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Post by unclebob on Nov 11, 2020 8:47:00 GMT
My Rav4 had a new windscreen fitted when purchased and in this colder weather with dew on the screen, i’m noticing what I can only think is a wax mark left over from it being valeted...maybe rag left on the screen ? It’s not in the drivers eye line so not a real issue just want to see if I can get shot of it ....to date I’ve just washed it with a car shampoo and used glass cleaner on the windscreen . Had a look around the internet and lots of things suggested but could be rubbish ....my next trick would be paint thinners on a rag just in that area .....all positive advise welcome ..thanks 👍🏻  |
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Post by charliefarlie on Nov 11, 2020 9:27:47 GMT
Thinners or even a drop of petrol on a rag. It won’t harm the screen.... I keep a wee bottle of IPA in the garage and when things get smeary or oily I wipe over with that.
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Post by anchorman on Nov 11, 2020 11:15:58 GMT
+1 for IPA. I buy it in gallon cans and use it for cleaning all sorts of things. If your battery drill has gone off colour, it will bring it back to new. Wipe the windscreen and wiper blades every couple of weeks and they glide over the glass and don’t clunk when they change direction.
I would add to Charlie’s comment about thinners, be dead careful with it as it is very aggressive as a cleaner. It will clean a drill but it will remove every word of writing on the labels etc.
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Post by three5 on Nov 11, 2020 11:30:38 GMT
Bob, with any luck the advice you've got on the use of solvents from the likes of Don and Charlie should solve the problem. If it dosen't you might try a mixture that I use for removing lable residue from rigid articles. Mix a teaspoonful of baking soda with enough cooking oil ( corn oil? ) to make a fairly thick paste. Put a little on part of the effected area and massage it with the end of your finger / thumb until any residue is removed - then tackle another area! You definitely won't scratch the glass with this technique and the paste is thick enough not to run onto the windscreen surround. Any residue from the paste comes off with soap ( shampoo? ) and hot water.
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Post by firemac on Nov 11, 2020 12:20:23 GMT
WD 40. It's amazing what it will clean. Just a light spray, let it soak for a moment and then polish off.👍
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Post by unclebob on Nov 11, 2020 12:21:45 GMT
Sorry guys missed all the good advice as outside giving it a go with this arsenal of products.......  Jewellers rouge powder was the only thing that would touched it ..pleased to say mark as now gone...thanks for the prompt advice👍🏻👍🏻 Only put the Rouge on with a cloth and by hand, have used it in the past to clear a wiper blade scratch from an old Celica screen..so know it’s can in the wrong hands be very very abrasive !  |
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Post by unclebob on Nov 11, 2020 12:27:37 GMT
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Post by philip42h on Nov 11, 2020 13:34:27 GMT
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Post by charliefarlie on Nov 11, 2020 17:21:08 GMT
If your polishing a windscreen Cerium Oxide is the correct abrasive agent. As for Jewellers I’m not sure. Bob it looks like my old foreman used to say you’ve done one job and made another.
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Post by Paulus17 on Nov 11, 2020 17:40:17 GMT
This any good Bob :yes:  |
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Post by charliefarlie on Nov 11, 2020 17:55:56 GMT
Buy it off Ebay or Amazon in a bottle. Not worth messing with aerosols 👍👍 |
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Post by unclebob on Nov 11, 2020 18:07:20 GMT
If your polishing a windscreen Cerium Oxide is the correct abrasive agent. As for Jewellers I’m not sure. Bob it looks like my old foreman used to say you’ve done one job and made another. As I said I’ve used it before on windscreens......this job is was used in moderation but will buy some IPA for next time . |
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Post by three5 on Nov 11, 2020 18:17:42 GMT
If your polishing a windscreen Cerium Oxide is the correct abrasive agent. As for Jewellers I’m not sure. Bob it looks like my old foreman used to say you’ve done one job and made another. As I said I’ve used it before on windscreens......this job is was used in moderation but will buy some IPA for next time . Do you suspend the oxide ( sorry rouge ) in water Bob? |
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Post by charliefarlie on Nov 11, 2020 18:19:59 GMT
As I said I’ve used it before on windscreens......this job is was used in moderation but will buy some IPA for next time . Do you suspend the oxide in water Bob? With Cerium Oxide you have too. Otherwise it won’t nor cannot cut. The water helps it break down . |
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Post by unclebob on Nov 11, 2020 18:42:46 GMT
Do you suspend the oxide in water Bob? With Cerium Oxide you have too. Otherwise it won’t nor cannot cut. The water helps it break down . Yes made it into a paste using water . |
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