Window Streaks (hot wax applied?)
Discussion
Hi Mat.
You can try cutting it back with a machine buffer and something like G10 or jewelers rouge but make sure your glass and what ever you use to polish is spotless or you could polish in some scratches.
Alternatively any decent independent windscreen company should have something like Sika clean, it's used to remove contamination before gluing glass in.
You can try cutting it back with a machine buffer and something like G10 or jewelers rouge but make sure your glass and what ever you use to polish is spotless or you could polish in some scratches.
Alternatively any decent independent windscreen company should have something like Sika clean, it's used to remove contamination before gluing glass in.
mattcov said:
Anyone got any recommendations of a product to polish/clean windows to get rid of what I think is "hot wax" streaks (ie the stuff that "valeters" cover the car in? Its a pita in this weather as you can see it on the screen even after using the wipers and the side windows.
Ta
Matt
Yup, the van is suffering from this affliction too. It's fine when the glass has the heater blowing on it, but anything less than warm and it's like the wipers have suddenly failed. Ta
Matt
Have you approached the Valeters and asked them to sort it? If they have any kind of customer care they should do so without question. If not - you're using the wrong people!
To be frank, anyone that leaves your glass smeary could be doing all sorts of horrible stuff to the rest of your car.
I'll just leave this here so you can find a proper company whow will care about what they're doing - www.pro-valets.co.uk
To be frank, anyone that leaves your glass smeary could be doing all sorts of horrible stuff to the rest of your car.
I'll just leave this here so you can find a proper company whow will care about what they're doing - www.pro-valets.co.uk
OK - If it is wax, then you shouldn't need to resort to abrasives to remove it. A mildly acidic glass cleaner should do it, or you can even clay the glass which should remove it.
By "the stuff valeters spray on your car" can you be a little more specific? At what point in the process was it sprayed on? Could be a TFR or prewash solution which, if allowed to dry on the car, particularly if the panel temperatures are high, will be a little more problematic.
Generally the key to identifying the best, most sympathetic removal method is identifying what needs removing in the first place.
By "the stuff valeters spray on your car" can you be a little more specific? At what point in the process was it sprayed on? Could be a TFR or prewash solution which, if allowed to dry on the car, particularly if the panel temperatures are high, will be a little more problematic.
Generally the key to identifying the best, most sympathetic removal method is identifying what needs removing in the first place.
PoshTwit said:
OK - If it is wax, then you shouldn't need to resort to abrasives to remove it. A mildly acidic glass cleaner should do it, or you can even clay the glass which should remove it.
By "the stuff valeters spray on your car" can you be a little more specific? At what point in the process was it sprayed on? Could be a TFR or prewash solution which, if allowed to dry on the car, particularly if the panel temperatures are high, will be a little more problematic.
Generally the key to identifying the best, most sympathetic removal method is identifying what needs removing in the first place.
The example I've seen was (we suspect) Muhr (SP?) wash and wax and as a windscreen fitting company we had many special chemicals for glass decontamination prior to fitting and nothing we used would touch it. The only way we managed to shift it was with time, buffer and cutting compound.By "the stuff valeters spray on your car" can you be a little more specific? At what point in the process was it sprayed on? Could be a TFR or prewash solution which, if allowed to dry on the car, particularly if the panel temperatures are high, will be a little more problematic.
Generally the key to identifying the best, most sympathetic removal method is identifying what needs removing in the first place.
crossy67 said:
The example I've seen was (we suspect) Muhr (SP?) wash and wax and as a windscreen fitting company we had many special chemicals for glass decontamination prior to fitting and nothing we used would touch it. The only way we managed to shift it was with time, buffer and cutting compound.
Oo-er! It must have some pretty nasty ingredients if that is the case. It never ceases to amaze me what some "professionals" will use just to make their lives easier.Personally - gentlest is best. Sure it takes a little more time and is therefore more expensive but the quality and longevity of the results speak for themselves.
crossy67 said:
Hey if you find a gentle solution please share it. We only had alcohol based glass cleaners, anything that removes this problem would be great.
Having just re-read my reply, my dig at "professionals" could have been misconstrued... It was aimed at the "valeters" who use the harsh chemicals in the first place, not us poor souls who have to pick up the pieces afterwards!Not that I'm complaining, mind you. I make a fairly good living putting right the problems caused by the local £5 wash, Car Park Cowboys, Hobby Heroes, etc...
PoshTwit said:
I make a fairly good living putting right the problems caused by the local £5 wash, Car Park Cowboys, Hobby Heroes, etc...
It's the same in my line of work (supermarket) Car Park Cowboys attempting to repair windscreen chips, and 'insurance approved' goons allegedly replacing glass to an acceptable standard. They make us look good. Kindred spirits
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