C6 Glass Cleaning

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>I have had my 2008 coupe for about a month now. I have found that when
> I wash, I cannot get the glass to be streak free. I hate to be anal
> about it and I may be the only one to notice. But I would like to do a
> better job. I'm using regular Windex and a cotton terry towel after I
> dry the car with a chamois. Any suggestions.
>
> I appreciate the help. TIA.

I use "Invisible Glass", the trigger kind, not the aerosol. I dry with an
old cotton t-shirt then wipe again with a cotton towel. BTW, I hope the C6
has less reflection from the top of the instrument cluster than what I have.
I find that one of the most annoying things about this car.

AJM
'93 Ruby coupe, 6 sp (both tops)
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CardsFan wrote:
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>
>> I have had my 2008 coupe for about a month now. I have found that when
>> I wash, I cannot get the glass to be streak free. I hate to be anal
>> about it and I may be the only one to notice. But I would like to do a
>> better job. I'm using regular Windex and a cotton terry towel after I
>> dry the car with a chamois. Any suggestions.
>>
>> I appreciate the help. TIA.
>
> I use "Invisible Glass", the trigger kind, not the aerosol. I dry with an
> old cotton t-shirt then wipe again with a cotton towel. BTW, I hope the C6
> has less reflection from the top of the instrument cluster than what I have.
> I find that one of the most annoying things about this car.
>
> AJM
> '93 Ruby coupe, 6 sp (both tops)
>
>
Hmmm, time for a Dawn 'foodfight.' %-)

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I had good luck with SPRAYWAY aerosol window cleaner . It is in an old
fashioned looking can . Comes out sort of in a foam consistency and
doesnt streak or leave residue . Runs $4.00 and is a good sized can.
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Gee since I was a kid, I've used one (1) ounce of CLEAR ammonia in about
16 or so ounces of clean tap water. Dip a clean face cloth sized rag or
an old face cloth in the mixture then ring it out as best you can. Wipe
the glass & dry with a clean lint free towel - repeat if the glass is
REALLY dirty. Does a fantastic job and the price is right.

I will also sometimes use one (1) ounce of white vinegar in about 16 or
so ounces of clean tap water. Not quite as good as the clear ammonia
but it does work well.

Through the years I tried many commercial products but haven't found one
that does a better job than the ammonia.


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> I have had my 2008 coupe for about a month now. I have found that when
> I wash, I cannot get the glass to be streak free. I hate to be anal
> about it and I may be the only one to notice. But I would like to do a
> better job. I'm using regular Windex and a cotton terry towel after I
> dry the car with a chamois. Any suggestions.
>
> I appreciate the help. TIA.
>
> Ken
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On Mon, 01 Oct 2007 06:23:27 -0700, wrote:

>I have had my 2008 coupe for about a month now. I have found that when
>I wash, I cannot get the glass to be streak free. I hate to be anal
>about it and I may be the only one to notice. But I would like to do a
>better job. I'm using regular Windex and a cotton terry towel after I
>dry the car with a chamois. Any suggestions.
>
>I appreciate the help. TIA.
>
>Ken


I spray vinegar on my windows and no streaks in 5 years so far.
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<db> wrote in message

> On Mon, 01 Oct 2007 06:23:27 -0700,
> wrote:
>
>>I have had my 2008 coupe for about a month now. I have
>>found that when
>>I wash, I cannot get the glass to be streak free. I hate
>>to be anal
>>about it and I may be the only one to notice. But I would
>>like to do a
>>better job. I'm using regular Windex and a cotton terry
>>towel after I
>>dry the car with a chamois. Any suggestions.
>>
>>I appreciate the help. TIA.
>>
>>Ken
>
>
> I spray vinegar on my windows and no streaks in 5 years so
> far.

