Glare on windshield, 5 separate cars

james142

I recently got a new car and the glare on it at night is a nightmare. Any light looks like a rope light coming towards me. It is amazingly difficult to see at night in the car. I've noticed that the windshield has streaks in the shape of the windshield wiper that I can't remove and it almost looks like a film on it too.

However, i have noticed that the same issue is starting to happen with 4 other cars i have being in owned by friends/family.

I have tried various glass cleaners/polishers/ and any solution i could find online with no avail. Is anyone else noticing this with their car? It cannot be the wiper blades as they are brand new on my car.

JoyPad

Maybe it's time for your trip to Specsavers?

UsedToWait

james142 wrote: »

I recently got a new car and the glare on it at night is a nightmare. Any light looks like a rope light coming towards me. It is amazingly difficult to see at night in the car. I've noticed that the windshield has streaks in the shape of the windshield wiper that I can't remove and it almost looks like a film on it too.

However, i have noticed that the same issue is starting to happen with 4 other cars i have being in owned by friends/family.

I have tried various glass cleaners/polishers/ and any solution i could find online with no avail. Is anyone else noticing this with their car? It cannot be the wiper blades as they are brand new on my car.

Not being smart, but how is your vision?
Sensitivity to glare can be a symptom of e.g. early Cataracts..
Have your friends / family complained about the problem in their own cars?

MarkR

Do you wipe the inside of the glass when driving? With hands / demister pads etc? Is the problem on the inside or out? If it's out, maybe try a different windscreen washing fluid.

shietpilot

Get new wiperblades

james142

UsedToWait wrote: »

Not being smart, but how is your vision?
Sensitivity to glare can be a symptom of e.g. early Cataracts..
Have your friends / family complained about the problem in their own cars?

I do wear glasses but the other car owners do not and they notice it too.

MarkR wrote: »

Do you wipe the inside of the glass when driving? With hands / demister pads etc? Is the problem on the inside or out? If it's out, maybe try a different windscreen washing fluid.

The problem is on the outside, if you look really close to the glass you can see that the windshield has streaks in the shape of the windshield wiper, i can't pick it up on a camera though.

GM228

shietpilot wrote: »

Get new wiperblades

OP said there are brand new blades!

Is it a brand new car though?

Most likely it is scratches on the outside which is caused over time by wipers (hence the wiper blade shape).

Could be a a film on the outside such as road film build up or it could also actually be on the inside aswell from nicotine or "vinyl fog" build up.

Polish the windows as opposed to cleaning them and believe it or not but chrome polish is the best way to clean glass, not glass polish!

Atlantic Dawn

What screenwash is being used?

james142

here are some stills of the problem

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/26842612631_294811497b_k.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7204/26305962513_05f3d27b1e_k.jpg

james142

GM228 wrote: »

OP said there are brand new blades!

Is it a brand new car though?

Most likely it is scratches on the outside which is caused over time by wipers (hence the wiper blade shape).

Could be a a film on the outside such as road film build up or it could also actually be on the inside aswell from nicotine or "vinyl fog" build up.

Its a 2006 Civic, Im not saying its the wipers but I find it weird that its happening on 4 other cars (both front and back windows) during the same period.

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

What screenwash is being used?

Ive bought a small bottle from a car garage, i cannot remember its name but it came in a small bottle and was a green colour. But I have only added water to the car since

Atlantic Dawn

james142 wrote: »

Ive bought a small bottle from a car garage, i cannot remember its name but it came in a small bottle and was a green colour. But I have only added water to the car since

Try a new screenwash, water on its own is useless.

james142

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Try a new screenwash, water on its own is useless.

Ill try, but honestly I don't see how adding screen wash would fix the problem where hours of cleaning and buffing the glass trying o get the marks off the glass has not worked.

GM228

james142 wrote: »

Its a 2006 Civic, Im not saying its the wipers but I find it weird that its happening on 4 other cars (both front and back windows) during the same period.



Ive bought a small bottle from a car garage, i cannot remember its name but it came in a small bottle and was a green colour. But I have only added water to the car since

If it's happening to other cars it's possibly dust in the air combined with microscopic scratches, scratches gather from wipers over time anyway but dust can increase these.

I suggest you clean and then polish the windows and add a decent window wash for the reservoir also and see if you notice a difference.

james142 wrote: »

Ill try, but honestly I don't see how adding screen wash would fix the problem where hours of cleaning and buffing the glass trying o get the marks off the glass has not worked.

