There is some coating on my windshield that I cannot get off, Please help

[JSou]

Here in the UK I use something called bar keepers friend stain remover. You get it in podwer form. It's amazing stuff it's really cheap. It removes just about anything even polish on plastic trims.

I had this problem when I bought a car so I clean the wipers with IPA and then scrubbed the screen with the bar keepers and perfect. No Skippy wipers.

See if you can get hold of any.

Ryan

I was just about to recommend this. It has made cleaning glass a breeze in all of my details. :dblthumb2:

 

[BryanH]

If you have a DA polisher, you might try using it with DP Glass Restorer. Don't be afraid to use a bit more polisher speed than the instructions call for. This made quick work of some hard water stains on the glass of my 1991 300ZX:

Good luck!

 

[Calendyr]

I would try:

1. Magic Eracer
2. Super fine steel wool
3. Compound
4. Razor blade

If none of those help you, you will need a new windshield But my guess is Magic Eracer will get rid of it so you won't need to try other 3.

 

[Swamibob]

Damn, I have a magic eraser also and never thought to try it on the windshield. The ultimate compound should be here to day so I will use it tonight when I get home from work. I'll take some more pictures for an after shot.

 

[GSKR]

I would not put acetone on glass,try fine steel wool and stoners glass cleaner,no luck try ceriglass with a da no results maybe time for a new windshield ,all these polishes you try will improve the clarity but more than likely it will return ,and you will get wiper chatter,chatter is when you use the wipers they stick to glass and chatter.good luck

 

[Setec Astronomy]

Damn, I have a magic eraser also and never thought to try it on the windshield. The ultimate compound should be here to day so I will use it tonight when I get home from work. I'll take some more pictures for an after shot.

Oh shoot, Magic Eraser, that sounds like a good idea! I don't think I've ever used one on a vehicle but I like to use them to clean gunk from porcelain and stainless sinks in the house--let us know how it works on your windshield gunk!

 

[SameGuy]

They are a mild abrasive (foamed melamine) probably finer than 3000 grit. The problem is that the coarseness isn't uniform like you'd find in a SMAT compound or polish.

If you own a DA and aggressive pads, just use a compound you already own; you won't be damaging the glass with compound, thats for sure. Or if you have more than one car with glass to correct, CarPro Rayon glass pads and CeriGlass polish are the way to go.

 

[Swamibob]

The meguiars ultimate compound took it off no problem. I used a 3" orange buffing pad that i bought to use with my cordless drill to buff my headlights and it worked easily with the compound. I'll still get some pictures and post the after shots next time I am up early in the morning to get a good comparison to my original picture I posted on here. Thanks to everyone with your good suggestions.