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Old Jun 16, 2004 | 04:43 PM
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Question cleaning the inside of the windshield

just got my 2k formula ta a few weeks ago and the idiots who cleaned the car at the car lot got armor-all all over the glass I've been trying and trying but I just can't get it clean... it's extremely hard to even contort my body into place to reach the glass...

how does everyone else do it?
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Old Jun 16, 2004 | 05:14 PM
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I was told that rubbing alcohol will remove armor all, but that was a question on removing it on a dash. But it may help on removing it from glass, not an expert though.
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Old Jun 17, 2004 | 12:41 AM
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Originally Posted by 00Pontiac
it's extremely hard to even contort my body into place to reach the glass...

how does everyone else do it?
I usually spray the glass cleaner on the windshield, then take either paper towels or a small cloth and pin it up against the windsheild with the back of my hand. Doing that, you should be able to reach all the way to the bottom of the windshield.
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Old Jun 17, 2004 | 10:31 AM
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Just wait till you try to clean the inside back window.... almost impossible and i have long arms
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Old Jun 17, 2004 | 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by 00Pontiac
just got my 2k formula ta a few weeks ago and the idiots who cleaned the car at the car lot got armor-all all over the glass I've been trying and trying but I just can't get it clean... it's extremely hard to even contort my body into place to reach the glass...

how does everyone else do it?
I bought some " Haze-Free " glass cleaner, and a special wand from Autosport catalog
I used to have a film on my glass that no matter how hard I tried or how many times I cleaned it, it was always there..
This stuff works.
they have a web site check it out.
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Old Jun 17, 2004 | 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by NightHawk
I usually spray the glass cleaner on the windshield, then take either paper towels or a small cloth and pin it up against the windsheild with the back of my hand. Doing that, you should be able to reach all the way to the bottom of the windshield.
That's my technique too, sitting sideways with my legs out the door. lol

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Just wait till you try to clean the inside back window.... almost impossible and i have long arms
I just stand in the trunk well, then sit on the hump. Good thing I don't have a sub box or amp rack. I'm sure people driving by think I'm an idiot, but it works.
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Old Jun 17, 2004 | 03:26 PM
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I got the Armor All wipes! Wipes are the easiest thing now!
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Old Jun 17, 2004 | 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by PFDarkside
I just stand in the trunk well, then sit on the hump. Good thing I don't have a sub box or amp rack. I'm sure people driving by think I'm an idiot, but it works.

I do the same thing. Just hop right on in there.
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spray on some vinegar and water then wipe it off with newspaper. sounds stupid but it works better than anything else i have tried.
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Damn people, how about a micro fiber towel? That is by far the easiest way to clean the front/back/outside whatever window you want. I also use Glass Plus with the towels, one to wipe up the excess the other to finish the job. On the front I just stand to the side of the car with the door open and reach across then switch sides, on the rear the same thing. I hold the hatch kinda closed and just reach across it from each side. Hope that helps.
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Old Jun 18, 2004 | 09:31 AM
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Jump in the rear of the car to get the hatch.

Use a polish on the inside of the windows for gunk stuck to the glass.
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