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| Great way to clean a windshield [message #287144] |
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Matt Colie
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Maybe some of you knew this, but I never heard of it - Until now.
I was trying to locate a friend on FaceBook. It is good for some things, just very rarely.
This was one.
There was a guy proposing to clean the windshield with steel wool....
I thought - Gee, Glass is harder than steel, I should try this.
Before we depart on any serious excursion, I clean the coach. Weather has not been right to do the painted sides, but I still did vacuum the carpet and was getting ready to clean and Rain-X the spinnaker size windshield. It is always a task and it can't be done (conventionally) if the sun is on the windshield because it will dry the glass cleaner too fast.
Here was my opportunity, the hard part was finding the 0X4 steel wool that I knew we had. I did, and it was an old ratty pad, but I tried it anyway.
WOW - The windshields cleaned right up. All the splattered bugs came off with very little work. I could actually feel the glass getting cleaner.
The glass looked great even before I did the Rain-x.
The only real problem is that the inside of the windshields looks pretty cruddy. I used to be able to get by just cleaning the outside.
Matt
Now I have been told be another that this was a secret that auto-detailers use to get the glass looking factory clean.
Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan with OE Rear Drum Brakes with Applied Control Arms
SE Michigan - Near DTW - Twixt A2 and Detroit
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| Re: Great way to clean a windshield [message #287148 is a reply to message #287144] |
Sat, 12 September 2015 17:32  |
A Hamilto
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Matt Colie wrote on Sat, 12 September 2015 16:28Maybe some of you knew this, but I never heard of it - Until now.
I was trying to locate a friend on FaceBook. It is good for some things, just very rarely.
This was one.
There was a guy proposing to clean the windshield with steel wool....
I thought - Gee, Glass is harder than steel, I should try this.
Before we depart on any serious excursion, I clean the coach. Weather has not been right to do the painted sides, but I still did vacuum the carpet and was getting ready to clean and Rain-X the spinnaker size windshield. It is always a task and it can't be done (conventionally) if the sun is on the windshield because it will dry the glass cleaner too fast.
Here was my opportunity, the hard part was finding the 0X4 steel wool that I knew we had. I did, and it was an old ratty pad, but I tried it anyway.
WOW - The windshields cleaned right up. All the splattered bugs came off with very little work. I could actually feel the glass getting cleaner.
The glass looked great even before I did the Rain-x.
The only real problem is that the inside of the windshields looks pretty cruddy. I used to be able to get by just cleaning the outside.
Matt
Now I have been told be another that this was a secret that auto-detailers use to get the glass looking factory clean. 20 something years ago I was renovating a house, with a small budget. The glass and aluminum shower enclosure had a thick layer of Kryptonian soap scum. I eventually resorted to an SOS pad. The glass looked good, but I had to use a lot of elbow grease on the aluminum frame since I couldn't use steel wool on it.
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| Re: Great way to clean a windshield [message #287164 is a reply to message #287161] |
Sat, 12 September 2015 22:49 |
Keith V
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gbarrow wrote on Sat, 12 September 2015 21:48Steel wool and single edge razor blades- the window cleaners friends!
Cool, I'll have to try it
Keith Vasilakes
Mounds View. MN
75 ex Royale GMC
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| Re: Great way to clean a windshield [message #287168 is a reply to message #287161] |
Sun, 13 September 2015 09:40 |
Joe Weir
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Location: Columbia, SC
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gbarrow wrote on Sat, 12 September 2015 21:48Steel wool and single edge razor blades- the window cleaners friends!
Many moons ago, when I was starting in the car business, we were taking a break from the orientation, which was in a room located near the detail shop, when I looked down and realized there were hundreds of rusted single edge razor blades on the ground. In our area car salesmen had a reputation for cocaine, but I was mortified of the sheer number of blades discarded. I thought what kind of place am I working for that the tools of abuse are so casually discarded? I soon learned that the detail shop went through more razor blades than windex and towels. LOL.
I do miss having access to the detail guys. $20 every other month and your car never looks "tired."
76 Birchaven - "Wicked Mistress" - New engine, trans, alum radiator, brakes, Sully airbags, fuel lines, seats, adult beverage center... those Coachmen guys were really thinking about us second hand owners by including that beverage center...
