I CAN"T SEE

[jestep]

ok everyone did great with the bug removal so i figure i would throw this one out. i cannot for some reason get my windows clean without having streaks in them. i have used windex and a few other products but they all steam th streak.

i keep my truck pretty clean except for my windows.

[HRTKD]

I am currently using Stoner's Invisible Glass. So far it is working pretty good. A lot of streaking has to do with your technique and what you are using. Start with a clean rag that has been folded over a couple of times. When I clean my rags I do not use any fabric softener or dryer sheets. Spray the window, but don't use too much. Wipe down the window with one side of the rag until you don't see any wet spots. Now wipe down the window again but with the dry side of the rag. I think that the second wiping is key to the whole thing.

[jestep]

what type of rag are you using?

[jestep]

and where are you getting the glass cleaner?

[HRTKD]

Um, I'm using cotton diapers that are a good 14 years old. Oddly enough, my oldest son is 14. My wife still thinks we had kids just so I could get good rags. LOL!

I think I got the Invisible Glass at Walmart.

[jestep]

ok thanks. maybe i will tell the wife we need to have another child so i can get cloth diapers. NOT.....

[DawgBone]

Actually, I have a stack of those diapers as well, and they do make excellent rags for the truck since they're so soft. I think you can still get them at Babies 'R Us and places like that.

[jestep]

good, i thought the wife and i were going to have a serious talk again so i could get some diapers.

[txhardhittaz]

Also wash your windows in the shade if your not doing so already. I washed mine in the sun once and I kept getting nasty streaks.

[jestep]

thats probably my problem. i wash it in the sun and do the windows in the sun...

[txhardhittaz]

Yea you have to do It in the shade. Also have you tried newspaper for your windows? Don't use it on your side mirrors. I did that once on my xterra and had swirl marks all over them.

[jestep]

Yea you have to do It in the shade. Also have you tried newspaper for your windows? Don't use it on your side mirrors. I did that once on my xterra and had swirl marks all over them.


havn't tried newspapers yet.

[WhiteNite]

Topic: I CAN"T SEE

Well OPEN YOUR EYES. lol try windex and wipe with newspapers like ^^^said.

[jestep]

now i can see thanks for letting me know what the problem was^^^

[WhiteNite]

hey now you know I really have a purpose here. lol

[jestep]

what is that HIJACKER

[WhiteNite]

I am a professional hijacker

[ttugrad95]

I've tried all kinds of stuff and invisible glass is about the best glass cleaner out there. I have bought it at Walmart, in the automotive section and Auto Zone. I've used microfiber cloth which seems to streak, and just small white towls which probably work the best I got them at Costco, I think 50 of them for about $10. I don't bother washing them, just throw them away when they get dirty. One of the keys to a really clean windshield is to clean it, then move the truck and clean it again because no matter how good I think my windshield is I pull it out of the garage the next morning to go to work and see all the streaks and places I missed and I'm like dangit!

[jestep]

i know no matter how hard i try i streak the window but i am going to try this stuff with a baby diaper

[HRTKD]

i know no matter how hard i try i streak the window but i am going to try this stuff with a baby diaper

Use the cloth ones. The disposable ones don't work so well. Oh yeah, and in case you have kids in diapers, the diaper needs to be clean. LOL!

[jestep]

kids grown up 11 & 14

[HRTKD]

kids grown up 11 & 14

Mine are the same age. Both boys.

[jestep]

both girls

[silvertitan7]

DO NOT USE WINDEX!!!! windex has amonia in it and will turn your tint purple over time.

[jestep]

i am going to try that invisible glass stuff with a baby diaper

[HRTKD]

If you wear glasses and have the anti-reflective coating you should avoid using anything with ammonia. A few years back I cleaned some windows with a glass cleaner that contained ammonia and some of the overspray got on my glasses and left spots that wouldn't come out. The place I bought my glasses from confirmed that ammonia was the culprit.

[txhardhittaz]

DO NOT USE WINDEX!!!! windex has alcohol in it and will turn your tint purple over time.


Good post i didnt know that ...

[bighitter]

Do you smoke? Nicotine will build up on the windows and takes extra elbow grease to get out.

