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Hi! Well my car is looking great since I joined the group.
I am having frustration getting my windows clean without streaks.
I use stoners glass cleaner with glass microfiber towels.
I use one towel to clean, another to dry!
I haven't washed the towles yet. They all are brand new.
I have been washing windows every two week.
I assume I need to wash glass towels from the other towels.
Any suggestions? I am getting really frustrated.
I just bought some Megs window cleaner concentrate
I am thinking of using vinegar and water.
Please help!
I get mad when I take the car out and I see streaks when the windows are exposed to sunlight
Thanks for the help
 
I have been using the vinegar and water and it works much better cheaper but can still be frustrating at times. Glass is definitely an area where I need some improvement. I've had more luck with the "less is more" theory than with any product changes.
 
I've gone through the same frustrations as you are having. After many trial and error trys over the years I've found the best results using these products and processes:

I use the same 2 towel method as you, but use Surgical Huck Towels (Google it). They are no lint cotton with a heavier weave towel with more substance than MF.

Tried many products and now use either Surf City Garage Clearly Better Glass Cleaner or 3D 50:1 concentrate mixed with Distilled Water. Both perform the same(but the 3D is much less expensive)--with the first wipe they leave a film on the glass that is removed by the second wipe--very easy to feel where you have wiped or not so it's very effective in removing any smear or streaks even in bad light--you know they are all removed when the whole window is slick like paint with a newly applied LSP.

BTW--always wash any new towel before using.
 
ski2 said:
I've gone through the same frustrations as you are having. After many trial and error trys over the years I've found the best results using these products and processes:

I use the same 2 towel method as you, but use Surgical Huck Towels (Google it). They are no lint cotton with a heavier weave towel with more substance than MF.

Tried many products and now use either Surf City Garage Clearly Better Glass Cleaner or 3D 50:1 concentrate mixed with Distilled Water. Both perform the same(but the 3D is much less expensive)--with the first wipe they leave a film on the glass that is removed by the second wipe--very easy to feel where you have wiped or not so it's very effective in removing any smear or streaks even in bad light--you know they are all removed when the whole window is slick like paint with a newly applied LSP.

BTW--always wash any new towel before using.
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Where do you get your Huck surgical towels from? I have always read that this is the way to go but for some reason I am still struggling without them. I need to stop screwing around and just order some. Thanks for the tip.
 
Try using one towel to clean, then leave that window and go to the next. Then grab a dry towel and buff the first window.
 
inyadreems said:
Try using one towel to clean, then leave that window and go to the next. Then grab a dry towel and buff the first window.
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This is what I do. Works great and no streaks. I use two microfiber rags...same as you. Maybe you have a little something extra on the windows that won't quite come off with the stoners?
 
inyadreems said:
Try using one towel to clean, then leave that window and go to the next. Then grab a dry towel and buff the first window.
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Exactly what I do, otherwise I streak the streaks.

This is why windows, fall second on my list of 'least favorite part of detailing'.
 
I have the same thing. I have used stoners arasol can. I use it after I wash the entire car. The windows are just hard to get a clear finish. The first tine it was great, but since then its harder and harder. I use clean MF towels one for cleaning and one to polish. I drive many miles a day, and it builds up quick, seems more sticky then glass plus.
 
I use newspaper and Stoners and have had great success!

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Ive always had the same problem, been using GG Glass cleaner and I like it but as far as streaking the best thing I have seen is cleaning the window, then going back and buffing it with a dry towel, seems simple but it works. I used to use the special glass towels and microfibers but the best thing for me personally has been either cotton towels or using Blue shop towels.
 
tusc dave/ towels by joe. a medical doctor that sells towels. love the surgical ones on windows. prices are worth checking out too.
 
I use Sprayway with a paper towel and then follow that up with a little Sprayway on a window cleaning waffle microfiber rag and go back over the same portion of window that I just did with the paper towel. I have had really good luck with that process. Sprayway is on sell at Sam's Club 4 for less than $10.
 
On the exterior, I've founds that windows are left streak free with a DPRWG wash. Wash the car with a grout sponge, use a wet MF towel to wipe a majority of the DPRWG water off, then a waffle weave for the remainder.

On the inside, I use Stoner's Invisible Glass and, the yellow MF towel that comes inside the Meguiar's clay bar kit. Clean small sections at a time, don't try to wipe the entire window down with big sweeping motions. Concentrate on a 16" x 16" area at a time, flipping the towel as you go to get a fresh side.

I'd like to get the Invisible Glass windshield wand (whatever it's called) as I have a tough time getting the inside of the windshield perfect. I can't get my arm in a position where I can get optimal pressure and a consistent wiping motion.
 
I use Meguiar's detailed line and terry towels. Folded in quarters. Spray, wipe flip, dry.
 
I use Aquapel so my situation me differ. I switched to Megs glass cleaner a while back. I love the way it polishes the glass. A little spray, wipe till almost dry and flip the towell and dry/polish.

Its not that powerful of a cleaner but works great on mostly clean glass. I use some blue paper towels we have at work. Works great for me.
If I need to get some heavy bugs off I'll use sprayaway , or some other foaming spray cleaner....then go to the megs glass cleaner.
I have also been trying Zep glass cleaner and have been pleased with it also..

One thing I have noticed.....and I clean glass alot beings I work in a glass shop....is that alot of the streaking will come from the towel you use. We have some white scrim towels we use and I hate them for cleaning glass. I have also used a blue glass cleaning towel and find I get streaking with it also....so....find a towel you like and I think that's half the battle with cleaning glass.
 
I picked up some invisible glass. I have four windows MF's. I get one wet with hot water in a buckets and I wipe the windows down really good. I then follow with a second towel to pick up any left over residue. I then hit it with Invisible Glass and wipe with the third towel then clean up with the forth. I've had really good luck using this method. Although based on tuscarora daves recommendation I may start using a little bit of vinegar in my water mix. The main point is you want to minimize contamination.
 
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