Interior Windows
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Interior Windows
I'm looking for suggestions on the best way to clean the interior windows. If you use a certain product that works well, let me know along with how you apply it (i.e. paper towel, cotton cloth, etc). I always seem sto end up with streaks I miss when I do it. Any suggestions would be most helpful!
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One tip, always clean your interior windows with the car still in the garage. Otherwise, the heat from the greenhouse effect causes the glass cleaner to evaporate so fast that it will streak.
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I HIGHLY suggest buying a glass microfiber towel from www.microfibertech.com or emailing ian@microfibertech.com and buying a bottle of Eagle One 20/20 glass cleaner. Simply mist a small amount of the cleaner on the window, wipe with the towel (folded into 1/4s) all over the glass, then flip the towel and go over the glass again. If you want a perfect job, lower the window a little, clean it using the above instructions, then raise it and do the rest. It is that easy to be streak free! Good luck.
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All good sugestions, I'll put them to use once I get some towels. Is the absorber a microfiber towel? Also, can you re-use these towels after a quick wash or are they disposable?
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absorber = synthetic chamois, not a microfiber towel.
Microfiber towels will probably be the longest lasting towel u have ever used. Simply machine wash with LIQUID DETERGENT (I prefer Tide FREE) and NO FABRIC SOFTENER. Tumble dry with little to no heat for about 5 min then hang to dry. My towels are a year old and still feel like new!
Microfiber towels will probably be the longest lasting towel u have ever used. Simply machine wash with LIQUID DETERGENT (I prefer Tide FREE) and NO FABRIC SOFTENER. Tumble dry with little to no heat for about 5 min then hang to dry. My towels are a year old and still feel like new!
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Originally posted by AlBoston
I HIGHLY suggest buying a glass microfiber towel from www.microfibertech.com or emailing ian@microfibertech.com and buying a bottle of Eagle One 20/20 glass cleaner. Simply mist a small amount of the cleaner on the window, wipe with the towel (folded into 1/4s) all over the glass, then flip the towel and go over the glass again. If you want a perfect job, lower the window a little, clean it using the above instructions, then raise it and do the rest. It is that easy to be streak free! Good luck.
I HIGHLY suggest buying a glass microfiber towel from www.microfibertech.com or emailing ian@microfibertech.com and buying a bottle of Eagle One 20/20 glass cleaner. Simply mist a small amount of the cleaner on the window, wipe with the towel (folded into 1/4s) all over the glass, then flip the towel and go over the glass again. If you want a perfect job, lower the window a little, clean it using the above instructions, then raise it and do the rest. It is that easy to be streak free! Good luck.
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I used to use Windex and newspaper and it is very good but can be messy in other ways. Windex is pretty harsh on some plastics and interior paint. Some drips from the crappy sprayer dulled the dashboard on my '66 Corvette. Now I have to use a glossy vinyl treatment when I want to show it which is just not right.
The newspaper ink comes off in your hands and if you don't wash it off right away, it can be transferred to a light colored interior. I was surprised to find fresh fingerprints on my just cleaned Ash interior on my CLK430. It looked like a crime scene after CSI came through!
I'm starting to use the window cleaner from Griot's Garage instead of the 20/20. It smells a lot like RainX but dries nicely without the streaks and extra polishing required of RainX. Water beads off fairly well too so it might elimiate having to use RainX afterward. Time will tell.
BTW, what does everyone use to clean tar and otherwise polish their windshields? I used to use 0000 steel wool or some of the fancy glass polishes on my older cars but I'm afraid to use anything other than clay on the new ones.
The newspaper ink comes off in your hands and if you don't wash it off right away, it can be transferred to a light colored interior. I was surprised to find fresh fingerprints on my just cleaned Ash interior on my CLK430. It looked like a crime scene after CSI came through!
I'm starting to use the window cleaner from Griot's Garage instead of the 20/20. It smells a lot like RainX but dries nicely without the streaks and extra polishing required of RainX. Water beads off fairly well too so it might elimiate having to use RainX afterward. Time will tell.
BTW, what does everyone use to clean tar and otherwise polish their windshields? I used to use 0000 steel wool or some of the fancy glass polishes on my older cars but I'm afraid to use anything other than clay on the new ones.
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To say the truth, I haven't used newspaper and windex for a few years, lately I've been using those whipies that come on a blue pastic can (armor??) and paper towels (blue mechanics paper towel), they do an axcellent job for me.
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I'd steer clear of the Windex...it is rough on some materials. I just use a synthetic chamois dampened with water and newspaper for drying.
A friend of mine had acid rain marks that came off with clay, but streaked pretty badly until the clay residue was completly off.
Have you tried Rain-X for light windshield cleaning?
A friend of mine had acid rain marks that came off with clay, but streaked pretty badly until the clay residue was completly off.
Have you tried Rain-X for light windshield cleaning?
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I've used Rain-X on the outside windows for it's intended purpose, and it works very well. Application only lasts about a good 2 weeks. I wasn't aware they made a product for cleaning the windows.
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