Removing film of grease from windscreen
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I've got a brand new car and it's got a film of gunk on the windscreen. The wipers make a smear and water beads off it.
I've tried Autoglym glass cutter polish and also hot soapy water but neither has shifted it. Any other ideas?
I've got new wipers on order as they seem irredeemably begreased too.
I've tried Autoglym glass cutter polish and also hot soapy water but neither has shifted it. Any other ideas?
I've got new wipers on order as they seem irredeemably begreased too.
Edited by jamei303 on Monday 25th September 11:08
Personally, take this the right way, it sounds like it has a windscreen coating on it as opposed grease, mainly due to the fact it is beading and smearing can apply to ones nearing the end and needing reapplication (or some siloxane products that are spray and rinse off).
Gtechniq G4 might be a good starting point to strip whatever is on the screen.
Gtechniq G4 might be a good starting point to strip whatever is on the screen.
Yup...this stuff: https://soft99store.co.uk/en/home/34-glaco-glass-c...
I had exactly the same issue as you recently, a coating on the screen which helped it bead water, and it generally looked clean...but every time I drove into a low sun, my screen went nearly opaque due to the way the light caught it. Tried shifting it with IPA, AG Glass Polish and even claying the screen...nothing would touch it.
I then tried the Glaco glass compound. It comes out like a polish and you can use the applicator to scrub it into the glass quite hard. It worked first time and left me with a screen completely stripped of whatever compound was on there. You could tell because when rinsing if, the water had stopped beading off.
Thoroughly pleased. I've also now applied their Glaco Ultra rain repellent, but it hasn't left the same film effect which whatever as on there previously left.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYzFnjPQWXw&ab...
I had exactly the same issue as you recently, a coating on the screen which helped it bead water, and it generally looked clean...but every time I drove into a low sun, my screen went nearly opaque due to the way the light caught it. Tried shifting it with IPA, AG Glass Polish and even claying the screen...nothing would touch it.
I then tried the Glaco glass compound. It comes out like a polish and you can use the applicator to scrub it into the glass quite hard. It worked first time and left me with a screen completely stripped of whatever compound was on there. You could tell because when rinsing if, the water had stopped beading off.
Thoroughly pleased. I've also now applied their Glaco Ultra rain repellent, but it hasn't left the same film effect which whatever as on there previously left.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYzFnjPQWXw&ab...
Conscript said:
Yup...this stuff: https://soft99store.co.uk/en/home/34-glaco-glass-c...
I had exactly the same issue as you recently, a coating on the screen which helped it bead water, and it generally looked clean...but every time I drove into a low sun, my screen went nearly opaque due to the way the light caught it. Tried shifting it with IPA, AG Glass Polish and even claying the screen...nothing would touch it.
I then tried the Glaco glass compound. It comes out like a polish and you can use the applicator to scrub it into the glass quite hard. It worked first time and left me with a screen completely stripped of whatever compound was on there. You could tell because when rinsing if, the water had stopped beading off.
Thoroughly pleased. I've also now applied their Glaco Ultra rain repellent, but it hasn't left the same film effect which whatever as on there previously left.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYzFnjPQWXw&ab...
Another vote for this, I did exactly the same and it's perfect. I had exactly the same issue as you recently, a coating on the screen which helped it bead water, and it generally looked clean...but every time I drove into a low sun, my screen went nearly opaque due to the way the light caught it. Tried shifting it with IPA, AG Glass Polish and even claying the screen...nothing would touch it.
I then tried the Glaco glass compound. It comes out like a polish and you can use the applicator to scrub it into the glass quite hard. It worked first time and left me with a screen completely stripped of whatever compound was on there. You could tell because when rinsing if, the water had stopped beading off.
Thoroughly pleased. I've also now applied their Glaco Ultra rain repellent, but it hasn't left the same film effect which whatever as on there previously left.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYzFnjPQWXw&ab...
witko999 said:
Thinners or white spirit will likely be quicker and cheaper than any other potions.
Mind the paint if you use thinners.
Methylated spirit not white spirit. White spirit leaves an oily residue. Meths is also paint safe and dirt cheap too. Do your wipers too, or bin them.Mind the paint if you use thinners.
Edited by normalbloke on Monday 25th September 12:00
normalbloke said:
witko999 said:
Thinners or white spirit will likely be quicker and cheaper than any other potions.
Mind the paint if you use thinners.
Methylated spirit not white spirit. White spirit leaves an oily residue. Meths is also paint safe and dirt cheap too. Do your wipers too, or bin them.Mind the paint if you use thinners.
Edited by normalbloke on Monday 25th September 12:00
Super Sonic said:
fozzymandeus said:
Nitric acid. Wear gloves.
More seriously IPA should do it, but be careful as it can take off paint.
Indian Pale Ale?More seriously IPA should do it, but be careful as it can take off paint.
Edited by fozzymandeus on Monday 25th September 11:00
I wouldn't waste IPA on it. Fosters or Carling should do the trick.
C5_Steve said:
Conscript said:
Yup...this stuff: https://soft99store.co.uk/en/home/34-glaco-glass-c...
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I then tried the Glaco glass compound. It comes out like a polish and you can use the applicator to scrub it into the glass quite hard. It worked first time and left me with a screen completely stripped of whatever compound was on there. You could tell because when rinsing if, the water had stopped beading off.
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Another vote for this, I did exactly the same and it's perfect. ..
I then tried the Glaco glass compound. It comes out like a polish and you can use the applicator to scrub it into the glass quite hard. It worked first time and left me with a screen completely stripped of whatever compound was on there. You could tell because when rinsing if, the water had stopped beading off.
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I think CarPro Ceriglass is more aggressive than Glaco Compound, but you need buy the Ceriglass kit with the applicator block or get a separate rayon pad and mount it on a puck or machine polisher.
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