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Post by bothwellbuyer on Mar 1, 2019 5:59:48 GMT
Failed to get my windscreen cleaned inside the car despite using various glass cleaners which seem no more than water with something added to ensure they dry streaky. (No offence if anyone here is called streaky) I use microfibre cloths - using different ones makes no difference. I even went to Specsavers to get my eyes tested but its not catarachs! Any suggestions? Thanks
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Post by bothwellbuyer on Mar 1, 2019 6:01:37 GMT
I meant to add its the Volvo - maybe Swedes will have a better idea and turnip something.
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Post by charliefarlie on Mar 1, 2019 8:10:54 GMT
Autosmarts glass polish. It’s a light paste/liquid which you apply with a cloth then polish off. Not the easiest to use but long lasting effective and smear free. 👍
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Post by bigkev on Mar 1, 2019 9:20:23 GMT
Boffs......ten minutes drive from you, just past Sterling Furniture on London Road is Hurry Bros Glass Merchants. They bring in aerosol glass cleaner from That Germany and it borders on the sexual. Big tin at a fiver a whip and it is superb. Don has stolen some oot ma garage and waxed lyrical aboot it. Wee Tip.......always use that hard linen type clorh yer old tea towels were made of to clean gless........that Irish material, Michael Fibre, far too soft and polite to properly clean gless.
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Post by philip42h on Mar 1, 2019 9:33:21 GMT
Original Windolene cream? The pink stuff that dries white ... sounds similar to Autosmart's Glass Glow as suggested by Charlie above.
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Post by shcm on Mar 2, 2019 13:12:01 GMT
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Post by bigkev on Mar 2, 2019 13:58:49 GMT
Anderz......what are the chucking fances.....? Two miles further along London Road, Glesga is another glass and glazing, doors type company. They ALSO bring in their gless cleaner from That Germany.......in those self same Bohle arsehole cans......! Sorry.....aerosol cans........lol. (Forsyth Glazing by nom.)
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Post by shcm on Mar 2, 2019 15:39:36 GMT
Me wonders if both same stuff, re-badgered.
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Post by bigkev on Mar 3, 2019 10:54:43 GMT
Me wonders if both same stuff, re-badgered. Aha.....like than morely......smell identical..... |
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Post by bothwellbuyer on Mar 3, 2019 11:21:45 GMT
Thanks all. Bought 2 hairysols yesterday whilst de-touring aff the M74 to get to Hurry Bros. Just woken up at 11am this morning after sniffing one can..... glass still all smeared so will avoid sniffing 2nd can and apply to windies....with linen cloth. report later whenever I wake up..... (must've fallen asleep after sniffing can but before any application)
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Post by davidwilson on Mar 3, 2019 12:51:19 GMT
I must be the cheapskate - I just buy Astonish Glass and Window cleaner from Savers for about £1.
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Post by bothwellbuyer on Mar 3, 2019 14:31:29 GMT
well...its not raining here so ventured outside with hairysol and linen dishcloth. Inside windscreen done and looks much better. Course, there's no sunlight to see if the streaks have gone but will check it as soon as. Did the rear windie too. and the mirrors. Got carried away / over-excited and did the outside of the windscreen....removing all the crud, I can now see a stone chip mark.....so new windscreen might be required....might try returning hairysol to Hurry Bros to ask for refund as it didn't remove the mark on the windie.
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Post by three5 on Mar 9, 2019 17:16:12 GMT
Boffs......ten minutes drive from you, just past Sterling Furniture on London Road is Hurry Bros Glass Merchants. They bring in aerosol glass cleaner from That Germany and it borders on the sexual. Big tin at a fiver a whip and it is superb. Don has stolen some oot ma garage and waxed lyrical aboot it. Wee Tip.......always use that hard linen type clorh yer old tea towels were made of to clean gless........that Irish material, Michael Fibre, far too soft and polite to properly clean gless. My window cleaner called the other day and I asked him about cleaning cloths as he makes a splendid job. Apparently the cloths that he uses are what is sold as Window Cleaners Scrim. As you say, it's linen based but it's a bit more open weave than a teatowel. Found some here:
will report back when I do the car but the polish that SHCM recommends combined with this cloth make a cracking job of my patio doors!
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Post by bigkev on Mar 9, 2019 17:48:52 GMT
Boffs......ten minutes drive from you, just past Sterling Furniture on London Road is Hurry Bros Glass Merchants. They bring in aerosol glass cleaner from That Germany and it borders on the sexual. Big tin at a fiver a whip and it is superb. Don has stolen some oot ma garage and waxed lyrical aboot it. Wee Tip.......always use that hard linen type clorh yer old tea towels were made of to clean gless........that Irish material, Michael Fibre, far too soft and polite to properly clean gless. My window cleaner called the other day and I asked him about cleaning cloths as he makes a splendid job. Apparently the cloths that he uses are what is sold as Window Cleaners Scrim. As you say, it's linen based but it's a bit more open weave than a teatowel. Found some here:
will report back when I do the car but the polish that SHCM recommends combined with this cloth make a cracking job of my patio doors!
Exactly what is required, Chris......but they will not post to my home in the Arctic.......will employ some help from those who are usually up here borrowing money. Thanks for noddification. |
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Post by firemac on Mar 9, 2019 18:22:30 GMT
I must be the cheapskate - I just buy Astonish Glass and Window cleaner from Savers for about £1. Cheapskate II: Vinegar and newspaper. |
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