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Offline Stooey

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windscreen super clean
« on: January 18, 2015, 04:27:41 pm »
My windscreen is in awful shape and no matter what I do I just cant seen to get I very clean. I have seen this video on youtube about going over your windscreen with "0000" grade wire wool and it looks like it works well but wanted to know if anybody in here has tried this before or anything similar?

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Re: windscreen super clean
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2015, 06:15:38 pm »
I'll b be trying that already got rain x aswell
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Re: windscreen super clean
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2015, 07:30:08 pm »
Clay it?
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Re: windscreen super clean
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2015, 02:10:18 pm »
I'm ultra picky with windscreens. The best thing you can do, if get a stanley knife blade, drench the windscreen with soapy water and with the blade at a 30 degree angle to the screen, gently push it over the screen, with little pressure. You'll hear a grit like noise at first, but with a few goes over the same area, the noise will go and you'll have a very clean screen. A quick once over with a screen cleaner and it'll be a very clean screen!!!
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Re: windscreen super clean
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2015, 03:37:58 pm »
Saw that video the other day and was going to try it out on an old bit of glass I have for a caddy van to make sure it doesn't scratch it
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Re: windscreen super clean
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2015, 03:39:34 pm »
Mine is covered in tiny chips and scratches...does my head in :(
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Re: windscreen super clean
« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2015, 03:53:20 pm »
Done  that today as the wire wool 0000 arrived and looks pretty good nice and easy took few minutes looks really clean.
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Re: windscreen super clean
« Reply #7 on: January 22, 2015, 04:06:05 pm »
quite interesting. Will have to give this a go
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Re: windscreen super clean
« Reply #8 on: January 25, 2015, 11:03:06 am »
I've used RainX and wasn't impressed, repels water but didn't clean the screen that well
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Re: windscreen super clean
« Reply #9 on: January 25, 2015, 12:01:15 pm »
Quote from: Gripper1 on January 25, 2015, 11:03:06 am
I've used RainX and wasn't impressed, repels water but didn't clean the screen that well

Its not a screen cleaner...
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Re: windscreen super clean
« Reply #10 on: January 25, 2015, 12:19:47 pm »
Quote from: Gripper1 on January 25, 2015, 11:03:06 am
I've used RainX and wasn't impressed, repels water but didn't clean the screen that well
You have to clean the screen first and then apply the rainx as it's only a rain repellent
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Re: windscreen super clean
« Reply #11 on: January 25, 2015, 07:18:58 pm »
Sorry, realised after I'd posted that I was being a muppet ...
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Re: windscreen super clean
« Reply #12 on: January 28, 2015, 06:42:46 am »
Great guide. I love detailing and was always frustrated on how the windscreen never looked "brilliant" i will certainly use this. :)
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Re: windscreen super clean
« Reply #13 on: January 30, 2015, 09:16:58 am »
I've only ever needed to clay and use IPA on glass. Not heard of using wirewool but I know detailers who've used cerium oxide to polish the glass properly.
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Re: windscreen super clean
« Reply #14 on: January 30, 2015, 09:53:21 pm »
In the end I used the blade method followed by clay then rain x glass cleaner/rain repellent, worked a treat and my windscreen is like new again
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