No matter what product I try, it doesn't work!
Thread Starter
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 13,151
Likes: 3
From: Washington DC
Rep Power: 425 
No matter what product I try, it doesn't work!
I don't get it, I've tried everything on here to try to get the junk off my back window. I just can't get it to come clean. I've tried windex, Eagle 1 Glass Cleaner and Armorall Glass Cleaner and no matter what every single day, the junk just comes back. I almost think the glass cleaner is causing it. It's not a coating of fog, because I can actually smear it around with a paper towel, but I don't know what it is. What can I use to get the window clean? I'm getting sick of scrubbing it every day, just to do it again. It's not just the bottom of the window where I know I can't reach, it's the whole damn thing.
the "fogging" in the rear windshield is a result of the outgasing of the plastics in the car, as well as other glass surfaces. there is no other way to remove it but to clean it every time it appears. outgasing is catalyzed by warmer weather, so there's no escaping it. have fun cleaning: you're not alone in a warm-climate area.
Yeah!!! I hate That CRAP .. I have tints i dunno if it makes a diff but I always get this damn filmy crap on my windows inside I hate it with a passion!! I'm tired of cleaningit I just leave it I dunno what to do anymore I've tried everything. I don't think there is any way around it...
Registered!!
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 134
Likes: 0
From: Heaven, New York, US
Rep Power: 0
Quote
[hr]Originally posted by: eViLgAbBiE
NO.. the newspaper doesn't leave ink... same idea as how fish n chips come wrapped in newspaper.. it absorbs ink like mad[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: eViLgAbBiE
NO.. the newspaper doesn't leave ink... same idea as how fish n chips come wrapped in newspaper.. it absorbs ink like mad[hr]
Registered!!
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 49
Likes: 0
From: Kingstowne, Virginia, US
Rep Power: 0 usually when the car is NEW the plastic parts and the seats give off a gas...that is the crap you see on the glass...It usually last about a year and then you don't see it as bad or have to clean it as often....BUT!! If you have your windows tinted DO NOT clean the tinted glass with Windex or any other chemical....Use soap and water...Otherwise your tint will turn a purple color and look rice
JDM WHORE!!!
iTrader: (11)
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 1,277
Likes: 0
From: LA (SGV), California, US
Rep Power: 303 Does this happen to alot of other cars, if not...maybe Honda designers and engineers can think of some ways to fix this, cause i have the same problem and it can become a bytch.
Registered!!
iTrader: (4)
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 1,904
Likes: 0
From: Pearl, Mississippi, US
Rep Power: 0 I have posted this several times, not lately though.
The residue on your back window is caused by the "armour-all" type protectant that is on your inside panels, dash, etc. A microscopic view of automotive vinyl would show raw PVC (polyvinyl chloride) covered by a thin layer of plastic called the "topcoat". The topcoat is the part of the vinyl you see and can touch. To keep vinyl soft and flexible, manufacturers add agents known as plasticizers to the raw PVC. A major function of the topcoat is to hold in these plasticizers, which otherwise would evaporate as the sun heats them. This is why new cars develop a greasy "vinyl haze" on the inside windshield for the first three to six months.
To remove it and to prevent it from coming back this is what you need to do...
Get some Woolite or Ivory soap and mix it with warm water, get a clean rag and use the solution to wipe down all the interior panels in the car and then dry them off. Then apply a non-silicone based protectorant (do NOT use Armour-All), I recommend 303 Protectant, great stuff.
To get the stuff off the window use a glass polish, not so much a cleaner. This stuff goes on and usually dries to a white film and then you buff it off. After that you can use regular glass cleaners. I used this method one time and I have never had the problem again.
The residue on your back window is caused by the "armour-all" type protectant that is on your inside panels, dash, etc. A microscopic view of automotive vinyl would show raw PVC (polyvinyl chloride) covered by a thin layer of plastic called the "topcoat". The topcoat is the part of the vinyl you see and can touch. To keep vinyl soft and flexible, manufacturers add agents known as plasticizers to the raw PVC. A major function of the topcoat is to hold in these plasticizers, which otherwise would evaporate as the sun heats them. This is why new cars develop a greasy "vinyl haze" on the inside windshield for the first three to six months.
To remove it and to prevent it from coming back this is what you need to do...
Get some Woolite or Ivory soap and mix it with warm water, get a clean rag and use the solution to wipe down all the interior panels in the car and then dry them off. Then apply a non-silicone based protectorant (do NOT use Armour-All), I recommend 303 Protectant, great stuff.
To get the stuff off the window use a glass polish, not so much a cleaner. This stuff goes on and usually dries to a white film and then you buff it off. After that you can use regular glass cleaners. I used this method one time and I have never had the problem again.
Registered!!
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 214
Likes: 0
From: Milwaukee, WI, Wisconsin, US
Rep Power: 0 ha, I was wondering what the deal was with that. I thought it may have been driving around with the windows down too much and crap getting in. Or that maybe my heater core had a slight leak cuz I smell a pinch of antifreeze when its on. Anyone else notice that?? Anyways, I hope its the plastic leaching out gasses.
Retired - SoCal FI Mod
iTrader: (4)
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 3,139
Likes: 0
From: Boston, MA
Rep Power: 0 theres nothing wrong with good ole fashion water and some crumpled newspaper... that works better than anything... anything else will smear OR if you use it on the inside, smear AND mess up your tint... so yea.. water and newpaper!!!
Registered!!
iTrader: (5)
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 5,039
Likes: 0
From: Washington, DC
Rep Power: 350
Quote
[hr]Originally posted by: Gryphin
wouldnt that put newspaper ink all over his windows?[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: Gryphin
Quote
[hr]Originally posted by: 4drcivic2k1
try a crumpled up newspaper instead of paper towels[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: 4drcivic2k1
try a crumpled up newspaper instead of paper towels[hr]
Anyways, use half/half vinegar and water to clean it. Then wax it. That should help.
Registered!!
iTrader: (1)
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 337
Likes: 0
From: greenville, Other, ZEBRA
Rep Power: 0 [IMG]i/expressions/beer_yum.gif[/IMG]i think boilermaker has little interest in what made the mess but he sure will thanx u guys ,may be even me.Try to use super fine steel wool and plain water.
Thread Starter
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 13,151
Likes: 3
From: Washington DC
Rep Power: 425
Quote
[hr]i think boilermaker has little interest in what made the mess but he sure will thanx u guys ,may be even me.Try to use super fine steel wool and plain water. [hr]
[hr]i think boilermaker has little interest in what made the mess but he sure will thanx u guys ,may be even me.Try to use super fine steel wool and plain water. [hr]
Thanks guys for the help... I'm going to wax it this weekend, so I'll just add window cleaning to the list of sunday activities.
Thread
Thread Starter
Honda Civic Forum
Replies
Last Post
ORskier
Mechanical Problems/Vehicle Issues and Fix-it Forum
2
May 3, 2015 12:54 PM
