Recommendation on best glass cleaner???
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Recommendation on best glass cleaner???
Need recommendations on the best overall glass cleaner available. Everything I've used is a dismal failure.
Living near tge ocean I get a buildup of salt spray and other types of "muck".
Whatever I use causes streaks and worse yet a haze.
HELP ME LOL
Living near tge ocean I get a buildup of salt spray and other types of "muck".
Whatever I use causes streaks and worse yet a haze.
HELP ME LOL
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I have a friend that works at a Lime stone quarry and every day his red truck is covered with lime dust and every day he cleans his windows with a spray bottle full of vinegar. I asked him if he dilutes it and he said you could. I do not use it and had no reason to but you asked the question. FYI it seems to be a process that is used by many.
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I do know that you want to avoid any cleaner with ammonia coming in contact with window tinting. (All that "purple" tint you see out there is what happens when you use the ammonia products on tint.)
I'm old school so I still grab Windex for exterior cleaning, but shift to "Invisible Glass" for inside stuff.
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Oh and a Pacific Northwesterner (IE we live in the rain) tip for your wiper fluid... Try 20/10..
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For No Smears Or Haze On Glass
My wife has owned a cleaning company for 30 years,doing residential homes as well as commercial buildings, doctors and dentists offices, etc. Over the course of 3 decades, she's tried EVERYTHING to clean glass and mirrors! Here's what she says works best. Clean the glass (or bathroom mirror) first with your favorite glass cleaner, such as Windex, InvisibleGlass, Perfect Glass, Sparkle, vinegar & water mix, etc. Caution - When cleaning the tinted side of tinted windows ... make sure whatever glass cleaner you use contains no ammonia (which is Sparkle’s claim to fame). After you have thoroughly cleaned the glass with your favorite glass cleaner and paper towels, wipe it dry. Then, take 2 clean micro-fiber clothes and dampen one with water. Use the damp one and wipe the glass all over.Then take the dry one and dry the glass completely. Stand back and look for any smears, streaks or haze. If you see any, I’ll buy you a beer! Better yet, my WIFE will buy you a beer!
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As a quick follow-up ... when using micro-fiber clothes for glass or mirror cleaning, my wife always keeps them separate when doing laundry. She always washes the micro-fiber clothes by themselves and washes them with 1/4 to 1/2 cup of white vinegar - nothing else. She never washes them with any kind of laundry soap product because any soap residue that remains in the micro-fiber clothes after washing will then leave streaks, smears or haze - all of which come from soap!
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Vinegar Goes Right In Washer
Yes. She puts the dirty micro-fibers into the washing machine and puts the vinegar right in on top of them - just as you'd do with regular laundry soap. After washing them in vinegar, she washes them again with nothing but the water the washing machine puts in ... just to be 100% sure there's no soap residue in the micro-fibers. I'm telling you ... it's magic. The windows and mirrors in our house and our cars always look great. No streaks, no smears, no haze!
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@snide72
... your information has now been given a place in history as a sticky in the General Tech Help and Detailing sections as it applies to all vehicles
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/g...erience-90413/
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/d...erience-90416/
@translator
... it would really help with the glare if you avoid incidents like
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/o...ight=superglue
... your information has now been given a place in history as a sticky in the General Tech Help and Detailing sections as it applies to all vehicles
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/g...erience-90413/
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/d...erience-90416/
@translator
... it would really help with the glare if you avoid incidents like
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/o...ight=superglue
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