HELP! I messed my windshield up!!!

[Kris R]

I bought this stuff....

Purple Power dust off wheel cleaner

I was washing the jeep today and i ran out of bug remover. There are plenty of bug removers that say it can be used as wheel cleaner so stupid me thought that i could use this on the top of my windshield....after washing the jeep completely i noticed some nasty streaks running down the window...

I used invisible glass...it didnt touch it.

So i used a clay bar. thinking it was just grease or something....clay didnt touch it. I got my Diamondite glass resurfacing creme and it didnt touch it.

I got out my glass resurfacing pad and my UDM and polished the crap out of it. It didnt touch it.

SO THEN i got an old microfiber cloth and some gloves and put gasoline on it...scrubbed till my elbows popped then cleaned the glass.....still there....

I tried a heavy compound for paint...didnt touch it...

Im out of ideas....it looks like some sort of acid etching...im really pissed off at myself and am about to break my windshield so i can get a new one.....

any help would be great.

 

[ASPHALT ROCKET]

Try some 0000 steel wool, if that doesn't work it sounds like you stained the windshield.

 

[Kris R]

Im thinking i did stain the windshield...i think i etched it in there.....dont know what i was thinking.....glad it was my car. its not THAT noticeable but still.....

 

[ScottB]

Try some 0000 steel wool, if that doesn't work it sounds like you stained the windshield.

:iagree:

 

[Speed-Dude]

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[AudiTTman]

Hey i used that stuff on my wheels but im very cautious when i do. It will eat away at just about anything without some type of protective clear coat on it. On the back it says streaking may occur and im most certain you're in the same situation. Where i have a scuffed up rim, that stuff totally turned it white like it was burning acid.

 

[highline1164]

if the glass was scratched at all from the wipers, alot of harsh cleaners will "fog" the glass, especially wheel cleaners

 

[Kris R]

Im not worried about it anymore...i got chips in it from off roading....ill just bust it out and get a new one....

 

[AudiTTman]

Hey that will work too lol.!!! However, the wheels love that stuff, the windshield was just having a hissy fit lol

 

[vinnier6]

please leave the gasoline for the engine.....

 

[Kris R]

Im not even going to explain the solvent uses for gas to you. On glass its fine.

 

[Kris R]

Just got a new windshield installed today...

Guys take it from a dumb noob...dont put wheel cleaner on anything but wheels...

 

[CharlesW]

Im not even going to explain the solvent uses for gas to you. On glass its fine.

From your signature, I would take it that you are in some way involved with firefighting.
Have you seen this information from the National Fire Protection Agency?

Keep gasoline out of children's sight and reach. Children should never handle gasoline.

If fire does start while handling gasoline, do not attempt to extinguish the fire or stop the flow of gasoline. Leave the area immediately, and call for help.

Do not use or store gasoline near possible ignition sources (i.e., electrical devices, oil- or gas-fired appliances, or any other device that contains a pilot flame or a spark).

Store gasoline outside the home (i.e., in a garage or lawn shed) in a tightly closed metal or plastic container approved by an independent testing laboratory or the local or state fire authorities. Never store gasoline in glass containers or non-reusable plastic containers (i.e., milk jugs).

Store only enough gasoline necessary to power equipment and let machinery cool before refueling it.

Never use gasoline inside the home or as a cleaning agent.

Clean up spills promptly and discard clean-up materials properly.

Do not smoke when handling gasoline.

Never use gasoline in place of kerosene.

Use caution when fueling automobiles. Do not get in and out of the automobile when fueling. Although rare, an electrical charge on your body could spark a fire, especially during the dry winter months.

Only fill portable gasoline containers outdoors. Place the container on the ground before filling and never fill containers inside a vehicle or in the bed of a pick-up truck.

Follow all manufacturers instructions when using electronic devices (those with batteries or connected to an electrical outlet) near gasoline.



It is posted on the Internet that something like 50% of home fires involve gasoline. That doesn't make it true, but it does make it worth thinking about.

Check your local burn center as to how many of their patients are there because of a gasoline fire.

Gasoline is definitely a solvent, but there's lots of solvents that are much safer.

 

[Kris R]

From your signature, I would take it that you are in some way involved with firefighting.
Have you seen this information from the National Fire Protection Agency?

Gasoline is definitely a solvent, but there's lots of solvents that are much safer.

Exactly. As a firefighter i know exactly the dangers of gasoline and how to store it and use it safely. This is a do as I say not as I do scenario. I didnt have another solvent on hand at the time. As I also work in the ER as an EMT I can ALSO tell you that 90% of burns happen from stupid people doing dangerous things with gasoline or other combustibles. Those NFPA guidelines are written as if everyone was a moron.

Also its the fumes that burn with gas not the liquid. And I used a DAB on a rag to scrub my windshield. And then rinsed and cleaned the windshield. I properly disposed of the rag.

Guns are dangerous in the wrong hands as well, in a trained persons hand another story! :goodpost:

I appreciate your caution though! Just know that the gas was in good hands!

 

[RaskyR1]

Just got a new windshield installed today...

Guys take it from a dumb noob...dont put wheel cleaner on anything but wheels...

I seen an employee grab a strong wheel cleaner by mistake and spray it all over a brand new car once. He was supposed to be using a solvent to remove the undercoating overspary. It ended up staining the paint like it did on your window and we had to compound a brand new car to remove it.

He was such a big pot head!

 

[Kris R]

I seen an employee grab a strong wheel cleaner by mistake and spray it all over a brand new car once. He was supposed to be using a solvent to remove the undercoating overspary. It ended up staining the paint like it did on your window and we had to compound a brand new car to remove it.

He was such a big pot head!

I wish I could claim that...I was just being lazy cause it was my dirty jeep and I was pressed for time. It wont happen again. The bottle said NOTHING about what happened but from now on Ill only use that kind of stuff on wheels....and use elbow grease for everything else.

 

[reason_being]

Wow, you sure went through alot of hassel. I think after the third step I would have called it quits

 

[Kris R]

Wow, you sure went through alot of hassel. I think after the third step I would have called it quits

The acid etching was very bad....it looked like someone sprayed 303 on my windshield and let it run down...and then it dried all cloudy....except it WOULDNT COME OFF!

 

[vinnier6]

Just got a new windshield installed today...

Guys take it from a dumb noob...dont put wheel cleaner on anything but wheels...

likewise, dont use gas for anything other then your motor....sorry dude, you can explain all you want it isnt going to impress me that gas is great for home use as a solvent so much that everyone should have a spray bottle filled with it.....

 

[Kris R]

likewise, dont use gas for anything other then your motor....sorry dude, you can explain all you want it isnt going to impress me that gas is great for home use as a solvent so much that everyone should have a spray bottle filled with it.....

What is your deal? If you dont want to use it thats fine. I dont care. Your opinion is just that. Whatever you want to do go ahead.

I dont have a spray bottle of it either. I was in a jam, I know what its capable of doing (good and bad) and I did it. Let it go. I dont need anymore comment on it, and I dont need you questioning my intelligence just because I did something that you wouldn't do.

Also the "Noob" reference was about spraying acidic wheel cleaner on anything else that isn't a wheel. Not about using gasoline.


Lets recap:

1) My vehicle. (My OFF-ROAD vehicle even)
2) Used a TEASPOON if that on GLASS! NOT PAINT!
3) professionally trained with gasoline and educated on the danger
4) Disposed of rag.

ok?

Have a nice day.