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I use bar keepers friend (soft scrub) with water on my windows, and then hit w glass cleaner
Well somebody else with windshield issues........ I have a 2019 1500 Classic that I bought new in June of 2020. It now has about 46,000 kms (29,000 miles) and since new, the windshield is impossible to keep clean inside, and always has streaks on the outside after cleaning. Just for information, this is my 71st vehicle since I got my license in 1979, so it isn't my first time cleaning windows. My last few vehicles were new - 2008, 2011, 2014, and 2016 F150's and I have always been into detailing vehicles .I worked at a shop for a few years plus, always detailed used vehicles evenings and weekends for the dealers I worked for when my Parts Department job was done for the day. I ran my own detailing shop for 8 years, and have done everything from washing to complete wet sand and buff to paint jobs. Since 1980 or so I have been, and still am, a big fan of RainX glass treatment and won't drive anything without RainX. Also since mid 80's I have used ProForm glass cleaner in the green areosol....Never had issues until this 19 Classic. The inside of the windshield seems clean when first done, as does the outside when cleaned with glass cleaner, but always seems to be a few streaks inside and out, even after numerous rounds. Inside of the windshield the next day there starts a "haze" of some sort that you can leave a mark in with your finger if you rub it across it. Yes I am that **** about clean windows if I see a spot I check to see inside or out. I have tried probably 50 different types & brands of glass cleaner from all the top brands...even bought cleaner form 3 local auto glass shops but same thing...the film starts again. Yes unfortunately I smoke in my truck but only if the windows are all down but I did that in every vehicle I ever owned and never had issues. I change the cab filter every oil change, or every 2nd one at the most.
First time I ever heard anyone other than me mention newspaper. The first detail shop I worked in late 70's early 80's that was the only thing the owner would let anybody use. I tried it with my issue of film on the windshield the next day after cleaning the inside of the glass but it doesn't help to stop the film coming on my windshield.
You or other readers may laugh, but I tinted windows for 25 or 30 years starting in the late 70's and the only thing I ever use is Pledge furniture polish and a real soft rag or microfiber cloth. I found other than Pledge, it always seemed to leave "swirl" marks in the tint much like swirls on a black car after washing it. My go to for tinted windows always was and still is Pledge.....plus it smells lemonny...LOL
I almost broke a few people lol.
For a beginner yes. I love Koch Chemie GC and I just bought their speed glass. I’ll let y’all know how it works. It’s in their new pro line. I have been really liking the pro line stuff.
I use Stoner's Invisible Glass with 3 microfiber towels. I treat the window cleaner almost like a wax where I used one towel to apply (and remove dirt/grease/etc), the second towel to remove the cleaner, and the third to buff the glass. No streaks.
