Window cleaner to remove oils

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solekeeper

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Hey guys, saw a detailer do an Aston Martin and he was using window cleaner to take off residual oils from the polishes. Can anyone elaborate on how effective this is?



Also wanted to know if window cleaner is safe on fresh paint finishes? (About a day old)



And the same detailer used the window cleaner to clean exhaust tips?
 
There are a few people including myself that use Meg's Glass Cleaner (properly diluted of course) to remove polishing oils. I am not sure if all "polishing oils" are the same, but I use it to reveal the true paint condition after polishing with Menzerna, CG optical, and Meg's Mirror Glaze lines.



I do not use it for cleaning exhaust tips but if they are chrome, i doubt you cause any harm.
 
MCA said:
There are a few people including myself that use Meg's Glass Cleaner (properly diluted of course) to remove polishing oils. I am not sure if all "polishing oils" are the same, but I use it to reveal the true paint condition after polishing with Menzerna, CG optical, and Meg's Mirror Glaze lines.



I do not use it for cleaning exhaust tips but if they are chrome, i doubt you cause any harm.
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I didn't know you could dilute glass cleaner.



Thanks guys! I'll give it a try tomorrow on my exhaust.
 
Depends on what sort of window cleaner. I'd stay away from the ammonia based ones, but the IPA based ones like Megs might be ok. But as cheap as IPA is.....
 
solekeeper said:
I didn't know you could dilute glass cleaner.



Thanks guys! I'll give it a try tomorrow on my exhaust.
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The Meg's D120 Glass Cleaner MCA is talking about comes concentrated and you dilute it 10:1. I wouldn't dilute a glass cleaner that comes ready to go.



For removing polishing oils, just get some IPA and cut it 50/50 with water.
 
Yup, Dan, stay away for those with ammonia, and on fresh paint,-----stay away from using any glass cleaner that has a butyl cellosolve additive. It is a surfactant that is fine on house hold glass, but can cause spotting on vinyl dashes, so just consider how it will damage the resin system of fresh paint!!!!

For the quick cleaning of paint after polishing, don't waste money on "glass cleaners" and then not know what is in them-rather must mix IPA (rubbing alcohol) and water at 50/50 and you have a safe for most all surfaces without big expenses.

Glass cleaners are a base of IPA and water, just that some companies add the butyl and ammonia to "kick up" the cleaning of smoke, etc deposits on some glass surfaces.

I would NEVER use a "branded glass cleaner" on fresh paint of less than 90 days of cure time.



Grumpy
 
Stoners invisible glass is a great glass cleaner and is readily available at most local stores. As for the exhaust tip cleaning I've never used window cleaner before so i cant say much about that but just get yourself some metal polish (ex. Optimum metal polish ) and some #0000 steel wool. The metal polish will clean the exhaust up nice and leave a layer of protection behind to make future cleaning easier. I do agree with IPA and water as stated above also CarPro makes a cleaner called CarPro Eraser.
 
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