Bluemoon Car Club

[Blue Mist]

I know, I've tried it loads of times, still looks crap.

The best results were from years ago when you could use newspaper, but the stuff they use now is rubbish.

Is it just me?

Yes

 

[denislawsbackheel]

I know, I've tried it loads of times, still looks crap.

The best results were from years ago when you could use newspaper, but the stuff they use now is rubbish.

Is it just me?

Why can’t you use newspaper now?

 

[flyer]

Why can’t you use newspaper now?

Its not paper fibres, its got plastic in it (or somfink)

 

[bluethrunthru]

cleaning cars? wtf is that? Mine hasn't moved in weeks and shit isn't falling from the sky.........

 

[meeesh]

I don't have that problem driving one of these

Sent a shiver down my spine when I saw this,had to put one together for last Christmas,absolute nightmare

 

[big phil]

How the hell do you clean car windows? I've tried all sorts of stuff and gadgets and I just end up knackered and the windows still look crap. Somebody must know the right cleaner to buy and the technique

Some Star Drops in half a bucket of hot water, a chenille car sponge, some kitchen towel to dry it.

 

[Boo or Boo-urns]

Cleaning & Maintaining Car Glass/Windows

Deep Clean

- Use Autoglym Car Glass polish, its a liquid cream cleaner like CIF.
- Shake bottle well and pour a small amount (50p size drop) onto a sponge applicator or folded microfibre (MF) cloth and apply sparingly to dried glass in a circular motion, leaving a thin layer to haze dry (a few mins depending on temperature).
- Buff off the thin haze with a clean microfibre (MF) cloth, be careful not to apply too much as it can turn into a fine powder upon removal, and avoid getting it onto the surrounding rubber trims etc.

Cheap Deep Clean

- Use Bar Keepers friend (powder version) dab onto sponge applicator, wet with water (or pre-mix a small amount of powder with water to make a paste) and work it into the glass, leave for a minute max and rinse off, repeat if necessary.

- Or use a claybar (tear a blob and flatten into a small disc) apply plenty of lube (cheap detailer spray) to the surface and lightly work the glass with the clay, making quick passes across and up and down.
- Keep the glass lubricated at all times to avoid the bar from sticking to the glass surface.
- Inspect the clay disc as it will draw contaminants into it, and re-knead it into a fresh shape when dirty and go again until the clay glides with no resistance or dirt surfacing onto the material.

Maintenance Clean

Once cleaned, inspect the glass, and spritz a glass cleaner (anything cheap from a supermarket, make sure its a clear solution, I prefer to use HG: Glass and mirror spray or Nilco Nilglass) and wipe off any residues with a clean MF cloth.

Your glass should be smooth to the touch when finished (clear of all embedded contaminants) and will only need spruce up cleans with a cheap glass cleaner / white vinegar spray or Autoglym Fast Glass / Stoners Invisible glass cleaner as you see fit to do so.

Use Angelwax H2GO as a rain repellant (Rain-X on steroids) or any nano ceramic based glass sealant, if you want to create a hydrophobic coating for your windscreen and other external clear surfaces (headlights/taillights/indicators/mirrors etc) so that any surface water will run off at low driving speeds and make the glass easy to clean the next time.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

I know, I've tried it loads of times, still looks crap.

The best results were from years ago when you could use newspaper, but the stuff they use now is rubbish.

Is it just me?

Vinegar and newspaper.

 

[jay_mcfc]

Glass cleaner and kitchen roll but the key is to clean the wipers too

 

[ganganvince]

Rain does mine