This is going to sound stupid.. I can't seem to find the right combination of cleaning products to clean my A4 windshield.. I've used Windex and papertowels, Windex and newspaper, a speciality glass cleaner, and nothing seems to work! Everything I use leaves streaks.
Thanks Pete. I'll give that product a try... And I'm always doing it in the sun, maybe that's 1/2 my problem.. The product is "drying" on the glass to quickly.
Learned it as a teenager working at the local carwash. It works great, but as others have warned - don't expect it to cut through everything... expecially Rain-X
This is the topic of enormous discussion in this group and elsewhere. I'll give you the short version, and let you research the details:
Ignore factory recommendations and replace the T-belt before 70K miles.
A t-belt failure on these interference engines means 20 or 30 bent valves. Just do it.
If you have a V6, replace the water-pump at the same time - it can leak on the tensioner and cause a cascading failure.
If you have a 1.8T, don't let the mechanic talk you into a water-pump (unless you really suspect it's failing). It's on the other side of the engine from the t-belt.
You are correct. The bonds created need to be broken, but it's pretty easy to do. Acid.
Luckily, every has the right acid available - acetic acid. That's right, good ol' vinegar. Take your recipe from above, substitute white vinegar for the ammonia, and liberally slather it onto your windshield. Do it in the shade, BTW. Hose it off and use Windex or whatevewr to finish it up.
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