I use just plain news-paper for cleaning glass......


my2¢
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On Sat, 6 Oct 2007 21:20:55 -0500, "'Key" wrote:

><db> wrote in message
>
>> On Mon, 01 Oct 2007 06:23:27 -0700,
>> wrote:
>>
>>>I have had my 2008 coupe for about a month now. I have
>>>found that when
>>>I wash, I cannot get the glass to be streak free. I hate
>>>to be anal
>>>about it and I may be the only one to notice. But I would
>>>like to do a
>>>better job. I'm using regular Windex and a cotton terry
>>>towel after I
>>>dry the car with a chamois. Any suggestions.
>>>
>>>I appreciate the help. TIA.
>>>
>>>Ken
>>
>>
>> I spray vinegar on my windows and no streaks in 5 years so
>> far.
>
>I use just plain news-paper for cleaning glass......
>
>
>my2¢


You know I've heard of that 20 or 30 years ago but I tried it once a
long time ago and I got some streaks but maybe I didn't wipe it
enough. I don't know if this still works with color print in the
newspapers now?? Anyway, might be worth a shot to the orig poster.
(I'm biased tho to my vinegar <g> )
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<db> wrote in message

> On Sat, 6 Oct 2007 21:20:55 -0500, "'Key"
> wrote:
>
>><db> wrote in message
>>
>>> On Mon, 01 Oct 2007 06:23:27 -0700,
>>>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>I have had my 2008 coupe for about a month now. I have
>>>>found that when
>>>>I wash, I cannot get the glass to be streak free. I hate
>>>>to be anal
>>>>about it and I may be the only one to notice. But I
>>>>would
>>>>like to do a
>>>>better job. I'm using regular Windex and a cotton terry
>>>>towel after I
>>>>dry the car with a chamois. Any suggestions.
>>>>
>>>>I appreciate the help. TIA.
>>>>
>>>>Ken
>>>
>>>
>>> I spray vinegar on my windows and no streaks in 5 years
>>> so
>>> far.
>>
>>I use just plain news-paper for cleaning glass......
>>
>>
>>my2¢
>
>
> You know I've heard of that 20 or 30 years ago but I tried
> it once a
> long time ago and I got some streaks but maybe I didn't
> wipe it
> enough. I don't know if this still works with color
> print in the
> newspapers now?? Anyway, might be worth a shot to the
> orig poster.
> (I'm biased tho to my vinegar <g> )

I know a good many car detail departments that still use
news paper.
guess the color print doesn't make any difference.
I do use Windex w/out ammonia with the news paper.
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'I do use Windex w/out ammonia with the news paper.
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REPLY: High risk of scratching the glass using newspaper ; Terry cloths
are safer .
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"Dave in Lake Villa" wrote in
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> 'I do use Windex w/out ammonia with the news paper.
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> 'Key'
>
> REPLY: High risk of scratching the glass using newspaper ;

must not be a very high risk !
been using news-paper for 39 years and hadn't scratched a
glass yet..
at least nothing obvious.

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'High risk of scratching the glass using newspaper ; '

must not be a very high risk !
been using news-paper for 39 years and hadn't scratched a glass yet..
at least nothing obvious.
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REPLY: Its up to you.
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On Mon, 8 Oct 2007 07:29:25 -0500, DaveInLakeVilla.DeleteThis@webtv.net (Dave in
Lake Villa) wrote:

:>'High risk of scratching the glass using newspaper ; '
:>
:>must not be a very high risk !
:>been using news-paper for 39 years and hadn't scratched a glass yet..
:>at least nothing obvious.
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:>REPLY: Its up to you.

Sounds like a lot of folks will be listening to the professionals.

"Many professional car detailers use plain water for wiping and
cleaning the windows, and dry the glass with newspaper. Unlike paper
towels and most cotton towels, newspaper does not leave behind lint,
and the ink acts as a glass polish. "
http://www.autopia-carcare.com/inf-glass.html
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"Dave in Lake Villa" wrote in
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> 'High risk of scratching the glass using newspaper ; '
>
> must not be a very high risk !
> been using news-paper for 39 years and hadn't scratched a
> glass yet..
> at least nothing obvious.
> --
> 'Key
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>
> REPLY: Its up to you.
>
yea,
there is no need changing something that already proved to
work...

my2¢
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