my cousin in law gave me his car, its been sitting for 2 years and the windows are just plain dirty. i would wash and try to hand polish it out with the windex and it wont come off. any product out there or any solutions to getting this dirt off the window?



Thanks

 

paint thiner, gas, rubing alcohol might work

 

Just be cautious in case the windows are tinted, thinners etc will probably make the tint cloudy.

 

rubbing compound and op b4 you do the whole window i hope you test on a small spot

 

okay. thanks i tried metal polish but that failed.

 

You could try using a razor blade on the outside, you could use it on the inside if the windows aren't tinted.

 

yeahhh i think that only works on metal

 

yeah, steel wool works to get hard water stains off. So it should be able to get anything off. just makes sure its nice and wet

 

Sounds like a great recipe to scratch the *** out of your windows.

 

sounds like you have never tried it. ive been doing it for years and as long as you use a fine steel wool, you wont scratch anything. oh and dont use it on the inside. only the outside of the window. on most cars, the inside of the windshield had a plastic layer that will scratch.

 

i tried steel wool on water stains, but i didnt think it would work on caked on dirt. i guess i can do that. since i know its safe and effective.


Thanks for all the responses. Appreciate everyones help

 

try a product called bio-clean. I originally found it through my honda dealer when I parked my Odyssey too close to a sprinkler on vacation and spotted the crud out of my windows. It worked great, I know use it on my shower doors and such. I have seen it at a local glass shop as well, it was cheaper at honda. Dont try it on paint it dont work as its abraisive. I have heard toothpaste works as well.. have not tried that.

 

if you use steel wool. Make sure you get the #0000 grade. It wont scratch. I use it all the time. and no scratches

 

Purple power and a microfiber.-Later

 

used to work @ a detail shop (not like $25 hand wash like $200+ detail jobs) we used fine steel wool all time, NEVER had issues

 

Thanks. i just did the steel wool trick. it worked good, but i still see alittle bit of residue still left behind. either way its way better then before.


will look into that bio-clean and the purple power. Thanks for the quick responses and help.