ClearVision glass cleaner

[Sigmamark7]

Has anyone tried ClearVision windscreen cleaner? I’ve used all sorts of stuff - rainex, glass clear etc, but nothing seems to deal with the standard issue road grime I seem to be collecting on my travels.
ClearVision keeps appearing in my Facebook feed, so wondered if it was worth trying.

[trickywoo]

For that kind of asking price I’d try bilthamber glass cleaner first. I’ve used quite a few of their products and they all work.

Also maybe new wipers and Prestone ready mixed screen wash.

[Cledus Snow]

The Glaco compound that’s advertised everywhere at the moment is a good cleaner. Their rain repellent stuff is st though.

[leef44]

For the glass, just use fairy liquid + sponge + window wiper blade

This is the most effective solution.

[adsk]

Bar Keepers Friend (powder is stronger than the liquid) can shift a lot of the grime but if it's been on a long time and you've already tried many different products I suggest you try Soft99 glass cleaners, Soft99 glaco glass compound or Soft 99 Glass Compound Z. I'd tried many different brands of glass polishes and cleaners from other brands. These 2 are the only ones that shifted the grime. They are not cheap but they do work brilliantly. Bilt Hamber Review glass polish is good but the Soft99 is even better at shifting stubborn grime on glass.

[vikingaero]

I'm going to bite:

If it's on Facebook it's likely to be crap
Seems very much like a QVC telly shopping channel product
No UK address on website, no phone number, only way to contact them is via webform
Loves the array of payment options icons - Paypal, Amex, Visa etc
No Registrant details on whois
gushing praise reviews
Website restricts right click and copy

Google AI says this: Reviews for "Clear Vision" are split between a well-regarded UK window/glass installer (Clear Vision Glass Ltd) with high praise for service, and a controversial car window cleaning product ("Try Clearvision") with mixed to negative, often scam-related reviews. The product is often criticized as overpriced or ineffective.

One Trustpilot review:

Rhys Bartels-Waller
GB
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2 reviews
Mar 12, 2025
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Waste of money, dishonest seller
Product does not work as expected. Seller refuses to honour money-back satisfaction guarantee, which is false advertising

If it were my money, I would "waste" it on Glaco!

[CraigyMc]

vikingaero said:

I'm going to bite:

If it's on Facebook it's likely to be crap
Seems very much like a QVC telly shopping channel product
No UK address on website, no phone number, only way to contact them is via webform
Loves the array of payment options icons - Paypal, Amex, Visa etc
No Registrant details on whois
gushing praise reviews
Website restricts right click and copy

Google AI says this: Reviews for "Clear Vision" are split between a well-regarded UK window/glass installer (Clear Vision Glass Ltd) with high praise for service, and a controversial car window cleaning product ("Try Clearvision") with mixed to negative, often scam-related reviews. The product is often criticized as overpriced or ineffective.

One Trustpilot review:

Rhys Bartels-Waller
GB

2 reviews
Mar 12, 2025
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Waste of money, dishonest seller
Product does not work as expected. Seller refuses to honour money-back satisfaction guarantee, which is false advertising

If it were my money, I would "waste" it on Glaco!

It's a company from shenzen, china, operating off a Canadian run website with no company info on it

I'm not saying it's a scam but

[mike9009]

Not tried this as I don't have an issue, but is it worth claying the windscreen before applying products??

Also, I would not use washing up liquid. Many have a high salt content (thickening agent) which will help rust things a bit more rapidly....

[finlo]

Many have a high salt content (thickening agent) which will help rust things a bit more rapidly....
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Even glass?

[budgie smuggler]

I haven't tried that product but for stuff that household glass cleaner won't shift I would suggest Bar keepers friend or autoglym glass polish (not cleaner).

[paul_c123]

finlo said:

Many have a high salt content (thickening agent) which will help rust things a bit more rapidly....

Even glass?

I've seen glass rust - it was a Fiat though!

(If you know how corrosion works, you'll appreciate that anything can show the signs of rust).

[CraigyMc]

paul_c123 said:

finlo said:

Many have a high salt content (thickening agent) which will help rust things a bit more rapidly....

Even glass?

