Glass cleaning technique needed

[mikec]

I've just spent the afternoon waxing and cleaning my car. After spending an hour cleaning my glass; using windex and clean paper towels, it looks like I cleaned it using an oily rag. I've never been able to get glass really clean on my cars, but it really annoys me on the NSX. What am I doing wrong. Any secrets?

Thanks

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MikeC 01 #46

[painlus]

Originally posted by mikec:
I've just spent the afternoon waxing and cleaning my car. After spending an hour cleaning my glass; using windex and clean paper towels, it looks like I cleaned it using an oily rag. I've never been able to get glass really clean on my cars, but it really annoys me on the NSX. What am I doing wrong. Any secrets?

Thanks

This is going to sound totally weird but it works. Use windex w/ newspaper. The newspaper ink has an anti-streaking quality. Been doing it for years and have been streakless on the car and home...

[mandrewz]

The microfiber towels sold at many car part stores work extremly well on windows. I use them with a very diluted nonsudsing amonia solution.

[nsxtasy]

After I wash mine, I go over it with Rain-X anyway. Great stuff.

[Russ]

I use Armor-All glass cleaner with paper towels. The stuff dries completely invisibly, leaving no streaks, and is very good at removing interior haze too. It's also excellent for cleaning scanner & copier glass, and camera lenses.

Rain-X is great but not for the windshield. I find it beads water so well that unless you're driving in a monsoon there won't be enough moisture left on the windshield to properly lubricate the wiper blades, causing them to howl & chatter mercilessly.

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Russ
'91 black/black

[Hans]

I use Honda glass cleaning spray. Comes in a tall can. Gets the glass very clean.

[mandrewz]

Try TRICO Teflon wiper blades-no chatter or noise at all.

[MAJOR STONER]

I think that the 'oil film' is caused by the fabric softener in the paper towels.

[tabasco]

I use Stoner's Invisible Glass (Pep Boys) with a non-lint cloth. I do it in the shade or in the garage. THEN (important), ball up a sheet of black and white newspaper and polish the window with it. The news ink works wonders in removing any streaks.



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[1HOT NSX]

I use a solution of 20% denatured alcohol (available at any hardware store) and 80% water - use paper towels or a 100% cotton towel to apply. It leaves tthe windows spotless! Then use Rain X and remove the windshield wipers. http://www.nsxprime.com/ubb/smile.gif

[Sig]

Use the finest grade of steel wool, followed by y0our favorite glass product using microfiber towels. The glass will look like brand spankning new when you are done. Learned the steel wool trick from car show guys... It will get rid of any residue whatsoever on the glass. Btw, don't do this step if you have a RainX type product on the glass.

[JoeSchmoe]

Originally posted by mikec:
I've just spent the afternoon waxing and cleaning my car. After spending an hour cleaning my glass; using windex and clean paper towels, it looks like I cleaned it using an oily rag. I've never been able to get glass really clean on my cars, but it really annoys me on the NSX. What am I doing wrong. Any secrets?

Thanks



If you are cleaning the inside of the glass, you may want to try using a MILD solution of diswashing detergent and water. You may want to cover the dash/vents with a large cloth towel before doing this to soak up excess water. Just grab a soft sponge and go over the inside of the glass a few times with the solution. Rinse the sponge out in the soap water frequently. Wring the sponge out and dry the window with it.

Make sure to start/stop the strokes at the edges of the glass. You may need to do a couple of passes depending on what kind of gunk has built up on the glass.

I do this once a year and it removes that film that forms on the glass. In fact, I did it again last weekend and the bucket of water came out rather murky. The soap residue it leaves behind also helps reduce fogging of the windshield (for a couple of weeks).

I found that using newspaper (suggested above) also works, but is unsafe for the rear hatch glass with its heating elements.

I find paper towels and windex to be an exercise in futility. Something in the paper towels keeps smearing a new film onto the glass...

[NMYMIRR]

This is the process I use when I can't seem to get my windows clean. First I would clean the windows with windex and clean a paper towel. Clean off all you can with the paper towel and go over it with a clean crumpled up newspaper. The newspaper absorbs oily residues and or streaks that are left behind. Try this process and you will see the difference. If now perhaps you got some oil addatives in your windex, LoL.

[NoClgDeg]

Try using steel wool with some wax. This gets the glass super clean on the outside. On the inside, try a non-amounia glass cleaner with newspaper or a terry towel.

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[NMYMIRR]

Originally posted by NMYMIRR:
This is the process I use when I can't seem to get my windows clean. First I would clean the windows with windex and clean a paper towel. Clean off all you can with the paper towel and go over it with a clean crumpled up newspaper. The newspaper absorbs oily residues and or streaks that are left behind. Try this process and you will see the difference. If this doesn't work, perhaps you got some oil addatives in your windex, LoL.

[nsxtasy]

Originally posted by Russ:
Rain-X is great but not for the windshield. I find it beads water so well that unless you're driving in a monsoon there won't be enough moisture left on the windshield to properly lubricate the wiper blades, causing them to howl & chatter mercilessly.

Use Rain-X and you won't need to use your wiper blades.

[This message has been edited by nsxtasy (edited 07 May 2002).]

[mikec]

Thanks all. The newspaper works pretty well. I think the main cause of the oily film/streaking is from the silicon lube used on the rubber strips that contact the door glass on the inside. Once that gets on the cleaning rag.. it just smears.

btw. how many of you keep putting silicon grease on the rubber seals? is it necessary every 6 months like the manual says?

Thanks


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MikeC 01 #46

[Soichiro]

I use a Zymol product called Seal on the soft rubber seals around the vehicle. My car is approaching 12 years old and these seals remain soft and pliable. This product has glycerin in it.

[5inchfatlip]

I never have a problem with Normal Blue Windex at $2.50 a bottle...I also use old Hanes/F.O.L cotton under t-shirts and it NEVER streaks...