Has anyone had to polish the outside and inside of a windshield?

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The windows on my wife`s Odyssey wouldn`t come clean. No matter which window cleaning product I tried, I couldn`t get rid of the haze on the inside and outside of the glass. So I got out my bottle of poorboys pro polish and applied it to the inside and outside of the window, I was pleasantly surprised to find the glass looking better than ever.
 
I`ve used a light polish (by hand) on the inside of a windshield before. Cuts the "haze" very well. Follow up with a quality glass cleaner & a waffle weave and you`re all set.

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I’ve had to do that before and I’ve also had to use a paint prep on interior of windows to cut the grime


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I have been successful using straight isopropyl alcohol on a MF. My Subaru gassed off a lot when New. It’s slowed down but it was not fun for a while.
 
If you must trying something a bit abrasive, I would suggest Poorboy`s Pro Polish 2 (combination of abrasives/chemical) for glass as a start. I would just do a test spot and covering the dash during the processs. Ceriglass would be too messy on the interior.
 
Check out McKee’s 37 20/20 cockpit cleaner. Designed specifically for removing haze from the inside of your windshield.
 
I have done this many times. I really like Klasse AIO on a MF applicator. It cleans well and leaves some slickness behind. I really like it on interior side windows to remove finger prints and greasy smudges.
 
I watched a video on You Tube where a guy recommended the following to clean the interior windshield:

- 2 Cups Distilled Water
- 1/2 Cup White Vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon of dawn

This is supposed to cut the film that is formed from the off gassing of interior plastics. Maybe you can give it a try and report back.
 
Strangely enough, my wife used this to get 2 day old red wine out of a shirt of mine - worked in 15 min. good stuff (not sure if this was the exact recipe, but I know those were the ingredients)

dschribs said:
I watched a video on You Tube where a guy recommended the following to clean the interior windshield:

- 2 Cups Distilled Water
- 1/2 Cup White Vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon of dawn

This is supposed to cut the film that is formed from the off gassing of interior plastics. Maybe you can give it a try and report back.
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I vape, so my windshield is always getting a fine film on it that is tough to get off. I`ve been having success with a WW MF and Blackfire cleaner, but I`m thinking of picking this up (once the haze builds up, can see where I cleaned last time)

Angus said:
Check out McKee’s 37 20/20 cockpit cleaner. Designed specifically for removing haze from the inside of your windshield.
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As long as it`s not some of that stupid-soft autoglass (oughta put the "glass" in scare-quotes as I suspect it`s more like plastic than what I think of as glass) the polish oughta be fine.

But I dunno how anybody uses stuff like AIO (or most "glass polishes") without having to really clean the residue/left-behind-stuff off. I *always* get smearing of some kind, even if it`s only visible under certain conditions. Every. Single. Time. Every. Single. Product. Even whatever`s in 3D 50:1 leaves stuff behind that doesn`t, uhm..."age well" for me and needs cleaned off with Zep40.
 
nickclark08 said:
I vape, so my windshield is always getting a fine film on it that is tough to get off...
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Huh, interesting! I vape too, but not in the vehicles. I did used to smoke in `em, but not enough for it to ever be an issue (windows/sunroof cracked). Well, except for Crown Vics, those things *REALLY* retain smoke odors something awful for some reason.
 
I used the vinegar, distilled water, soap (Dawn) mixture on the inside of my windshield today. Absolutely amazing. My glass has NEVER been cleaner. I may never buy another glass cleaner again. This stuff is amazing.

Used it on a rag co glass towel. Sprayed the towel directly and soaked the towel pretty well. Followed that up with a dry Rag Co blue waffle weave.

I have to say it honestly works better than any glass cleaner I have ever used.

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Huh, shows how YMMV always applies! I`ve tried most every DIY window mix you can think of, always with decidedly mediocre results.
 
Accumulator said:
Huh, shows how YMMV always applies! I`ve tried most every DIY window mix you can think of, always with decidedly mediocre results.
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I agree, I`ve never found a glass cleaner that I liked. I gave away my bottle of 3D Glass Cleaner Concentrate, Meguiars Glass cleaner concentrate, stoner`s invisible glass, and sprayway glass cleaner to a kid starting a detailing business in my hometown.

Uber Rinseless wash diluted at 3oz per gallon in a spray bottle and a white TRC 245gsm edgeless microfiber terry towel. It`s so slick that my towel glides effortlessly even on customer windows with dog slobber and greasy finger marks. The 245gsm edgeless never lints, but because they are so cheap after about 15 washes I just demote them to interior cleaning towels.

Accumulator, most of the other wolfgang and blackfire products are overpriced and there are much cheaper products that can provide as good of results for half the price and I also think IUDJ works really well but Wolfgang Uber is in a completely different league and an excellent value when used only as a waterless wash/detail spray/glass cleaner. I don`t know for sure that you haven`t already tried it, but considering you`re the only person I know that is still successfully using car care products that were made before I was even alive...it`s just a guess.ha
 
LashingStanley- Heh heh, yeah I *AM* still using stuff that`s older than many Autopians!

Never tried anything from Wolfgang though, and wasn`t impressed with BF stuff overall.

You got my attention with that WG Uber! Better than IUDJ huh? How does the cost compare if you mix it to ~QD strength? In what way does it trump IUDJ?

I still can`t get any Rinseless Washes to work OK on glass (and yeah I mix with DI/distilled water for that).

What didn`t you like about the 3D 50:1? I`m not 100% happy with whatever it leaves behind.

My best Glass Cleaner is still Zep40, but I utterly hate the aerosol delivery system due to overspray/control issues.
 
In my opinion IUDJ smells the best and is very versatile. Reminds me of a better smelling and a little more concentrated Meg`s D115. Both are clearly leaving some protection behind and both work really well on glass. Compared to Uber, IUDJ takes a little bit extra buffing with a seperate dry microfiber towel to make sure streaks or smears aren`t left behind on the glass. They are both equally slick, but Uber is better at cleaning IMO and nearly impossible to streak. Uber doesn`t leave anything behind on the paint other than a slick clean surface which is why I prefer it on interior glass. They are both fantastic but Uber is incredibly slick for not leaving any protection behind. Plus it`s a better value!

I use price per gallon with no additional sales/promos accounted for.


IUDJ
Dilution Ratio: 51:1
Sales Price Per Gallon: $150
Product`s Usage: 2.5(oz./gal.)
RTU Gallons Produced: 52 gal.
RTU Quarts Produced: 208 qts.
End Use Cost Per Gallon: $ 2.88/gal.
End Use Cost Per Quart: $ 0.72/qt.

Wolfgang Uber
Dilution Ratio: 42:1
Sales Price Per Gallon: $80
Product`s Usage: 3(oz./gal.)
RTU Gallons Produced: 43 gal.
RTU Quarts Produced: 172 qts.
End Use Cost Per Gallon: $ 1.86/gal.
End Use Cost Per Quart: $ 0.47/qt.



 
At the high school I work at I clean the pool area, the office glass gets stained from the water splash in it. I used Pro Polish 2 on it and cleaned it right up.. Great stuff
 
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