[JoshInTitan]

+1 for Stoners Invisible Glass and a microfiber towel... works for me!

[jestep]

i am going to try it

[WhiteNite]

I still say a stronger perscription glasses will do you wonders lol

[jestep]

or surgery

[HRTKD]

I still say a stronger perscription glasses will do you wonders lol

Ha! I'm already at 20/1200. I get much worse and the DMV is going to cut me off. :)

[WhiteNite]

lol I am sorry that shouldnt be funny but lol

[jestep]

i thought the same thing

[WhiteNite]

Of course I actually need glasses but hey

[HRTKD]

Of course I actually need glasses but hey

Want to borrow mine? They are multi-use. They're bullet-proof and you can even start a fire with them. LOL!

[WhiteNite]

lol wow sounds like my dads. they are so heavy he had to get them special made to cut down on the weight $600 worth.

[silvertitan7]

hey guys my post about windex was wrong. I meant to say amonia not alcohol.

[jestep]

ok i was kinda lost on that one

[silvertitan7]

^^^the amonia in windex will turn your tint purple after a while

[jestep]

good thing i dont hace tinted windows, at least not yet. lol lol

[silvertitan7]

ya i guess so lol.

[etalian2005]

I use damp microfiber towel. and then dry microfiber towel. works for me...

[tlmaniac]

i use stoner invisible glas and a green microfiber towel i got at walmart its fo cleaning glass. and the info about amonia is correct use it and say goodbye to your tint. for your windows that arent tinted if you have stuff on them that wont come off get some 0000 steel wool it will take everything off and not scratch the glass but DO NOT USE IT ON THE TINTED WINDOWS YOU WILL RUIN THEM! also never wash truck in the sun or just after being in the sun for a while the sheet metal and glass needs to be cool.

[jestep]

iam going to try the stoner as soon as i get it. my windows are aweful

[GreenHulk]

Yea you have to do It in the shade. Also have you tried newspaper for your windows? Don't use it on your side mirrors. I did that once on my xterra and had swirl marks all over them.


havn't tried newspapers yet.
I got the ideal when I was in Miamiand at a red lightguy come out and starts to clean the window with water and newspaper and it cleaned it and gave him a few $$$

[jestep]

i have heard of using newspaper before. just havnt tried it yet. i hate doing wondows

[weldtitan]

water and a mirco fiber towel works pretty good to

[jestep]

just plain water?

[weldtitan]

if there not too dirty, otherwise you would need some type of cleaner.the micro fiber towel works great

[jestep]

thats what everyone is saying, i have a few left over from when i wax so i guesss i will try one of them

[FireWalker42]

Here's a question. A couple years ago when I was laid up after rotator cuff surgery my service writer cleaned my windows with ultra-fine steel wool then cleaned with normal window cleaner. Is this safe? I asked him and he said he had been doing his own windows like that for years and never had a problem. My windows stayed real clean for a while and I didn't have the wiper ring around the windshield either. I use the Stoners Invisible glass in the shade, more like at night, a couple times then get a good polish in with a dry fine microfiber cloth.

[tlmaniac]

Here's a question. A couple years ago when I was laid up after rotator cuff surgery my service writer cleaned my windows with ultra-fine steel wool then cleaned with normal window cleaner. Is this safe? I asked him and he said he had been doing his own windows like that for years and never had a problem. My windows stayed real clean for a while and I didn't have the wiper ring around the windshield either. I use the Stoners Invisible glass in the shade, more like at night, a couple times then get a good polish in with a dry fine microfiber cloth.


yes this is perfectly safe as long as the window is not tinted. it is an old detailers trick for getting hard water spots off the outside of the glass. you have to flood the glass with cleaner then use the steel wool and wipe then spray again lightly and wipe. do not use on tint it will scratch it. i used to clean my windshield like that untill i tinted it too. so now i cant use that trick on any of the insides of the windows. my wife hates my truck at night with the 15% all arround and 50% on the windshield its nice and dark plus my truck stays cool even parked in direct sunlight plus no glare from headlights anymore. just remember this is illegal in most states to have the ws tinted all the way most places only allow a 6" strip at the top but the 50% is so light you can hardly tell.