Tried everything, cant get windows clean

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qbmurderer13

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Hey guys, it all started when I received my 09 Fit back in november and the dealer decided not to dry it when they washed it and just let it sun dry which left some pretty serious waterspots on my windows. I detailed the car myself and clayed the windows, hand polished them with Zaino glass polish and applied Zaino Z2 to them. After that theyve been getting random 'haze' marks which can only be seen in direct sunlight. I use stoners invisible glass on them with glass microfibers and they appear clean but then in direct sunlight they look horrible. Theres a bunch of tiny dots and random haze all around the windshield mostly. I even did this process twice but still not luck. Im having most of the problem with the windshield. Any suggestions?
 
I would use a machine, if you have it, rather than polish by hand. If I read this right, the haze marks are on the outside? That seems strange to me that the polish does not take care of that. Perhaps you are using too much and not getting it all off?
 
I used a machine the 2nd time, porter cable with a white pad. It got rid of some but also seemed to add some more. I ensured it was all off by doing a wipedown with stoners ig afterwards.
 
qbmurderer13 said:
Could be possible about the mf's. Although would the lint leave the haze behind? Wouldn't lint just blow away after a while?
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No, the stuff will stick around forever. I had this happen on my S8 with WWMFs for glass and it drove me nuts for the longest time; I just couldn't imagine that those towels were causing the problem but they were.



This is just one idea, and it might not be what's happening to you, but trying something absolutely lint-free (I use Griot's polypro window towels) would at least remove one variable.
 
Without seeing the glass for ourselves, I think most of the suggestions will end up being a shotgun approach. The MF lint sounds reasonable for the dots, however, my interpretation of the OP is that there is general haze in addition to the dots. I think your best bet is to break down each step (clean, clay, polish, zaino application, + any others you might be doing) into its basic components to define the root of your issue. Do one step of your process at a time and check your progress in as many light sources as possible. If satisfied, move on to your next step.
 
Use a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser with a good non-ammonia glass cleaner (one guess as to which one I recommend ;) ). The Magic Eraser is amazing at cleaning glass, I've not found anything that works better.
 
Heres the best picture I could get of whats going on, ill try the newspaper tomorrow and see if that helps.



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Hard to see in the 2nd pic but you can kind of make out the hazing in the middle.
 
Try Topwax from a company called metalwax



I use it on the inside and outside of the windshield, you will think it is brand new.



Topwax



If you want to try before you buy, send me your info and I'll send you some of mine, it really does work that well.
 
one option to try is a white pad with aquawax. sounds crazy but was experimenting one time and it worked great to remove hazing. doesn't leave any residue in the various debris nicks on the windshield either. aquawax is my go to cleaner too. just spritz on a folded mf. certainly works for me--and i'm anal about windshield cleanliness.



good luck.
 
qbmurderer13 said:
Heres the best picture I could get of whats going on

Hard to see in the 2nd pic but you can kind of make out the hazing in the middle...
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Hard to say from the pics, but I'd make sure it's not MF lint and I'd try different window cleaners.



I'd be careful trying waxes/etc. as I absolutely *HATE* having such stuff on my windshield (and that goes for RainX too, even if other people do like it). If you put something on there that you don't like, you'll have a new, additional problem; I'd be trying to isolate (and resolve) variables as opposed to introducing new ones.
 
try the Corsa Cloth.. Jim jr of Corsa Performance Exhaust is a member here. Jimmy buff it. Works great.. I'm doing a mini product review, but i am guilty due to how busy i am at work and the crappy sub zero weather. I have done the CD test and left initial light scratches, but after more use, the cloth became softer and performed the Cd test scratch, which was better. Call or email Jim Jr for more info.



CorsaCloth





thanks

dirt diggler
 
dirtdiggler- As soon as I saw you'd posted on this thread I thought "hey, maybe that Corsa Cloth thing would be worth trying" :D



Note that not passing the CD-test isn't a biggie if you're using it on *most* automotive glass, which is generally a lot harder than most automotive paint.



The "most" and "generally" qualifiers may/may not be significant; the old TriPlex glass on my Jag is *SOFT* so I probably wouldn't use it on that.
 
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