Somehow managed to get the screen on my Kia Sorento covered in some sort of greasy film. Tried everything from new blades to Autoglym, to meths, cellulose thinners to detergent and NOTHING would shift that fine greasy smear. Looked up on the search and found recommendations of vinegar and newspaper. Success!!! Job done.
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Edited by Pugugly {P} on 30/10/2007 at 19:18
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...... vinegar and newspaper.
Just make sure it hasn't previously been used for wrapping fish and chips.
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I always found the Autoglym glass polish to be really good stuff. Seems to have a RainX type effect as the water beads straight off at over 30 mph.
Currently driving: 2007 SEAT Ibiza TDi
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Is the surface of a laminated screen softer than that of a toughened screen?
'Er indoors successfully uses a product called Hob Brite on the toughened glass door of the oven. I wondered whether I dare try it to remove the handprints which are seemingly etched into the inner surface of my car's replacement (laminated) windscreen. Everything I've used so far has failed, including Autoglym Car Glass Polish. I thought of testing Hob Brite on an unobtrusive area of, say, a rear quarterlight but then realised that they'd probably be toughened
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Please don't Escargot! I wrecked the windscreen of a Citroen SM, 2 weeks before I wrecked the complete car, by trying to remove squashed flies with a nylon pot scourer. Anything gritty or abrasive will permanently mark the windscreen, in my experience! If you succeed please let us know how. Have you tried the vinegar method or screen wipes? Some sort of liquid on a cloth should do it - the trick is what liquid?
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I have used a non stick (repeat non stick) pot scourer to remove flies and other assorted suicidal bugs with success.
Edited by Old Navy on 03/11/2007 at 11:14
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In addition - Well lubricated with detergent/water.
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Hob Brite is a thickish cloudy liquid that looks something like Cif. It's made specifically for ceramic/halogen hobs and glass (oven) doors, and is recommended by loads of oven manufacturers. If I knew (which currently I don't!) that laminated windscreens were as hard (as as resistant to scratching) as toughened glass as per oven doors then I'd have a go.
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My screen/screen wash saga is as follows! A nasty niff in the car when using the screen wash, added some Dettol, then smelt like an MRSA infected hospital, topped with neat winter screen wash to give about a 1 in 4 strength screen was clear when eashep but dired smeary. Have just done the newspaper and vinegar bit and it looks really good. It is a laminated screen and I can see in the sunlight that it has many tiny tiny pits in it which makes me think that laminated screens are a bit softer than the toughened ones. Vinegar and newspaper are cheap and must be a good starting point for screen cleaning IMO! Further to this, French edible shell living person, have you gone to the other end of the price scale and tried Autoglym Car Glass Polish @ £4.99 for 325 ml?
Edited by Armitage Shanks {p} on 03/11/2007 at 12:00
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tried Autoglym Car Glass Polish @ £4.99 for 325 ml?
Yes ~ see my original post on this subject 10:00 this morning.
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Have you tried the vinegar method or screen wipes? Some sort of liquid on a cloth should do it - the trick is what liquid?
I've tried everything except Hob Brite (and Cif). You name it, I've tried it!
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>>>I've tried everything except Hob Brite
The manufacturers, Homecare Products, might be able to help with your query.
Tel 01473 832020
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What about Cillit Bang? What about being sure the wiper blades are clean and/or trying new ones, at a silly price I noted in Halfords the other day - £27 for a front pair!
Edited by Armitage Shanks {p} on 03/11/2007 at 13:28
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What about being sure the wiper blades are clean
It's on the inside of the screen and becomes apparent when it mists up.
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Thanks Clk Sec, I emailed them earlier this afternoon.
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lLike ibizia-driver I've always found Autoglym Glass Cleaner top class - in fact it's the best glass cleaner I've ever used.
So much so that the other half now uses more of it around the house than I do for the car after discovering how good it was (and she used to swear by vinegar and newspaper).
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Edited by Stuartli on 03/11/2007 at 15:28
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I have a bottle of Halfords "Intensive glass cutter" which I have compared with my wifes "Hob brite" ceramic cleaner by touch. They appear similar but the Hob brite feels more abrasive than the glass cutter. The instructions for both are similar but I would be very wary of using ceramic cleaner on a windscreen.
Edited by Old Navy on 03/11/2007 at 15:40
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Try Silvo silver polish. NOT repeat NOT Brasso. Cover up well and have a Hoover handy. It is messy when you polish off the dried polish. Not a problem on exterior surfaces of windows.
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I have just recovered from ghastly external windscreen smears. Screen was clean when wash/wiped and then as it dried with arc shaped white/grey smears appeared. Tried everything mentioned above, and cleaned the blades. Turned out that the screen wash was too strong (ready for winter), quite a lot of dilution and then a result!
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I think my screen could be due for a "hammer, centre punch and £60 excess" cleaning pretty soon :-)
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Thanks Old Navy, I'll try Halfords Intensive Glass Cutter rather than Hob Brite.
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Recently I have used Windowlene, the clear stuff in a pump spray.
This is marked as being suitable for windscreens and was effective inside and out on both our cars.
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