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Winter crud on inside of windshield

Anyone have suggestions for cleaning the inside of the windshield?

I have a thin film of "something" on the windshield from all the winter driving with the heater air blowing on the windshield. ALmost looks like what hyou get with a hole in the heat exchanger (had that happen in the Chev Monza) but no puddles or lost coolant so it can't be that.

Really bad when the sun's from ahead, so I have sun glare by itseld, glare off of the streaks on the outside, and the glare from the film.

I seem to have terrible luck with Windex (in spite of all the hurting crows from their commercials) -- lots of streaks and smears.

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Byrocat
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i have used some sort of "no fog" window treatment i found at a automotive store...track auto, or one of the chain stores...you might want to try some of it...i think there are two or three products that adv to minimize inside window foging.....it puts a thin film of treatment on the window.....richard / colorado....

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Rob Guenther

Hello:

Windex is part of the issue as it contains waxes and is the worst product one could use for cleaning glass.

Do what professional window washers do---use a solution of warm water and Dawn dishwashing liquid, then squeegee or polish dry with a soft lint free cloth.

Then, to prevent fogging take a large potato and cut it in half and rub it on the inside of the windshield then polish after the moisture dries.

I am not making this up or making a joke. I grew up in Northern NY, Province of Ontario and Nova Scotia.

We had no commercially available anti fogging products and they old timer I bought my 1964 Volvo Canadian told me about the potato trick.

I still use it today and it seems to work.

Regards,

Doc

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doc

thats one i will have to try.....thanx....

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A similar condition can occur on the outside of the windscreen. If one uses the 'drive through' car washes, the spray rinse/wax builds up on the glass, causing wiper chatter and other irritations. I find a non abrasive scouring powder like Bon Ami or Ajax on a wet windshield works well to remove the buildup. Afterwards, clean as described in Doc's post and apply Rain-Ex to suit. ymmv...

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Clay

A cautionary note here. I used Rain-X on my wife's windshield (well, her

*car's* windshield) and a few weeks later washed it with that Mr. Clean car wash that doesn't need to be towelled dry. Lazy, I know. Anyway, it rained soon afterward and the windshield was covered with a dense white waxy coating when the wipers went over it. We pulled into a gas station where a lot of scrubbing got the windshield to the point we could see through it. The coating cleared up when the rain stopped, but the only way I got it off completely was with polish from a rock tumbling kit. The two products don't play nicely together.

And I think Ajax is abrasive (silica) - it used to be, anyway. Bon Ami, Soft Scrub and Barkeeper's Friend are okay.

Mike

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Michael Pardee

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