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The Workshop => Maintenance, Problems & Troubleshooting => Topic started by: markiii on February 6, 2004, 18:57

Title: Do you hate cleaning your car?
Post by: markiii on February 6, 2004, 18:57
I hate cleaning the glass, no matter what I try I can't stop it smearing.

then I found these

 m http://www.vacuumbags2u.co.uk/shop/inde ... gory&id=18 (http://www.vacuumbags2u.co.uk/shop/index.php?fuseaction=home.showCategory&id=18) m

one for glass, and the chrome one works great on the kickplates
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Post by: Anonymous on February 6, 2004, 18:59
FWIW I just use normal polish (as in the sort you do the rest of the car with) on mine... means you need the wipers less when it rains too.
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Post by: Liz on February 6, 2004, 19:45
E- Cloths.....their great!!  Just ask my shiny black kitchen worksurfaces!
Title: Re: Do you hate cleaning your car?
Post by: Tem on February 6, 2004, 20:35
Quote from: "markiii"I hate cleaning the glass, no matter what I try I can't stop it smearing.

Sometimes an old trick is better than a bag full of new...

Wash it with any decent stuff and dry it with crumpled newspaper. Might sound a bit weird, but try it, it works.
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Post by: Anonymous on February 6, 2004, 20:58
Turtle wax window wipes
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Post by: Slacey on February 7, 2004, 12:17
AutoGlym glass polish
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Post by: Chris on February 11, 2004, 13:50
Let the valet place do it for ya!!!

not that i'd ever do that....   s:roll: :roll: s:roll:
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Post by: kanujunkie on February 11, 2004, 20:15
Quote from: "Liz"E- Cloths.....their great!!  Just ask my shiny black kitchen worksurfaces!

and you can buy the same thing under a different name for £2 less in sainsbury's under the name "Spontex window wonder"
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Post by: Anonymous on February 12, 2004, 13:37
Quote from: "kanujunkie"
Quote from: "Liz"E- Cloths.....their great!!  Just ask my shiny black kitchen worksurfaces!

and you can buy the same thing under a different name for £2 less in sainsbury's under the name "Spontex window wonder"

I have not tried it in the car, but I was not impressed with Spontex Window Wonder on the house windows, they were still left smeared and needed a clean with Windowlene afterwards.  (so the wife said!..)

For the car, I think Autoglym Fast Glass used with a polishing cloth is better than anything else that I have yet tried.  

Andy
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Post by: Anonymous on February 13, 2004, 13:26
Cheaper direct rom the manufacturer/importer at  m http://www.enviroproducts.co.uk/ (http://www.enviroproducts.co.uk/) m .

They're fantastic things, provided you don't use any chemicals; just plain water, otherwise the microfibre clogs.
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Post by: Anonymous on February 13, 2004, 13:43
I haven't gone to the trouble of actually polishing my glass at any time, but I do Windowlene it with some kitchen roll, which seems to work as well as anything.

Does anyone else get a lot of vertical greasy marks on the inside of the side windows though? Near the windscreen surround. They keep re-appearing when the window is put up and down.. a right PITA! Haven't noticed them on any other car I've owned...

Tim.
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Post by: markiii on February 13, 2004, 13:59
yep, e cloths will sove that.
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Post by: Anonymous on February 13, 2004, 14:39
Quote from: "markiii"yep, e cloths will sove that.

Great, I'll give them a try!
It's almost as if the window is disappearing into a tub of Vaseline inside the door every time I put it down, with the rubber strip squeegie-ing off the excess!   s:roll: :roll: s:roll:
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Post by: Anonymous on February 13, 2004, 15:44
Quote from: "c_a_r_t_e_r"Does anyone else get a lot of vertical greasy marks on the inside of the side windows though? Near the windscreen surround. They keep re-appearing when the window is put up and down.. a right PITA! Haven't noticed them on any other car I've owned...

Tim.

Yes, I've noticed that too. Rainwater seems to get trapped somewhere in the window channel, and doesn't seem to dry out easily.
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Post by: heathstimpson on February 14, 2004, 07:10
Quote from: "Testcard"
Quote from: "c_a_r_t_e_r"Does anyone else get a lot of vertical greasy marks on the inside of the side windows though? Near the windscreen surround. They keep re-appearing when the window is put up and down.. a right PITA! Haven't noticed them on any other car I've owned...

Tim.

Yes, I've noticed that too. Rainwater seems to get trapped somewhere in the window channel, and doesn't seem to dry out easily.
And drips on your mullet and seat edge as you get in   s:cry: :cry: s:cry:
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Post by: Anonymous on February 14, 2004, 10:18
Mullet? How did you know I have a mullet  s:wink: :wink: s:wink: