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Old 04-20-2006, 01:51 AM
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So since the directions say not to use Turtle Wax Ice on glass, what should I?

I've heard of Rain X, is it any good or what are my other options?
Old 04-20-2006, 02:00 AM
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I use the Armor glass wipes...they work great.
I used to use RainX. Great product for sure! Just a little time consuming. If you use anything spray on then use newspaper to wipe it clean.
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stoner glass cleaner works well for me
Old 04-20-2006, 07:10 AM
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i've found that household glass cleaner like windex and glass plus will leave streaks
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I use Zaino Z6 believe it or not. I always Z6 the whole car after a wash with a microfiber towel, then i just go over the windows and they look great plus the Z6 has antistatic properties to repel dust. I also go over my rims with it too...
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havent found anything simpler or quicker than Stoner's Invisible Glass.
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Ok guys maybe I should have clarified...I already have a good glass cleaner that is safe for tint so that's not what i'm looking for.

Some people use certain products, sometimes even wax on their windows so i'm wondering what I should go with.
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I like the Rain X but I wish it were easier to use. I don't know about everyone else but it never seems to dry enough to buff off in one attempt. I let it 'dry to a haze' I guess but then it takes a couple attempts to get it all the way off. Going over it once gets most of it off but it looks like crap and unpolished looking and then again after the other windows I return to the original window. I may have to do this pattern 3 times before it looks decent. The results are good though. Maybe I need to leave it on for several hours before messing with it, then maybe the excess would come right off....maybe.
I'll be watching this thread for a better product.
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Oh yeah. I have a bottle of the Rain X cleaner that you're supposed to use before you use the Rain X itself. I never used it because it says not to let it come in contact with painted surfaces. But get this: You have to rinse it off after you clean your windows with it! Ok so, I'm rinsing it off ONTO my painted surfaces before it gets all the way off and onto the driveway? I passed on the cleaner.
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Originally Posted by Robinator
havent found anything simpler or quicker than Stoner's Invisible Glass.
Can you use this on tinted windows?
Old 04-20-2006, 02:24 PM
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Yeah I used to do the Rain-x thing..... but I find the less I touch my windows/glass the better it looks. Especially from inside looking out the windshield.
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I use Meguires carnuba wax on mine. Have used it on all of my vehicles. Easier then rain X and lasts longer.
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The Rain-X product itself also cautions you not to get it on paint as well. If you smell that stuff it smells worse than rubbing alcohol. Funny story, I used the cheap foam pad that came with my PC buffer to put it on all the glass. I went back a week later, having not ever cleaned the pad or washed it, and pick it up. A third (depth-wise) of the pad got eaten up. It was flaking off into dust.

Other than beading water, Rain-X seems to give a pretty decent shine or glinting of the sun, but if there was a specific wax that served the same purpose and gave a better reflection I'd rather use that. It is something I asked about before and was told carnauba type waxes could smear with the windshield wipers so I've never used it. Anyone have good experiences with other stuff?

Blackhawk, are you going for mirrored windows look or water beading? My experience with Rain-X for water beading is that it does work quite well on a highway or speeds above 40mph because it will begin to blow off the windshield. The hatch glass hardly holds any water when raining.

And on a sidenote, the thread isn't about it, but Invisible Glass is the only glass cleaner I've used that won't streak or leave crap, provided the glass is already pretty clean like after a wash. Otherwise you'll probably have to repeat the cleaning a couple times.
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I use Z6 on the glass, makes the water bead up and run off really nice (and no streaks from the wipers either)
And the stoners glass cleaner is one of the best I've ever used, IMO it's like the glass isn't even there
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Originally Posted by badaSS346
Can you use this on tinted windows?
yes, it is perfectly safe.
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Eagle One 20/20 with newspaper
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Originally Posted by W105
Eagle One 20/20 with newspaper


I occasionally put some Rain-X on after that too; as someone else said, works great at 40+ mph
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I read on the back of the Rain-X that 'pros' apply with newspaper. Why?
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I use Sprayway glass cleaner, it is bad ***, Seriously. Sprayway > Stoner You can get it at Wam-a-lart.



Rain-X after using this, if you're into that.
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Originally Posted by nhra-trans-am
stoner glass cleaner works well for me

Works great for me too...I also use Rain X too. It is safe for tinted window too!


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