Getting rid of smears on inside of windscreen

toastedpickles

Howdy peoples

Basically there's a build of marks that's getting rather annoying because I can't really see properly out of the car, and at night its a pig to drive as the lights warp around the smears and magnify them, I tried cleaning them with some wipes to tide me over for the time being, but they only do so much

So anyone know of any cleaners/polishers that would do the trick?

JAMES VTI S

wipe = crap, your just moving around the mess

get a glass cleaner and do half at a time turning the cloth after rubbing in the cleaner to buff off the residue

go outside the window after you're finished and see if you're happy with what the result is

toastedpickles

JAMES VTI S wrote: »

wipe = crap, your just moving around the mess

get a glass cleaner and do half at a time turning the cloth after rubbing in the cleaner to buff off the residue

go outside the window after you're finished and see if you're happy with what the result is

Any idea of a good cleaner?

JAMES VTI S

readily available like in tesco ect or more specialised

Chimaera

toastedpickles wrote: »

Any idea of a good cleaner?

Autoglym Glass Polish is very good.

vectra

This would help you if you can not get to a motor factors or otherwise

Clean it 3 or 4 times using clean microfiber cloths each time.

toastedpickles

vectra wrote: »

This would help you if you can not get to a motor factors or otherwise

Clean it 3 or 4 times using clean microfiber cloths each time.

I think we might just have some of that lying around, I know we have mr sheen would that work too?

MetzgerMeister

Using a glass cleaner is ok but it can often leave its own smears if it's let dry itself. Make sure to dry it fully yourself before it gets a chance to dry out. To eleiminate these streaks, use AutoGlym glass polish after the glass cleaner. You apply it, let it dry to a haze then buff with a microfibre cloth and it will leave a clear, streak-free finish.

toastedpickles

That'l do perfect, Thanks lads!

Curran

If you could get your hands on IPA, it would do a good job!

Quick clean with a regular window cleaner or similar...then use the IPA, when you wipe it, the remaining residue flashes off / disappears to a vapour and leaves a streak free finish!
*However, be careful with tinted windows

JAMES VTI S

IPA means isopropyl alcohol toastedpickles

toastedpickles

Curran wrote: »

If you could get your hands on IPA, it would do a good job!

Quick clean with a regular window cleaner or similar...then use the IPA, when you wipe it, the remaining residue flashes off / disappears to a vapour and leaves a streak free finish!
*However, be careful with tinted windows

I've been looking for IPA wipes, or even IPA where sells it? Nowhere seems to know even what it is

JAMES VTI S

Pharmacy - dont ask for IPA lol

isopropyl alcohol also known as rubbing alcohol, they will probably want a reason why you need it

toastedpickles

JAMES VTI S wrote: »

Pharmacy - dont ask for IPA lol

isopropyl alcohol also known as rubbing alcohol, they will probably want a reason why you need it

I did ask for rubbing alcohol! and they guy behind the counter was clueless, just goes to me "we have...disinfectant?"

JAMES VTI S

first ask for isopropyl alcohol then rubbing alcohol

Curran

IPA

Other options available on that site too!

MetzgerMeister

JAMES VTI S wrote: »

Pharmacy - dont ask for IPA lol

JAMES VTI S wrote: »

first ask for isopropyl alcohol

Which is it

MuppetCheck

And here was me thinking it was a waste of a cold bottle of brew dog:pac:

Scortho

MuppetCheck wrote: »

And here was me thinking it was a waste of a cold bottle of brew dog:pac:

I'd love a bottle of punk at the moment. Prefer raging bitch though.

Should be available in pharmacies. I know boots have it.

Thoie

Old spray bottle, half filled with cooled boiled water (or just straight tap water - I've never been convinced that boiling it makes much difference). Fill the other half with white vinegar. Use one microfiber cloth to clean the windscreen, then use a second to polish it off.

JAMES VTI S

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Which is it

IPA is short for isopropyl alcohol but they wont know that

toastedpickles

JAMES VTI S wrote: »

IPA is short for isopropyl alcohol but they wont know that

They'l just offer you disinfectant like they did with me :pac:

MetzgerMeister

JAMES VTI S wrote: »

IPA is short for isopropyl alcohol but they wont know that

I know it is and you're quite wrong

endacl

JAMES VTI S wrote: »

IPA means isopropyl alcohol toastedpickles

I had an image of boardsies up and down the country trying to clean their windscreens with a nice India Pale Ale.

5500

Ask for surgical spirits in the chemist and they'll know what your looking for

JAMES VTI S

trumped ^

Curran

JAMES VTI S wrote: »

trumped ^

Trumped???

You should be able to go into a chemist and ask for IPA / Isopropyl Alcohol and received a bottle if you exchange some money with the nice person behind the counter.

If you go into a DIY store, and ask a shop assistant (perhaps a member of staff hired for the summer) for something they've never heard of, and they say they havent got any, does it mean that the shop hasnt got any....no!!