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Old 09-27-2005, 06:28 PM
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I can never seem to get my glass clean enough. It always seems to have water spots on it even after i throughly clean it. I got my windows tinted like 2 weeks ago and i love the way the tint looks on my car, but having tons of water spots on the windows really takes away from it. Any help would be appriciated.
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For the water spots try vinegar, Normally I use Stoners, and a crumpled up newspaper
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Originally Posted by 2K2WS6TA
For the water spots try vinegar, Normally I use Stoners, and a crumpled up newspaper

doesn't work......... i am still trying to figure out how to get rid of my water spots.
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stoners and newspapper always works for me
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Try using detailing clay with body shine, it should also get rid of the any grime holding those spots in the glass.
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Originally Posted by PERFECT Z28
Try using detailing clay with body shine, it should also get rid of the any grime holding those spots in the glass.
i am gonna try that next.
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I have used toothpaste..it worked for me...
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I just did mine this weekend for the first time with the crumpled newspaper. No lint at all. Good idea. Just need to try the stoner's polish stuff.
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You can use the clay, or some scotchbrite kitchen pads if it's a really stubborn spot
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Originally Posted by chaman
I have used toothpaste..it worked for me...
toothpaste, i have never heard of that one....
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Originally Posted by AMack
I can never seem to get my glass clean enough. It always seems to have water spots on it even after i throughly clean it. I got my windows tinted like 2 weeks ago and i love the way the tint looks on my car, but having tons of water spots on the windows really takes away from it. Any help would be appriciated.
Mothers Chrome polish will work for getting those little water spots off your mirrors and glass. I finally read the back of the bottle and it said it could be used on mirrors so i gave it a try. It made them look like brand new, so i figured i'd try it on the glass and it does remove those little waterspots.
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Zaino glass polish.
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I use that Mr. Clean Auto Dry washing nozzle. the spot free rinse really works good, the only problem is buying replace filters. buy them at a bulk store the Sam's Club or Cosco. i have trouble keeping the inside of my windshield clean for some reason.
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Yeah, the inside of the windshield always gets dirty quick. I think it's from whatever protectant I am using that evaporates from the sun beating on it, and somehow mixing with whatever is left from the cleaner residue. It always gets dirty and the dirt shows up in the same stroke/wipe pattern I used to clean it. I am going to try to use a window washer I bought, the kind at the gas stations, on both sides of the windshield.
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0000 steel wool.
spray a little window cleaner on the glass, then lightly rub w/ the 0000 steel wool
000 will suffice, just be carefull.
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I use my buffer and use the #80 speed glaze on speed 6 and watch them dissapear without useing a drop of elbow grease.
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mothers worked for me too
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Stoner Invisible Glass and a terry cloth towel
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Stoner Invisible Glass and some blank newspaper (I work at a newspaper, so this is easy for me to come by). To get rid of stubborn spots, a vinegar and water mixture works well.


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Alrite im hearing various responses. Id prefer to use a detailing product as opposed to households items (like vinegar and toothpaste) because i have extreme OCD when it comes to my car. So far ive heard stoners, mothers chrome polish, and zaino glass polish. Out of these 3, and maybe others that havent been mentioned, which is the best bang for your buck---(poor HS student with no job at the moment because of fall sports). Thanks so far guys...


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