#0000 Steel Wool On Windows Tricks and Tips

Theveed,



In Malaysia, there is a local company manufacturing detailing products called OSREN. They have a new product (pink watery liquid) that specifically removes tough, ingrained water marks from glass. However, it cannot be used on the windscreen and sidemirrors.



I have witnessed the fantastic results. No rubbing, no scrubbing.

Just apply it on using a sponge (wearing gloves) and rub it off. All watermarks will come off. Of course, it will destroy paint! Users will have to be careful.



If you're interested, I can get you the contact details of this

company. 90% of all detailing centres in my city use OSREN detailing products.



Rgds.
 
I apply Megs #9 using #0000 steel wool and follow it with AIO using my PC. The results are fantastic. The glass looks brand new and the AIO makes for better visibility in the rain (I don't use the AIO on the windshield though).

By the way, this is my first post.
 
majik1: Won't touch it... But will try again. I find it hard to ponder that DACP is more abrasive than Diamond Cut... Mike, any opinions?



geekysteve: Possibly since most glass here are locally made (locally sold cars), I've yet to try it on an import (wait, I can try it on mine hehe) if it scratches, but like what Nick said, I believe glass differs from car to car, local Civics sure scratches faster than Fords. I've only used Eagle One Glass Cleaner (Pro-line) and Sprayway.



myall00: Interesting (from a fellow Asian hehe) Please do send me some info about this. I wonder why you can't use on on the windshield (although I know the windshield is always softer than the rest). I wonder how we can get rid of that product after you use it, some will bound to land on the paint, right? That's great news.
 
Theveed...Khamustakah!



Mmmm....I am trying out my limited Tagalog here! Anyway, in response to your questions...



This product from OSREN cannot be used on the windscreen because most windscreens would contain some degree of "pitting" (small little pin holes caused by high speed stones/chips). If the liquid gets into these minute pinholes, it will "spread" and cause a blurry effect. The windscreen will be damaged. That's why the mftr has warned against it. Very very effective but I think its acid-based.



The paintwork must be covered/protected during application of this product to avoid damage to paintwork.



The boss/owner of OSREN even goes personally to car detailing centres to do demos and that's why most centres are using OSREN products
 
myal00: hehe... :) Very good... (it's spelled Kumusta Ka BTW, but great try hehe)



Thanks for the info... I'll try to do a search off the web and try to find someone to communicate with. (do you happen to know him/her?) Thanks so much. Always love to try new stuff.
 
majik1 said:
megs diamond cut is a chemical cleaner/cutter only....try using #4 heavy cut cleaner.....it uses mechanical action....or heck dacp if u already have it....
Click to expand...



Are you talking about #85? That shows an abrassive level of 10 compared to #83 (DACP) which is a 6.



Edit: This is according to Meg's Professional Product Guide
 
.....its meant to be used with a wool pad only , should say it on the bottle....diamond cut "chemically" alters the paint allowing the wool cutter to "sweep the top off".....NOT a mechanical abrasive...

the equivalent abrasive would be 84 compund power cleaner, this does use "mechanical"(abrasive particles) for foam pad use a on the same scale as 85....

this can be important as using diamond cut with a foam pad pad can result in a rotary "grabbing, skipping, and jumping"....

i stand by my 1st statement....85 is a chemical cleaner only, for windows use #4 heavy cut cleaner, if you dont have any just dacp.......or an equivalent "mechanical" cleaner...please dont use steel wool....
 
Tried it on:



Toyota: No marring

Honda: No marring

Mitsubishi: Visible marring

Benz: No marring

BMW: No marring

Nissan: Visible marring

Ford: No marring

Isuzu: No marring

Suzuki: No marring



I guess it depends on the glass... hmmm
 
Theveed,



I have just bought 0000 steel wool and I intend to use it with 3M aerosol glass cleaner on my Civic's water-marked windows.

Do I just spray the aerosol and lightly rub the surface, or is there more that I should know before starting?
 
I'd clean the glass first with a towel and glass cleaner. Then i usually just soak the wool and the glass then glide lightly for about 5-8x per "line". For tougher waterstains, I abstain from using more pressure but I use a different glass cleaning product such as a light polish or something. It's been working pretty well.
 
I finally picked up some 0000 steel wool yesterday for $2.48 for a huge pack at NAPA, while I was picking up the free after rebate Stoners Invisible Glass. My car was repainted before I got it, and I had really annoying paint overspray on my side mirrors, and some spots on the window glass. I tried it without using any cleaner as lube in a small spot, and it worked great on my Honda windows... so I did the rest like that. 0000 steel wool + Stoners Invisible Glass took off all the overspray and even some minor watermarks that I didn't really notice were there until I saw what the window looked like after, lol. Now my windows look like new and are ready for tinting!
 
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