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Old 06-25-2005
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I Have A greasy film on my windshield. No matter how many times i clean it, it semers. has anyone had this prob. thx for any help.
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Is it just dirty? Outside or inside? Have you used non-ammonium based cleaners? Water? microfiber cloth? Orange clean degreaser? Finally if nothing works rub it off with meguiar's clear coat body scrub. Its for paint but should work on glass.
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I also have this film... you get it from neglecting cleaning the windows..
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damp microfiber cloth to wipe, dry microfiber cloth to dry
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Wat do you use to protect ur dash. I find that if i use a greasy protection product.. it evaporates onto the glass and i get this hazy **** everywhere. If u use anything like that, or my preference and chemicals at all on dash... try holding off on it once u get the windows clean.
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i use armorall original on the dash and it doesn't evaporate. I stopped using it on the door panels because the rain water would cause it to run and make a mess.
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what do you recommend using?
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Originally Posted by gearbox
i use armorall original on the dash and it doesn't evaporate. I stopped using it on the door panels because the rain water would cause it to run and make a mess.
i don't use armor all on the dash as i've heard it works by drawing the water in the dash to the surface, which then gets the dash dried outs. This can lead to the dash cracking and such.
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okay what did you use then, if anything?
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on the inside of the front windshield.... first, i clean it with some invisible glass or nxt glass cleaner with a microfiber cloth (get most all the film). second, i'll spray some glass cleaner and work it around all the area once again and take a small squeegee and wipe it clean (clean excess with the microfiber). it works for me everytime!
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but what do you use on the dash?
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just water here.
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yea, i was having the same problem last week.

I used rubbing alcohol (sprayed it on) and a squeegee and it worked great.
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Originally Posted by High_OctaneZ
I Have A greasy film on my windshield. No matter how many times i clean it, it semers. has anyone had this prob. thx for any help.
Clean from the inside, not the outside, hahahaha. thats funny.
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I know what you are referring to. I had a customer with a 7th gen civic and she had this film on her back window, on the inside. It didnt matter how many times she cleaned it, it would come back. So she brought the car to me and I used white vinegar, and a terry cloth towel. It really came out nice, and she never had the problem again
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