Columbia, SC.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Great way to clean a windshield [message #287173 is a reply to message #287169] |
Sun, 13 September 2015 12:53 |
dwayne jacobson[1]
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Many of the professional window cleaners here use SUNLIGHT soap and water.
It does a great job cleaning and does not leave streaks.
That's what I use on our vehicles, house and commercial properties.
Regards
Dwayne Jacobson
White Rock
77 Kingsley
On Sun, Sep 13, 2015 at 7:41 AM, Tim Conway wrote:
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> On Sep 13, 2015, at 10:11 AM, Thomas Phipps wrote:
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>> Use a microfiber cloth on the inside of the window. Removes the "film"
> or haze that coats the glass.
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> Dry? Or with Windex, water, or something else?
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> Tim Conway
> 78 PB LI NY
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| Re: [GMCnet] Great way to clean a windshield [message #288463 is a reply to message #287144] |
Sat, 10 October 2015 09:03 |
Ken Henderson
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At Pueblo and Rapid City, I gave away a few of the scrub pads I've recently
begun using. They're excellent for gently cleaning heavy, persistent
grease from hands when used with Dawn or similar dishwashing detergent. On
that trip, I also discovered another great use for them: Cleaning bugs
from windshields and even the painted front of the GMC -- without
scratching -- quickly erases the splattered insects.
The pads? Simply cut with scissors from a 2'x3' 3M air conditioning filter
-- the blue mesh stuff. No muss, no fuss, no scratch, and work great!
Ken H.
On Sat, Sep 12, 2015 at 5:28 PM, Matt Colie wrote:
> Maybe some of you knew this, but I never heard of it - Until now.
>
> I was trying to locate a friend on FaceBook. It is good for some things,
> just very rarely.
> This was one.
>
> There was a guy proposing to clean the windshield with steel wool....
> I thought - Gee, Glass is harder than steel, I should try this.
>
> Before we depart on any serious excursion, I clean the coach. Weather has
> not been right to do the painted sides, but I still did vacuum the carpet
> and was getting ready to clean and Rain-X the spinnaker size windshield.
> It is always a task and it can't be done (conventionally) if the sun is on
> the windshield because it will dry the glass cleaner too fast.
>
> Here was my opportunity, the hard part was finding the 0X4 steel wool that
> I knew we had. I did, and it was an old ratty pad, but I tried it anyway.
>
> WOW - The windshields cleaned right up. All the splattered bugs came off
> with very little work. I could actually feel the glass getting cleaner.
> The glass looked great even before I did the Rain-x.
>
> The only real problem is that the inside of the windshields looks pretty
> cruddy. I used to be able to get by just cleaning the outside.
>
> Matt
>
> Now I have been told be another that this was a secret that auto-detailers
> use to get the glass looking factory clean.
> --
> Matt & Mary Colie - Members GMCMI, GMCES
> '73 Glacier 23 - Still Loving OE Rear Drum Brake with Applied Control Arms
> SE Michigan - Twixt A2 and Detroit
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| Re: [GMCnet] Great way to clean a windshield [message #288478 is a reply to message #288463] |
Sat, 10 October 2015 15:42 |
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USAussie
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Ken,
As the link notes;" weird tricks to clean your car."
http://www.rd.com/home/cleaning-organizing/13-weird-tricks-to-clean-your-car/
Regards,
Rob M.
The Pedantic Mechanic
-----Original Message-----
From: Gmclist [mailto:gmclist-bounces@list.gmcnet.org] On Behalf Of Ken Henderson
Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 1:03 AM
To: GMCNet
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Great way to clean a windshield
At Pueblo and Rapid City, I gave away a few of the scrub pads I've recently
begun using. They're excellent for gently cleaning heavy, persistent
grease from hands when used with Dawn or similar dishwashing detergent. On
that trip, I also discovered another great use for them: Cleaning bugs
from windshields and even the painted front of the GMC -- without
scratching -- quickly erases the splattered insects.
The pads? Simply cut with scissors from a 2'x3' 3M air conditioning filter
-- the blue mesh stuff. No muss, no fuss, no scratch, and work great!
Ken H.
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Rob M. (USAussie)
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Sydney, Australia
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