Auto Glass Cleaner

[tiggerfink]

Today, I went to AutoZone and got me some Eagle One 20/20 Auto Glass Cleaner. This stuff works really well.

[Allen]

Hi Tigger!
I am a simpleton, Windex and newspaper. Look forward to meeting you at Star Tech, you are in for a good time. We had a meeting Thursday and things are really turning out great.
SLA :D

[Chappy]

I've been using Invisible Glass :)

[tiggerfink]

I used Windex all my life until last summer. I got so frustrated that Windex was not cleaning my windows, so I went to AutoZone and got me the only Window cleaner that they sold. 7 months later, I decide to use it and was amazed how easy it cleaned my windows.

[marlinspike]

I have used just about every glass cleaner under the sun (everything from track auto brand - like autozone, no longer in business though - to invisible glass, to eagle one, to black magic, i can go on and on and on) and IMHO the best 2 are one grand and wurth (depending on whether you like spray or aerosol). I buy mine from carcareonline.com
Richard

[Jim Hansz]

Go to Costco, get their aerosol window cleaner, Spray brite or something like that, in a tall blue can. Four-packs are about $8. Fast, cheap and it works. Once you try it you won't use anything else. Use a clean cotton terry towel that was washed and dried w/o any fabric softeners. It causes smears on the glass and the towels won't absorb the liquid.

For what it's worth,

Jim Hansz

[Scott Singer]

I was surprised how well Eagle One 20/20 worked, particularly on the inside where the film is hard to rid off.

Wurth also has a good window cleaner.


Windex has a new improved formula, don't know how well it works on cars but have heard it is a vast improvement.

[Richard Jordan]

I use Invisible Glass, fantastic stuff.

[Gunner]

I read somewhere once that the only paper towel to use on glass is Scott Towel. I was using whatever we had around the house, and I was getting a residual film on the windshield. Switched to Scott paper towels, film gone. HHMMmmm. NOW we only use Scott paper towels. Usually cheaper, too. :D

[D.L. SWINFORD]

Isopropyl Rubbing Alcohol, Vinegar, and water. A dash of the first two and top off with the last.
Betters all commercial glass cleaners.
Finish with the wax you use on your paint.

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[Alex]

In the past I've tried every window cleaner on the market, including home-made mixtures using vinegar and ammonia, because I could never get the windows really clean.

Using newspaper, which has ammonia in it, worked sometimes but it was messy on the hands.

Turns out the problem all along was that the towel or paper was getting dirty and the dirt that accumulated on the towel deposited film back onto the windshield. So one either has to keep changing the towel surface constantly or use paper towels, being careful not to rub the window with a towel or paper that's even slightly dirty. Since the dirt is not always visible on the towel, this is easier said than done. But that's the secret.

In retrospect, all the products I tried probably work well, if only I had changed the towels or paper enough times.