Dirty Windshield

Hello,

I have a '97 Accord with 47,500 miles that has recently developed a problem.
I've begun driving a good distance almost daily and, from the road grime, bugs,
and other substances, my windshield has become extremely dirty.

I clean it and it looks clean, but when the light shines on it, you can see the
glass is still stained by small specks, making vision nearly impossible when
the light is angled just right.

I have heard I can scrub the glass with a very light abrasive material, such as
steel wool, just enough to get the contaminants off. Is this true and will it
work without scratching?

Does anyone have any other ideas? This is proving to be an extremely annoying
problem that I'd love to correct.

Thank you.

- Brian

 

Your windshield is damaged. Get a new one-your insurance should pay for it
as it's a safety issue.

 

Turtle wax makes a bug and tar remover, you should be able to find it at
any local auto parts store, walmart/kmart.... Try that. You can use
it on your bumper too to get the bugs and grime off.


-Dan

 

Before you try the steel wool, try claybar, and then wash the windshield
with a rag soaked in vinegar. I wet paper towels with vinegar, and then
spread them on the windshield for 5-10 minutes.

Cheers,

Pete

 

Why vinegar? I thought ammonia was supposed to be "the" windshield
glass cleaner.

We've got some Rain-X on our windshield that we need to get off. Sigh.
Would the claybar work on that, as well?

 

Yeah, I've heard the ammonia works too. I just had good luck with vinegar
myself.

It should, followed by vinegar, just to make sure. ;-)

Cheers,

Pete

 

try some rubbing alcohol and some old newspaper(not the colored pages,
just black and white print) and scrub the glass off with this and you
will be surprised at how clean the window gets.... use newspaper that
you dont get ink on your hands with.. we have a free weekly newspaper
that you get the black ink on your hands just from reading it... our big
city daily got away from the cheap ink on the papers about 30 yrs. ago..

 

I use Bon Ami kitchen cleanser to clean all my windshields. I had heard
along time ago that Bon Ami was used by wiper manufacturers to get the glass
completely clean to test wiper blades. I travel the interstate a lot, 36K a
year, and it definately cleans all the road grime. Wet the glass first, then
sprinkle on Bon Ami and sponge it in a crcular motion,then rinse

I then follow up with a fresh coat of Rain-X

Do a google search and you'll find a lot of references.

http://www.nsxprime.com/FAQ/Detailing/glass.htm

Scott

 

Your windshield is basically "sand blasted". Those little specs are
actually pits in the glass. The only real fix is to replace it.