Smeary windscreen

cardol

Can anyone help me?

Lately, my car has a very wet windscreen on the inside and it takes forever to dry out while I'm driving. I have to pull over and wipe the inside a few times. Even though I use the fan and the air-con, it takes forever for the windscreen to dry.

And when it does dry, it's all streaky, I've boughts loads of products from car shops and supermarkets, all promising a streak-free finish, and none of them do.

Can anyone recommend anything?

Tefral

cardol wrote: »

Can anyone help me?

Lately, my car has a very wet windscreen on the inside and it takes forever to dry out while I'm driving. I have to pull over and wipe the inside a few times. Even though I use the fan and the air-con, it takes forever for the windscreen to dry.

And when it does dry, it's all streaky, I've boughts loads of products from car shops and supermarkets, all promising a streak-free finish, and none of them do.

Can anyone recommend anything?

I can personally vouch for Autoglym Fast Glass and Car Glass Polish, it gets rid of all the smears from your hands etc.

To get rid of the actual water, id buy a couple of bags of Silica Gel and place them in the front of the car. Typically window seals crack and let in moisture.

CarrickMcJoe

could have something to do with the fan settiiing, push the button with a pic of a car with an arrow circulating in it as this recycles the air in the car .

EPM

Change your pollen filter. I also have bags of gel silica in nooks and crannys.

cardol

CarrickMcJoe wrote: »

could have something to do with the fan settiiing, push the button with a pic of a car with an arrow circulating in it as this recycles the air in the car .

Does that actually help? Someone once told me the air-con button was the way to go.....

cardol

cronin_j wrote: »

I can personally vouch for Autoglym Fast Glass and Car Glass Polish, it gets rid of all the smears from your hands etc.

To get rid of the actual water, id buy a couple of bags of Silica Gel and place them in the front of the car. Typically window seals crack and let in moisture.

Where can I buy Autoglym Fast Glass and Car Glass Polish? Tesco or a car-shop?

I already have silica bags in the car, but only since yesterday so can't say if they work yet.

CarrickMcJoe

cardol wrote: »

Does that actually help? Someone once told me the air-con button was the way to go.....

yes it does as it does not allow fresh air from the outside in to the car. Has nothing to do with air con

Tefral

cardol wrote: »

Where can I buy Autoglym Fast Glass and Car Glass Polish? Tesco or a car-shop?

I already have silica bags in the car, but only since yesterday so can't say if they work yet.

Halfords will have it. I also think Tesco or Dunnes do a limited range of Autoglym products.

cardol

Thanks guys, will buy these things tomorrow. Nothing as bad a guessing where the road is going...lol

vectra

what car as a matter of interest?

zilog_jones

+1 for changing your pollen filter. Also check for any damp patches inside the car, like in the footwells.

A while ago I got some disposable wipes (ArmorAll or something) that claimed to be "streak-free", what a load of bollocks! They were useless compared to a proper glass cleaning spray.

cardol

vectra wrote: »

what car as a matter of interest?

It's a Rover 400, 98 reg...so no spring chicken...lol

cardol

zilog_jones wrote: »

+1 for changing your pollen filter. Also check for any damp patches inside the car, like in the footwells.

A while ago I got some disposable wipes (ArmorAll or something) that claimed to be "streak-free", what a load of bollocks! They were useless compared to a proper glass cleaning spray.

Yeah, I also got the screen wipes that said "streak-free". Useless!!!