What are you using on windows?

Whats the concentration I would use for AIO on my windows? I have bad water spots all over and window wiper etchings on my front windshield. WHen I spray Stoners IG on my front windshield, I can see little water spots all over as the IG streaks and I also see the outline of my windshield wipers as well. What would be the best way to get rid of these marks?
 
twitch said:
Yep, exactly. I ran out of the old stuff after having it for years. Thinking I was making the right move and getting the right product I picked up some more... bad move because it doesn't work well. I had the streaking problem just as you mentioned and honestly I was thinking everything else was the cause before the 20/20. I was wrong.
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I really like the old 20/20! I have no idea what they did to change it, but it's just terrible. I had to use my old version of 20/20 just clean up the mess the new version made! Hopefully NXT can take its' place.
 
dandydaniel said:
Whats the concentration I would use for AIO on my windows? I have bad water spots all over and window wiper etchings on my front windshield. WHen I spray Stoners IG on my front windshield, I can see little water spots all over as the IG streaks and I also see the outline of my windshield wipers as well. What would be the best way to get rid of these marks?
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Yeah AIO will remove those spots and streaks. You don't need to dilute it. Use it right out of the bottle/jug. It works best with a cutting pad, preferably a 4" pad via PC. But you could also use a 4" cutting pad on a Pinnacle/Wolfgang Polishin' Pal or Propel Turbo Power Palm.
 
dandydaniel said:
Whats the concentration I would use for AIO on my windows? I have bad water spots all over and window wiper etchings on my front windshield. WHen I spray Stoners IG on my front windshield, I can see little water spots all over as the IG streaks and I also see the outline of my windshield wipers as well. What would be the best way to get rid of these marks?
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After trying a lot of less abrassive methods (glass cleaner, vinegar, bar keeper's friend, bar keeper's friend with an orbital), I tossed caution to the wind, and tried Meg's DACP with an orbital.



Only problem was the orbital couldn't get into the corners. Other than that, it worked wonderfully. Maybe cut and adapt a pad to an orbital "palm sander?" That way you can get the corner (of a square pad) into the tight radius on the corners of some windshields.



The "pucker factor" was pretty high taking something as course as DACP to a windshield, but I had no problems whatsoever.



Hope this helps!
 
I'm surprised no one has mentioned Collinite Insulator Wax (aka 845, IW, 845IW). After all, wasn't it originally designed for glass insulators?
 
Setec Astronomy said:
Why? Glass is a lot harder than paint.
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I'm not so sure. Modern safety "glass" seems pretty soft to me. Acrylics on the surface? The glass lens of a camera also seems rather soft, as do thier glass filters. Not much tougher than my acrylic eye glass lenses.



I guess it depends on who's glass you're comparing to who's paint. The windshield on my 2000 300M seems softer than the windshield on my '94 Toyota Pickup. However, lacking any instruments to measure (durometer?), this is all subjective.



I've seen plenty of badly scratched glass that was supposedly polished. You don't notice a good polish job. The bad ones literally hurt your eyes.
 
Arved, the glass used in camera lenses is nothing like regular glass, it is soft and easily damaged (coatings as well, that may be what is easily damaged). There have always been special cleaning solutions and cloths for camera lenses. People have mentioned that windshields are getting softer, you may be right that they have some anti-laceration coating on them (years ago GM was selling cars that had a soft layer on the inside that was supposed to reduce laceration in the case of accidents, but it would get scratched, messed up from removal of inspection stickers, etc., I think they only sold them for a year or two). But I still think that glass is harder than paint...it's just not harder than sand and rock grit from the road...so once you scratch the glass, it's almost impossible to polish anything out.
 
My favorite combination is 1Z Scheibenklr or Prima Clairty plus a PakShak WW glas towel. Never streaks! :)



I also like Eagle 1 20/20 cleaner and Eimann Fabrik Clear Vision II.



I may try some sealants soon on the front window but my side windows are coated with some type of water repellant so rain is not a problem there.
 
This has inspired me to go out and polish/protect my glass with Z12/Z2 Pro :) And then treat my wiper blades with Z16.
 
mirrorfinishman said:
You may find that paint polishes and waxes used on glass could actually begin to cause the glass to become stained with spots.



In most cases, you would be smart to only use specific products made for cleaning glass, such as; Stoners Invisible Glass.
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I may have stain spot on my glass from paint polish. It is hard to tell though.. I can

only see the hazy look spot with halogen light. I tried Stoners Invisible as well as

Windex to remove the hazy spot. No luck. Any idea?
 
jedi_force said:
I may have stain spot on my glass from paint polish. It is hard to tell though.. I can

only see the hazy look spot with halogen light. I tried Stoners Invisible as well as

Windex to remove the hazy spot. No luck. Any idea?
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Klasse AIO, Clearkote VM or RMG. Any of those should take care of it. A QD might remove it as well.
 
Arved said:
I'm surprised no one has mentioned Collinite Insulator Wax (aka 845, IW, 845IW). After all, wasn't it originally designed for glass insulators?
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I tried 476s (paste) and it beaded very well on my sunroof and back window.
 
I currently use Meguiar's NXT Generation Glass Cleaner. It's around a buck more than Invisible Glass, but it actually cleans better, not to mention that instead of a chemical odor, it emits a sweet, fruity scent.
 
For a car that has really stubborn waterspots that definately wont come off, I'll use some sort of medium polish, OCP comes to mind. However, just for a general clean up, and shine, I like to use AIO.
 
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