Cleaning windshield Revisited

[DennyDay]

My wife came home the other day carrying a new product from Black and Decker called the Scum Buster. It's a battery powered scrubber. I laughed, called it useless and a few other unprintable names, and never thought any more about it - - - until today when I had to clean the windshield from 1400 miles of running in the rain, ain't laughing anymore! I put a pretty good slug of Dawn liquid in a bowl with a little water, and using the brush attachment, it did an outstanding job of getting the road film off. Took about 10 minutes to do a top job.

If you are looking for a small gift "to make you wifes life easier" - this is it, just don't tell her what your gonna' do with it.

Denny





oops! i don't have anything to do with Black and Decker, but wish i owned the patent on this!

 

[Joe Mc]

Denny,



Try sprinkling some "Bartenders Helper" and water on the windsheild then use the machine (instead of dawn).

 

[DennyDay]

Joe - - Tried that first, but couldn't get the white stuff out of the pits (105k miles and need a new windsield but want to wait 'til spring!) Used the Dawn to get the BH off and did good. May have be the combination.

Thanks - Denny

 

[RonaldLarson]

Got...

a free sample of Rainex with some Simple Green. Tried it on one side of the windshield. I am now a true believer. It really does keep crap off your windshield, if it's wet. Probably a very under-rated or under-tried product. No, I don't sell it, or own stock in the company. Good stuff!

Ron

 

[azcummins]

You can always use acetone. It gets EVERYTHING off! Just don't let it touch the plastic...



Don't use windex. It streaks bad and you can never get the streaks off. Rain-X/Simple Green combo works great.

 

[Bob Ellithorpe]

Rain X

I'll second the vote on RainX !! I use it on all my vehicles. On a long trip the action of the windshield wipers can make you want to fall to sleep. At speed the rain x just lets the water fly off the windshield. This is one product that does exactly what it advertizes

I also use it on the side windows and mirrors, does the same thing there.

Also found that bugs tend to stick less and are easier to get off.

 

[hdm48]

I am a rain-x user too. but, befor you treat it get some rain-x 'glass polish and use it once a year. Man does that stuff clean and polish the glass. It will also hide some small scratches and the rub marks that wipers leave sometimes.

 

[craftybigdog]

0000 steel wool works great

Next time try 0000 steel wool with windex then use newspaper it even takes water spots off

 

[rrausch]

I vote for rain-X too. It is simply unbelievable. I used it the first time about a month ago and then got caught in a Ca. winter storm on Interstate 10. When it started raining heavily I had trouble believing my eyes, because my ears were telling me a LOT of rain was beating down on me, but the windshield didn't look at all wet. All I saw was a LOT of tiny, tiny pin-points of water, about the size of a pencil-point. It was almost as if the rain was hitting everything EXCEPT the windshield. Since that was impossible I had to conclude that Rain-X is one heck of a product. I too, have nothing to do with whatever company sells the stuff. But I do use it.

 

[Double 6]

I have been using the Rain-X for several years, its one product that does what they say. Seeing is believing, I agree with the other posts above.

 

[BK]

I bought the scumbuster for my wife a few years ago... she doesn't like it. I tried to make things easier for her. . go figure.



After is sat around for a while I tried it one day with one of the other brushes that have the brisstles coming straight out like a round paint brush for cleaning the stock wheels and lug nut caps. .

Works great for getting into the knooks and grannies... on the lug nut caps.



I just a go around with trying to get some crap off of my windows. . found that best cleaner was the Rainx window cleaner and polish. . best thing with out using a machine. But there were the water spots on the side QC windows I still cant get off.

 

[Doc Tinker]

I saw this in Maxim Magazine:



What's worse than waking up early and having to scrape off your car's windshield in the freezing cold? Nothing.

But coating your car windows with a solution of three parts white or cider vinegar to one part water is guaranteed to keep the glass ice-free.

 

[The patriot]

I like rainex but

If it's not raining hard enough,or if youre not moving fast enough, it's more of a problem than a help. The wipers jump when it's misting out.

In heavy rain and high speeds it's great.

Eric