I've seen glass rust - it was a Fiat though!

(If you know how corrosion works, you'll appreciate that anything can show the signs of rust).

Presumably talking about what happens to the detergent suds once they have run off the glass, onto the bodywork and into the nooks and crannies of the panels.

Fairy liquid is a degreaser. It'll take the wax off your paint if you let it.

Say no to fairy.

(and if you must, just use panel wipe and redo the wax after!)

Edited by CraigyMc on Thursday 29th January 21:03

[leef44]

mike9009 said:

Not tried this as I don't have an issue, but is it worth claying the windscreen before applying products??

Also, I would not use washing up liquid. Many have a high salt content (thickening agent) which will help rust things a bit more rapidly....

I had a smeared windscreen from a mix of products and spray wax and windscreen wipers with screenwash were making it worse. I just used a dab of fairy liquid on the sponge of a wiper, moistened it with water and went over the windscreen with it.

Wiped it off with the bladeside of the sponge/wiper. Did the same with the windscreen wiper blades. And it's all clear now.

Wiping away leaves a few drips onto the plastic scuttle tray so no need to worry about rust issues. Nothing touches the paintwork.

[mike9009]

Sorry, just to clarify, I realise that glass does not rust.

If I was to clean my screen with washing up liquid I would probably rinse it all off after. Thus letting it drain down the windscreen and probably sit on fixtures at the base of the screen rusting them out....

Having ruined the front cross member of my MK1 mr2 due to washing up liquid sitting on it after a wash, I like to warn others that although my car looked as clean as my dishes, underneath things were not quite so rosy. Weirdly my rear arches weren't too bad though......

[Belle427]

Usually a good wipe over with IPA is enough to shift it, make sure you do the wipers too.
Im not sure what it is if that does not work as usually the top glass cleaners such as Bilt Hamber will shift it, failing that a glass polish such as Autoglym or Soft 99 Glaco.

[Smint]

Simoniz (formerly a Holts product) Mixra was the bees knees, didn't matter how greasy your screen was a quick blast over with the foam and the wipers did the rest.
I'm down to my last can and can't find it from the usual sources, anyone know where to find it now please?

[Sheepshanks]

Belle427 said:

Usually a good wipe over with IPA is enough to shift it, make sure you do the wipers too.
Im not sure what it is if that does not work as usually the top glass cleaners such as Bilt Hamber will shift it, failing that a glass polish such as Autoglym or Soft 99 Glaco.

I've never felt the need to try anything other than Autoglym Glass Polish. Use as little as possible, especially inside, or it generates white chalky bits. Use a clean cloth, not one that's been washed with fabric conditioner.

I bought a 5 litre can of it and wife used it to clean the patio windows - anything else and they look terrible when the sun catches them.

[Belle427]

Yes i do find cream type products that haze better on glass, always used windolene in the house back in the day.

[Grenadier_45]

Smint said:

Simoniz (formerly a Holts product) Mixra was the bees knees, didn't matter how greasy your screen was a quick blast over with the foam and the wipers did the rest.
I'm down to my last can and can't find it from the usual sources, anyone know where to find it now please?

I'm almost out too, and despite being listed it's not obviously available anywhere online.

However, and I know it's not the same thing, but since it's on the topic of cleaning glass, I have been using Bilt Hamber's new(ish) Re-View glass cleaner for the last 6 months or so. As someone who's always waxed his car or van, I've always had the problem of the wax of any variety eventually migrating onto the windscreen. Auto Glym Car Glass Polish was the best I'd found at any sane price without breaking out the cerium oxide polish, and it was OK at best. The BH Re-View is something else entirely - no judders, no smears, no streaks, nothing, no beading left at all. I'm a big fan of most of their products but they should win awards for this - absolutely brilliant stuff and relatively minimal effort to use, just don't get it on the paintwork or plastic trim.

The BH Trace-less is extremely effective too at budging grease, but it won't shift anything that's got silicone or similar in it so it's astonishing for the interior glass, and decent for the rest of the mirrors and whatnot, but it's not a Mixra substitute either.

[Belle427]

Make sure your screenwash is decent and at the correct winter dilution ratio too.