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Glass cleaner
Hey any ideas on glass cleaners? All i get are streaks. How about a certain towel?
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07-18-2005, 03:21 AM
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any foaming glass cleaner and a good LINT FREE rag will do the job perfectly.
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Several step cleaning
Stoners Glass cleaner, and then plain water, followed by a microfiber towel for drying. This method usually lasts about 4 months before I have to clean again (inside).
The frequent rainfall keeps the outsdie clean.
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07-18-2005, 11:46 AM
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i tried using the Armor All wipes for inside, but they streaked all over. i've had better success w/ Windex which is a no-no. are the products mentioned good for interior or exterior?
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I 2nd the Stoner's Invisible Glass,the stuff goes on easy and keeps the interior glass clean and even resistes dust for quite a while.
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I find that Windex works fine but that you can't use standard, household paper towels. It is glue in the paper towels that cause streaking. I use a disposable, synthetic fiber towel from Griot's garage, many other types of towels will also work well but not household paper towels.
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Stoner's and a microfiber cloth!
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Please do not use Windex on film tinted windows.
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I use newspaper to wipe my windows after a carwash. Cheap and effective.
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Cleaning Glass
Believe it or not, I have found that the best thing to use is either Windex or ArmorAll glass cleaner -- and newspaper -- yes, newspaper. It is virtually free (as you would throw it away anyhow), does a good job cleaning the glass and prevents streaking.
Left-leaning rags such as the Washington Post work especially well. It also works well for lining the bird cage.
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Re: Cleaning Glass
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Originally posted by Jeff Kleb
Believe it or not, I have found that the best thing to use is either Windex or ArmorAll glass cleaner -- and newspaper -- yes, newspaper. It is virtually free (as you would throw it away anyhow), does a good job cleaning the glass and prevents streaking.
Left-leaning rags such as the Washington Post work especially well. It also works well for lining the bird cage.
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My auto shop teacher taught me this 20 years ago except you can just use water which works just as well as cleaner when used with newspaper.
That said, I think cleaning with newspaper is a pain in the ass. One micro fiber cloth costs at most $1 and will last forever by just throwing it in the washer once in a while. Plus I leave the cloth in the car and it still cleans when it is dry so I have it to do a quick wipe or to wipe off some fog on the inside if I need to.
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Re: Re: Cleaning Glass
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Originally posted by toybox
My auto shop teacher taught me this 20 years ago except you can just use water which works just as well as cleaner when used with newspaper.
That said, I think cleaning with newspaper is a pain in the ass. One micro fiber cloth costs at most $1 and will last forever by just throwing it in the washer once in a while. Plus I leave the cloth in the car and it still cleans when it is dry so I have it to do a quick wipe or to wipe off some fog on the inside if I need to.
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i have a really good micro-fiber cloth made by 3M, which was like $4. i got it for my laptop screen, but now i may use it for my windows (which i never thought of prior).
do you initially wet the rag with water or do you use a cleaner?
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Re: Re: Re: Cleaning Glass
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Originally posted by 00void
i have a really good micro-fiber cloth made by 3M, which was like $4. i got it for my laptop screen, but now i may use it for my windows (which i never thought of prior).
do you initially wet the rag with water or do you use a cleaner?
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If used with a cleaner then the cloth can be dry. If used without cleaner then you can wet one for cleaning and use a dry one to wipe and dry after. Or in a pinch it will clean decently just being used dry.
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Hmm,I've always used Kirkland Premium (Costco) paper towels and with the Invisible Glass I've never had a problem with streaks and I've been using them since '99.
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