1Z Glas Polish

Brad B

Brad B

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I had a couple "glass" issues lately:



1. My windshield has some water spots from sitting in the rain and having it bake when the sun comes out. At some point this was lightly acid etched I suppose. I noticed this mainly when the glass was wet and the wipers went by. It left a "shadow" of the water spot. It just bugged me. Claying did not remove it. I suppose I could have buffed it off with a light swirl remover but I tried this polish first.



2. The wipers were beginning to chatter. It was just annoying. And that is what bugged me the most. I generally don't like using RainX type additives or coatings because they wear off and are temporary fixes.



I bought some Einzette Glas Polish and for speed, used my orbital buffer for application. It is a blue-ish, liquid the consistancy of milk that is most certainly slightly abrasive although you couldn't feel it. It applied fast, hazed up within 5 minutes and produced a white residue. I avoided getting it on black trim so I don't know if it would stain or not like waxes do. I suspect it would. It wipes off "extremely" easy. It left the glass VERY slick and smooth. It had a noticibly slicker feeling than untreated glass so it obviously leaves some level of protection combined with some good cleaning capabilities. I spent about 15 minutes on the windshield to be thorough.



It should be noted that I performed this application on two of my cars, my S4 and my Mini Cooper S, both daily drivers, over two weeks ago. It has been raining on almost a daily basis for a solid week now and I am really happy with this product. The Glas Polish has stopped the chattering wipers and creates a RainX-type effect where droplets of water just race off the glass when you are driving at speed. Fun to watch!



I bought the Glas Polish a while ago because it was cheap ($4.95) and I tagged it along with another order and just stuck it in the cabinet. Glad I did. If you are a RainX user or have issues like me, give this a shot. It's impressive how clear it made the windscreen. :up
 
I haven't used both but I have heard this comment elsewhere today so I have to wonder. 'Tis a small world, you know. ;)
 
The 1Z Glas Polish is a great product and for $4.95 it is definitely worth a shot. I applied it with a polishing pad with my PC. I also have tried the 303 Wiper Treatment on the wiper blades. The combination is working very nicely.
 
Andrew Timmins said:
It sounds very similar to Autoglym Car Glass Polish, even the same colour. Have you used both products? If so how do they compare?
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AG is a tad more agressive, and will work better on really bad water spots.



1Z is easier to use, has a much better fragrance and wipes off 100% residue-free. :up
 
what should i try out? My windshield looks like a black and white notebook. (i think this is water stained, I only see this when my wipers are active, then they are gone.) I also have so much pitting. When the sun hits my window at certain angles all these tiny chip/dots show and look terrible. Would this stuff get some pitting and fine wiper scratching out?. Thanks



PS. i tried clay and it did nothing to any of these problems.

my car is a 94 acura integra w/103,000 mls. I have owned the car for 3 years now, and the windshield has alway bugged me.
 
Interesting. I hadn't even heard of the product before. Normally, I'd just stick with AIO or VM on glass, but for only $5? Might be worth having another product around.
 
Yeah, I had not noticed it before...ordered 3 bottles a couple of days ago. The price is right ;)



Brad, thanks for the heads-up on another great 1Z product!
 
I have both the 1Z and Autoglym glass polishes and I've found in my situations that the 1Z is a much better working product. I've used both by hand-only and the 1Z breaks down the hazey film on the windshield much faster and with less elbow grease than the Autoglym. But if I need to use steel wool I go with the Autoglym because is thicker than the 1Z and doesn't haze up as fast. Both are nice products though.
 
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