.... should you clean the wipers as well?
FTF
Edited by Dynamic Dave on 30/07/2009 at 19:18
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Yes, I give the blades a wipe with a vinegar dampened cloth.
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Why vinegar, why not use what you claen the screen with?
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Why vinegar why not use what you claen the screen with?
That's not always very advisable is it? Today, I cleaned the screen of my brand new car using Turtle's glass cleaner but this is a creamy white liquid that I would suspect would not do the wiper blade rubber any good and would leave nasty white stains on the rubber. New blades, in my case, are impregnated with Graphite to make them smoother/quieter on the glass.
I was cleaning my screen as it felt slighty rough to the touch as though, since manufacture a few weeks ago, it had attracted some pollution between Germany and the UK or perhaps the whole car had been coated with something that had got on the windows.
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Hi, thanks for replying but I'm not sure what you are saying is not a good idea.
Vinegar, the glass cleaner or maybe cleaning the wipers at all?
Regards.
FTF
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Why vinegar why not use what you claen the screen with?
I clean my screen with Autoglym glass polish, not good on rubber. Vinegar is a good degreaser.
Edited by Old Navy on 30/07/2009 at 20:28
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There have been many previous posts regarding the subject of cleaning windscreen particularly those which seem to have a greasy smear that nothing else will shift. Vinegar and newspaper comes out tops finishing off with the same treatment to the wiper blades.
Edited by Fullchat on 30/07/2009 at 21:22
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As you say, Fullchat, vinegar and newspaper which is a few days old - apart from the Daily Wail, which uses a different type of ink. If you find that the wipers are smearing on a long trip, then I have found a quick wipe of the blades with baby wipes (kept in the car to remove bird deposits apart from any other use) seems to do the trick - removes a lot of gunk.
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i cant see the point in cleaning the screen if you arent going to "carefully" clean the blades
im still a nilco fan but it stings if the wind blows it back
stopped using vinegar when people started going posh
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>>I was cleaning my screen as it felt slighty rough to the touch as though, since >>manufacture a few weeks ago, it had attracted some pollution between Germany and the >>UK or perhaps the whole car had been coated with something that had got on the >>windows.
Two minutes with a clay bar removes everything off the screen. Wipe the wipers with the glass cleaner you use on the windscreen and you should notice a big difference.
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I always clean my windscreen with Mr. Muscle window cleaner, then I spray some on the rag and give the wipers a wipe as well.
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White vinegar and water in a 1 to 10 mix, applied and polished with newspaper (carefully avoiding surrounding paint and brightwork). Use it for the house windows as well. Works perfectly. I can't understand why anyone would spend pounds on something that requires not just pointless expense but also extra effort and putting the planet at risk by driving down to Halfords to buy it. (That's a tongue in cheek remark designed to wind up the tree-huggers, BTW). I hardly ever need to use windscreen washers either.
Oh, and I do the wiper blades with it at the same time...
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>>> White vinegar and water in a 1 to 10 mix <<<
I use white vinegar when I clean the house windows, but we've had so much blimming rain in Cornwall for the last 3 summers? that I've saved a fortune on the stuff.
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To remove really stubborn stuff try Jewelers Rouge. Machine Mart used to sell a glass polishing kit that had some included. It was the only thing I tried that could remove Rain-X. It's not really the right product for general cleaning though, more a one off job.
Steve.
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Halfords do an "Intensive glass cutter" for windscreens. It works well, and shifts just about anything. I have a bottle in the garage, it is like ceramic hob cleaner, (which I suspect is Cif in a different, more expensive bottle).
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Absolutely yes.
Most of the smeary residue on windscreens is unburnt diesel fuel actually. I do all of the usual stuff with the vinegar and old newspaper which works well if you use a bit of elbow grease.
Occasionally I clean the wiper blades with acetone, it has never been seen to do any harm as far as I can see and gets everything off. My blades are 2 1/2 years old now and are still pretty good with this regime.
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Halfords Super-Concentrate screenwash, the same stuff as I dilute to put in the washer tank but applied neat on a paper towel. Actually, two paper towels, as the first one comes off so filthy that I'd only be moving the muck on to the second wiper if I re-used it.
The handbook for one or more of my cars - may have been the Saabs - has recommended this method.
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Most of the smeary residue on windscreens is unburnt diesel fuel actually.
Really? Dirty, dirty diesel. Bad diesel!
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Really? Dirty dirty diesel. Bad diesel!
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Smells nice though! :-)
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