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I can't get my windscreen clean.
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I made the mistake of putting something my dad had mixed up in my cars screen wash, it turns out to have WAY too much soap in it and it left shitloads of white marks on my windscreen, mirrors and roof. On top of that the screen is covered in all sorts of smudge marks.
I managed to get the worst of the soap marks off it with a power wash and then going over it with a cloth and some vinegar solution but I can still see the marks they're just fainter. Trouble is even the glass wipes I used have left smudge marks all over the screen. There seems to be literally nothing I can to to get this glass clean wiping it just leaves more smudges.
I managed to get the worst of the soap marks off it with a power wash and then going over it with a cloth and some vinegar solution but I can still see the marks they're just fainter. Trouble is even the glass wipes I used have left smudge marks all over the screen. There seems to be literally nothing I can to to get this glass clean wiping it just leaves more smudges.
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Windscreen is a fancy way of saying windshield like a car glass right?
Wait, rub the glass with steel wool?!? I can't speak from personal experience, but this seems like it would be a bad idea.
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I was thinking that, wouldn't that scratch the glass?
Otherwise, maybe try really really hot water? Just bring a teapot full outside and rinse it.
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I've never used anything that could come near the results of some simple, crumpled up black-and-white newspaper. Often you don't even need anything stronger than some water on it. Works fine with glass cleaner, too, if you have any sort of oil/gunk on there. Wipe it dry with more crumpled newspaper when you're done.
And, oddly enough, I've found that crumpling it up really does make it work a whole lot better than just wiping with a sheet of newsprint.
Glass, no. Plastic yes. I work at a car dealership detailing cars. Literally thousands of cars have had all the windows steel wooled, and all it does is remove anything on the glass surface and thats it.
Maybe some scientist could explain why it doesn't affect glass.
Glass is harder than steel wool.
My bad. So my response is worthless now cause it doesn't even apply
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I'll try the steel wool thing last it may well be the best option but I don't have any steel wool to hand. I do have a kettle though, and the newspaper thing sounds good too as long as I don't end up smearing ink over the screen instead.
I cannot see why simple window cleaner + paper towel would not get it off though, does wonders in general.
You might want to turn the engine on while you're doing it to warm it up, too.
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And since we're going the science route, soap is basic in nature, so maybe make a more concentrated vinegar solution. Just splash it all over the screen and then hose it down. Not sure if this will work, but it seems like it would.
Did wonders on my uncle's car after 12 years of neglect.
Yeah... in the US, we typically call motorcycle front/upper fairings "windscreen" but everything else is "shield" (clear visor in a helmet is a face shield, front and rear window in a car are the front and rear windshield, etc). On motorcycles, some smaller ones are solid to begin with but, most are clear. You don't usually look through them on sport bikes so, instead of tinting, many people black them out.