuck on grime.

Then for cleaning it, you need BetaClean glass polish/activator (Only actually available to the windscreen trade...I have bucketloads of it! )

[the insaan]

i always use a newspaper soaked in vinegar, it does the job 100%