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How can you clean your car windows so they don't leave streaks, smudges? I use a paper towel or a regular terrycloth towel, and they leave streaks or lint, or other residue. I also just use water. Perhaps Windex would help.
What can you recommend for drying so there's no residue??
The big squeegee is good for horribly dirty windows but it leaves streaks.
How can you clean your car windows so they don't leave streaks, smudges? I use a paper towel or a regular terrycloth towel, and they leave streaks or lint, or other residue. I also just use water. Perhaps Windex would help.
What can you recommend for drying so there's no residue??
The big squeegee is good for horribly dirty windows but it leaves streaks.
Use a clean, cloth fabric like a tank top or old t shirt. Wet one with water only, wipe the window with that wet cloth..then use another soft towel or t shirt to dry it with. Dry it in straight lines, not swirls. This is the best and most natural way.
I changed from paper towels to real towels because I thought real towels wouldn't leave the residue, but it did.
They have things at the car parts store for this but I don't know what to try.
I think you need more than just water to clean windows. Water should washes away most of the dirt, but it won't wash away all of the grease. So as you dry the windows, you end up just pushing the grease around the windows.
You need a solvent that can attract the grease to allow the water to wash the solvent and grease mixture away. Windex is fine (it's a alcohol-based solvent). I personally use the same car wash soap that I use when I wash the whole car.
A clean squeegee is a good tool for drying off the windows quickly. It does leave streaks, so you need to use another method finish cleaning the windows. I personally use newspapers (an old family friend taught me to do this) to get rid of streaks, and it seems to work fine.
Actually, the guy at Oil Changers once cleaned my windows with cheapo paper towels you find in a bad bathroom, and the windows were perfect. I think it's how you do it, not what you use. Also, I would fear that those towels would scratch the windows.
If you don't dry the water all the way, it will leave marks, unless the water is perfectly clean.
I think you need more than just water to clean windows. Water should washes away most of the dirt, but it won't wash away all of the grease. So as you dry the windows, you end up just pushing the grease around the windows.
You need a solvent that can attract the grease to allow the water to wash the solvent and grease mixture away. Windex is fine (it's a alcohol-based solvent). I personally use the same car wash soap that I use when I wash the whole car.
A clean squeegee is a good tool for drying off the windows quickly. It does leave streaks, so you need to use another method finish cleaning the windows. I personally use newspapers (an old family friend taught me to do this) to get rid of streaks, and it seems to work fine.
Only if the window is filthy. Water is all you need.. worked at a car wash before. It worked every time
Newspaper is the best thing ot use to wipe your windows. Second-best is CHEAP paper towels. No, they won't scratch your windows. Hardly anything will scratch your windows.
If you're just cleaning dust/water spots off your windows, water is fine. If you have any kind of residue on them, Windex or a similar product will give you better results with minimal effort.
Newspaper is the best thing ot use to wipe your windows. Second-best is CHEAP paper towels. No, they won't scratch your windows. Hardly anything will scratch your windows.
If you're just cleaning dust/water spots off your windows, water is fine. If you have any kind of residue on them, Windex or a similar product will give you better results with minimal effort.
Agree on all, except I prefer Invisible Glass over any other glass cleaner I've tried.
Agree on all, except I prefer Invisible Glass over any other glass cleaner I've tried.
I don't have a preference myself. I've found that foam cleaners work best, but they're a little pricey.
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