Quik look: Autoglym Car Glass Polish

tom p.

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Autoglym Car Glass Polish



I had heard good things about this product over the past couple of years and thought I would give it a try. The windshield on one of our cars is kind of nasty and needed some attention. There's some wiper build up that I have not been able to remove. I'm going to take a shot at that car later today. I was somewhat anxious to try the product so I went to work on another car that I thought the glass was fairly clean. It turns out that the pad was noticeably dirty after working on it for just a couple minutes. This car has more than 180k miles on it and I suspect its original windshield. Lots of wear marks are visible in the glass from the mono wiper. Windshield displays some sandblasting effect and a few minor stone chips, but is really in pretty good condition given its 14 yrs of duty.



I had no expectation that this Autoglym product was going to make those wear marks fade away as it's not advertised as such. I think it did improve the appearance of the wear marks slightly.



This glass polish is advertised as a wipe on, dry for 10 mins, wipe off product that is to be used on interior and exterior glass. I did the exterior only.



The product dries quickly, maybe too quickly when using the machine. There is a bit of very fine dust when removing, but removal is simple and there doesn't appear to be any issue with staining on rubber or plastic trim.



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Wear marks clearly visible:

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The finished glass looks absolutely outstanding, even on this old windshield. The gloss is great, the surface is absolutely smooth. Now I'm anxious to drive in the rain to see how the wiping action is.



Based upon how dirty my orange pad was, I'm going to need to make this task more of a routine cleaning duty, maybe once or twice a year. There was really a lot of stuff on the glass that was not visible to the eye.
 
Thanks for taking the time to post your results. IMO this is Autogym's most underrated product...
 
Yeah, I suspect Autoglym has other hidden jewels that we won't discover due to broad lack of availability here in the USA.



I know others won't consider this product given the cost ($18) to get it to your front door. I'm pleased with the purchase so far. I have one other dedicated glass polish...I think it's by 1Z but does not offer the result this product does.
 
Nice review Tom. Your glass was pretty dirty huh? - Do you think it's similar to their SRP? Does it offer any protective qualities?
 
I have been using this stuff for years. The gloss and reflection this product leaves on the glass is amazing. If I could offer a few tips. Use less product. I know what the instructions say, but if you use a little less product,( especially when doing it by hand with a foam applicator), and work it until it almost disappears completely, the dusting will be dramatically reduced and removal will be a lot easier. As it is a polish, it will stain trim bits. Some APC on a mf will clean it right up. Works great on the interior glass as well for cleaning nasty grime from smoking etc. AG doesn't say it offers protection David, but it will have a Rain X type effect on the glass.
 
David, yeah, the glass was real dirty. I'm going to need to keep an eye on that. I don't sense that it leaves any sort of protection behind, but I haven't driven in the rain yet.
 
detailfanatic said:
I have been using this stuff for years. The gloss and reflection this product leaves on the glass is amazing. If I could offer a few tips. Use less product. I know what the instructions say, but if you use a little less product,( especially when doing it by hand with a foam applicator), and work it until it almost disappears completely, the dusting will be dramatically reduced and removal will be a lot easier. As it is a polish, it will stain trim bits. Some APC on a mf will clean it right up. Works great on the interior glass as well for cleaning nasty grime from smoking etc. AG doesn't say it offers protection David, but it will have a Rain X type effect on the glass.



Ken, thanks for the suggestions. I appreciate it.



I was loading the stuff on the pad. I'll back off a bit next time I use it.



I was going to attempt another car this afternoon if I can catch up with it. I was going to apply Aquapel following the polishing session. So, you believe something is left behind that leaves a rainx-like action :(
 
I have use most of AG products and most of them are great. But imo I dont see much value for their glass polish. It does cleans better than regular glass cleaner, but if I were to use it as per the direction, I could have step up with something stronger. It works like a 'AIO' for glass imo.
 
Accumulator said:
If you go with the Aquapel, will you use something to clean the glass post-AG Glass Polish?



Yeah, I will. I think I might wait a week or two for the Aquapel and clean with IPA prior to application.
 
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