Do the inside also as vinyl fog is common when the weather is warm.

*Kol*

Has the inside of the screen been cleaned? There is probably a film of dirt on the inside purely from the outside air being blown on it by the fan when you are demisting the screen. It's hard to tell but it looks dirty on the top photo.

MetzgerMeister

I don't know why people are saying that it's an issue with the OP's vision. A lot of windscreens can suffer from damage caused by grit being dragged across the screen by wiper blades.

OP what you need to do is bring the car to a detailer and ask him to remove the damage on the windscreen using CarPro Ceriglass and a rayon polishing pad and finish off the job by applying Gtechniq G1 or CarPro FlyBy Forte to the windscreen. The reason for this is that the polishing removes the scratches but also the "beading" ability of the screen. These products give back the ability and increase it 100%.

bazz26

What are you using to clean/buff the glass?

*Kol*

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I don't know why people are saying that it's an issue with the OP's vision. A lot of windscreens can suffer from damage caused by grit being dragged across the screen by wiper blades.

OP what you need to do is bring the car to a detailer and ask him to remove the damage on the windscreen using CarPro Ceriglass and a rayon polishing pad and finish off the job by applying Gtechniq G1 or CarPro FlyBy Forte to the windscreen. The reason for this is that the polishing removes the scratches but also the "beading" ability of the screen. These products give back the ability and increase it 100%.

That's a costly exercise MM.

MetzgerMeister

*Kol* wrote: »

That's a costly exercise MM.

Not that costly really considering you're not without your car for a full day and don't have the hassle of going through your insurance company to have a new windscreen fitted.

As a detailer who offers this service, I already have the Ceriglass and G1. I'm not charging for a full bottle of each.

Special Circumstances

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Try a new screenwash, water on its own is useless.

Indeed. Microbial nastiness reduction is enough reason to add the screenwash, never mind the proper cleaning.



Be difficult to say how much of the stuff in those stills is due to windscreen or lens/sensor.

biko

I have similar issue in my car but it's old and the windscreen isn't perfect any more.

james142

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Not that costly really considering you're not without your car for a full day and don't have the hassle of going through your insurance company to have a new windscreen fitted.

As a detailer who offers this service, I already have the Ceriglass and G1. I'm not charging for a full bottle of each.

How much would you say that would cost?

Special Circumstances wrote: »

Indeed. Microbial nastiness reduction is enough reason to add the screenwash, never mind the proper cleaning.



Be difficult to say how much of the stuff in those stills is due to windscreen or lens/sensor.

Its all from the windshield, when I used the dash cam in the previous car there where no signs of glare.

MetzgerMeister

james142 wrote: »

How much would you say that would cost

Each detailer would have his own price. I charge €50.

mikeecho

james142 wrote: »

Ill try, but honestly I don't see how adding screen wash would fix the problem where hours of cleaning and buffing the glass trying o get the marks off the glass has not worked.

Try getting a new windscreen.

Del2005

james142 wrote: »

? It cannot be the wiper blades as they are brand new on my car.

What brand are the wipers? Like tyres there are good and bad and people who buy cheap insist they are good.

*Kol*

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Each detailer would have his own price. I charge €50.

That's a good price. I was factoring in a fly by forte kit @ €40. Do you fancy doing my screen in LK?

ironclaw

Empty out your screenwash, flush with water and give your windscreen a good scrub. I ran short one time and used a bottle from Topaz, and another time from Applegreen (Basically the same stuff) and it destroyed the windscreen with smears. If you look closely, you can see it binding with the dust and road grease, and gunking the wipers. When I changed back to my usual branded wash, the problem quickly subsided. Likewise, I've found over concentration of dilute wash can cause the same issues. If you can't get wash, a weak solution of neat alcohol and vinegar can get your by.

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james142 wrote:

I do wear glasses but the other car owners do not and they notice it too.

Do you have anti glare coating on your glasses ?

MetzgerMeister

*Kol* wrote: »

That's a good price. I was factoring in a fly by forte kit @ €40. Do you fancy doing my screen in LK?

As I said, the products are already there so I wouldn't be buying a full kit per car.

PM sent.

shietpilot

OP's glasses are hardly a problem if the glare can be seen on camera!

You either need better wiper blades or a good cleaning.