How the F&*(*(k do you clean car windows?

[motion]

I've tried everything. I give up.

[Scott Douglas]

Vinegar+water and old newspapers.


Good luck finding the newspapers.

[vash]

The inside of glass?

[jamesnmlaw]

Per my window washer (commercial), use very dilute dish soap and warm water, soft, natural sponge, soft squeegees of various widths, wipe the squeegee with cloth soaked with warm water after each pass, rinse and repeat. Never use window cleaner. Use a lint free cloth to dry the corners.

[Pazuzu]

Step #1: Acetone. Continue rubbing until the liquid evaporates itself
Step #2: 90% or better isopropyl alcohol, lint free paper towels (Kimwipes), again, don't stop moving until the alcohol evaporates completely
Step #3: 99% alcohol, dust free, bag sealed sterile latex gloves, clean room with HEPA filtering, individually wrapped high grade wipes...

This will get your windows clean. Might be a bit of overkill, but it WILL work Coming from someone who cleaned telescope mirrors before coating them with aluminum...

[drkshdw]

Mix 1/2 cup white vinegar with 1/2 cup water and 2-3 drops of dish soap. Put into a spray bottle, shake it up and spray. Use newspaper to clean it off. Black and white only newspapers. Color smears.

[pwd72s]

Part of the problem is reaching them. I only thought the 911's back window was tough to clean, The s197 Mustang back window has me wishing I had two elbows and a swiveling wrist.

[stevej37]

I like micro-fiber cloths with Invisble Glass. Works for me.

[BeyGon]

I use this and old towels, works for me, this stuff is in every store and inexpensive

[masraum]

Certain cheap paper towels like you find in some public restrooms that have an almost newspaper-like feeling and consistency, work wonders. I used to work at place that had them. I'd use those and a little warm water.

[cabmandone]

I use two microfiber towels and Armor All Auto glass cleaner. If it's stubborn and there's no tint, I'll use rubbing alcohol then the Armor All cleaner.

[Scott Douglas]

Just trying to be helpful here...

[red-beard]

I use Sprayway glass cleaner with the blue "shop towel" paper towels. You can get all at home depot.

[RKDinOKC]

Stoner's Invisible Glass and any sort of cloth or paper.

[LEAKYSEALS951]

This reminds me of a story from a book I read long ago about a guitarmaker and his partner.

The guitarmaker was a devoutly religious man. Straight as an arrow.
His partner was a partying/ raging drunk. They hated each other.

One evening, the drunk partner had passed out in the driver's seat of his car. The next morning, a neighbor saw him passed out, slouched over in the seat, and tapped on the window to make sure he was okay.

The drunk partner (startled from being awaken and finding himself in a car), panicked, and threw a bottle of whiskey straight through the window at the neighbor, shattering the window glass.

Ever the comedian, the drunk partner exclaimed to the neighbor- "You've got to hand it to my son, he does one HELL of a job cleaning those windows"

[AFC-911]

Have you tried licking it? :P

[john70t]

After all the effort, use RainX to keep it slippery.

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by RKDinOKC

...........and any sort of cloth or paper.

Pffft Clean micro fiber towels. There is no substitute.

[Superman]

Alcohol, acetone, naptha, MEK, wolverine urine....these things are unnecessary overkill, IMHO.

I use Sprayway, on the inside and outside of glass. However....

This can leave behind a waxy film that is nearly impossible to remove. Something acidic is necessary, which is why you are hearing the vinegar suggestion. Cream of Tartar actually works best, but it's expensive.

I live in rain country. When the rain is falling, there are two kinds of motorists:

1) Those who do not use Rain-X
2) Those who can see things located outside the car

With Rain-X, the secret is to polish it REALLY well using a soft cotton cloth or a very slightly damp soft paper towel. If you do this, you will not need to use your windshield wipers at all.

[berettafan]

always been frustrated by the inside. tough to clean.