imported_eric

twas raining tonight and my car was a bitch to drive coz it was hard to see through the windshield. everytime the wiper makes a pass, theres like a film of oil on the glass. i tried windex but it didnt do much. before this happened i cleaned the glass with foaming glass cleaner made by Gunk, im suspecting this caused it but not sure. any suggestions to clean the windshield so theres no oily film like on the glass???TIA

Whiplash

if you can find it..
barkeeps (bartenders) friend or something along those lines..
i'm not exactly sure of the name..
it's what they use at bars to clean their glass counter tops..
non-abrasive..!!

and if you can find it, please let me know..i'm still looking for it..

imported_eric

cool thanks SiV im gonna try and look for that. any other suggestions in case i dont get my hands on that stuff???

imported_94EG6HB

Curious...

Do you smoke???

imported_eric

ya i do. i remember u saying that on another thread. hmmmm i just remember that now. any suggestions. dont tell me to quit. hehe

Whiplash

hmmmm..going by your original post you said that when the wiper blades went across the window that it left a oily streak..
are your wipers on the inside of the car??
we are talking about exterior right??

i'm just having a problem understanding how smoking inside the car might affect the outside of it..

something else to try tho would be a 50/50 mix alcohol and water..
or vinegar and water.. maybe 75/25
for the outside only tho..

if yer doing the inside and tinted i'd try what i've got, but i can't remember the name of it off hand either.. Eagle i think..

cee_mon

if the problem is on the outside, i would guess you can wax it to dry up the window and the water will bead off it during rain.

imported_eric

sorry to confuse u SiV it was just a thought, and yes it is the outside that im talking about and i dont have any tints. ill try the alcohol and water and see what happens, what kind of alcohol should i be using....will those isoprophyl alcohol do? like the ones u can buy from shoppers drug mart or is there something else? wait ill try the vinegar and water, already have it in the house for sure.

EL_Sport

Go to Walmart and pick up a bottle of something called auto glass stripper (or something like that). It will clean all of the film, oxidization, etc. off of your windshield. After you use that, put on a coat of rain-x and your problem should be gone. Also clean your wipers with some vinegar, as this will get any residue off your blades.

imported_Hybridtheory

buy a commercial degreaser, and spray that on your window...... works fine for me

cibs

EL_Sport has the right idea, i swear by Rain-X now it's amazing, i'll never go back to not applying it..... !

EL_Sport

Yup that stuff is amazing. I hardly have to use my wipers at all any more.